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title: chattel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chattel» in the school dictionary: A chattel is an item of personal property, a thing a person owns that can be moved (old use). Chattels means all the belongings of a person. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chattel

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**Who acts:** chattel, person, Chattels, She, farmer, They · **What happens:** be, own, move, mean, bring, sell · **To what, where:** item, thing, belongings, goods, chattels, cart

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«chattel» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [chattel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chattel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A chattel is an item of personal property, a thing a person owns that can be moved (old use). Chattels means all the belongings of a person.

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*Sentence 1:* A chattel is an item of personal property, a thing a person owns that can be moved (old use).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chattel:m1:1
# text = A chattel is an item of personal property, a thing a person owns that can be moved (old use).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chattel	chattel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chattel | a item |  |  |  | of personal property | tree rules |
| 2 | **own** | present | a person | a thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | can · passive |  | a thing |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Chattels means all the belongings of a person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chattel:m1:2
# text = Chattels means all the belongings of a person.
1	Chattels	chattel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	belongings	belonging	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Chattels | all belongings of a person |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belonging=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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She brought her goods and chattels, her gold and her jewels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chattel:x1:1
# text = She brought her goods and chattels, her gold and her jewels.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	chattels	chattel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | She | her goods and chattels |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The farmer sold all his chattels and moved away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chattel:x2:1
# text = The farmer sold all his chattels and moved away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	chattels	chattel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the farmer | farmer's chattels |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chattel=Theme |
| 2 | **move away** | past | the farmer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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They packed their chattels onto the cart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chattel:x3:1
# text = They packed their chattels onto the cart.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	chattels	chattel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | past | They | their chattels |  | the cart |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent chattel=Theme onto cart=Destination |

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