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title: closet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «closet» in the school dictionary: A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# closet

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**Who acts:** closet, He, you, prince · **What happens:** be, use, peep, resolve, go, hang · **To what, where:** small private room, cupboard, She, closet, coat, prince

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«closet» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [closet in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/closet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

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A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:closet:m1:1
# text = A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a closet | a small private room |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a small private room *not said here* |  |  |  | for rest and prayer or quiet work | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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A closet is a cupboard for clothes or things, as in modern English.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:closet:m2:1
# text = A closet is a cupboard for clothes or things, as in modern English.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 closet | a cupboard |  |  |  | for clothes or things; as modern English | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He peeped inside the closet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:closet:x1:1
# text = He peeped inside the closet.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	peeped	peep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peep** | past | He |  |  |  |  | inside the closet | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent inside closet=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She was resolved to go into the closet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:closet:x2:1
# text = She was resolved to go into the closet.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the closet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into closet=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Hang your coat in the closet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:closet:x3:1
# text = Hang your coat in the closet.
1	Hang	hang	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | imperative | you *not said here* | your coat |  | the closet |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent coat=Theme in closet=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The prince hid himself in a closet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:closet:x4:1
# text = The prince hid himself in a closet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the prince | prince |  | a closet |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent himself=Patient in closet=Location |

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