---
title: chamber — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chamber» in the school dictionary: A room, especially a large one used for a special purpose (council chamber). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamber/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) / chamber

# chamber

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** closed space, heart, Explorers, council, small group, he · **What happens:** use, close, have, find, rest, meet · **To what, where:** large one, four chambers, hidden chamber, pyramid, queen, chamber

<!-- .vabout -->
«chamber» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [chamber in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chamber.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A room, especially a large one used for a special purpose (council chamber).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:m1:1
# text = A room, especially a large one used for a special purpose (council chamber).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a large one *not said here* |  |  |  | for a special purpose | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bedroom or private room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:m2:1
# text = A bedroom or private room.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A closed space inside the body, a machine or a plant (the heart has four chambers).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:m3:1
# text = A closed space inside the body, a machine or a plant (the heart has four chambers).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
16	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | a closed space inside the body and a machine or a plant | four chambers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chamber=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group of lawmakers, such as one house of a parliament.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:m4:1
# text = A group of lawmakers, such as one house of a parliament.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lawmakers	lawmaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chambers (UK): a judge's or lawyers' offices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:m5:1
# text = Chambers (UK): a judge's or lawyers' offices.
1	Chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lawyers	lawyer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heart has four chambers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x1:1
# text = The heart has four chambers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the heart | four chambers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chamber=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explorers found a hidden chamber in the pyramid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x2:1
# text = Explorers found a hidden chamber in the pyramid.
1	Explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pyramid	pyramid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Explorers | a hidden chamber |  | the pyramid |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chamber=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen rested in her chamber.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x3:1
# text = The queen rested in her chamber.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	rested	rest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | participle |  | the queen *not said here* |  | her chamber |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chamber=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council meets in the town chamber.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x4:1
# text = The council meets in the town chamber.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | present | the council |  |  | the town chamber |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chamber music is played by a small group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x5:1
# text = Chamber music is played by a small group.
1	Chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present · passive | a small group | Chamber music |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cave opened into a huge chamber.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x6:1
# text = The cave opened into a huge chamber.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | participle |  | the cave *not said here* |  | a huge chamber |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into chamber=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he followed Luned to the chamber of her mistress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chamber:x7:1
# text = And he followed Luned to the chamber of her mistress.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Luned	Luned	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mistress	mistress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | he | Luned |  | the chamber of Luned's mistress |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent luned=Theme to chamber=Trajectory |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [challenging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/challenging/)
- next →: [chamberlain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamberlain/)
- ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)