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title: content — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «content» in the school dictionary: The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# content

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**Who acts:** contents, content, you, contents page, they, He · **What happens:** be, mean, have, list, page, content · **To what, where:** things, bottle, ideas, chapters, book, someone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«content» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [content in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/content.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:m1:1
# text = The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contents	contents	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
13	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the contents of a box | the things |  | bottle |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The content of a book, film or website is what it is about, its ideas and information.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:m2:1
# text = The content of a book, film or website is what it is about, its ideas and information.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	about	about	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the content of a book and film or website |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | content | content's ideas and information |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Content (stress on the second part) means happy and satisfied with what you have.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:m3:1
# text = Content (stress on the second part) means happy and satisfied with what you have.
1	Content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	stress	stress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Content |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The contents page of a book lists its chapters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:m4:1
# text = The contents page of a book lists its chapters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	contents	contents	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	compound	_	_
3	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	chapters	chapter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present | the contents page of a book | page's chapters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **page** |  |  | a book |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To content someone means to make them satisfied, so that they stop wanting more.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:m5:1
# text = To content someone means to make them satisfied, so that they stop wanting more.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	content	content	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **content** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | satisfied *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |
| 4 | **stop** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **want** | gerund | they *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot more=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look at the contents page to find chapter three.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x1:1
# text = Look at the contents page to find chapter three.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	contents	contents	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	compound	_	_
5	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the contents page | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at page=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | chapter |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chapter=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tipped out the contents of his bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x2:1
# text = He tipped out the contents of his bag.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tipped	tip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	contents	contents	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bag	bag	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 | **tip out** | past | He | the contents of his bag |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contents=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was content by the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x3:1
# text = The cat was content by the fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | by the fire; content *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This drink has a high sugar content.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x4:1
# text = This drink has a high sugar content.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this drink | a high sugar content |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent content=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell an adult if you see upsetting content online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x5:1
# text = Tell an adult if you see upsetting content online.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	upsetting	upsetting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	online	online	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | upsetting content |  |  |  | online *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer content=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was content with a small piece.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x6:1
# text = She was content with a small piece.
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	cop	_	_
3	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	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 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with a small piece; content *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The content of the talk was interesting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x7:1
# text = The content of the talk was interesting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the content of the talk |  |  |  |  | interesting *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But this did not content the brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:content:x8:1
# text = But this did not content the brother.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	content	content	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **content** | past · do-support | this | the brother |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus brother=Experiencer |

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