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title: deck — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deck» in the school dictionary: A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# deck

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**Who acts:** deck, usual deck, She, He, that, They · **What happens:** be, have, deck, deal, paint, sit · **To what, where:** set, 52 cards, floor, wooden floor, halls, deck · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«deck» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [deck in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deck.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A deck is a set of playing cards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:m1:1
# text = A deck is a set of playing cards.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deck	deck	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	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	playing	playing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a deck | a set |  |  |  | of playing cards | 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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* A usual deck has 52 cards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:m1:2
# text = A usual deck has 52 cards.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	52	52	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a usual deck | 52 cards |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deck is a floor of a ship or bus, like the top deck.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:m2:1
# text = A deck is a floor of a ship or bus, like the top deck.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deck	deck	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	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a deck | a floor and the top deck |  |  |  | of a ship or bus | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deck is a wooden floor outside a house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:m3:1
# text = A deck is a wooden floor outside a house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a deck | a wooden floor |  |  |  | outside a house | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To deck is to decorate, as in «deck the halls».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:m4:1
# text = To deck is to decorate, as in «deck the halls».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deck	deck	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	deck	deck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	halls	hall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deck** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | decorate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **deck** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the halls |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hall=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deck has 52 cards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x1:1
# text = A deck has 52 cards.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	52	52	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	cards	card	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 | a deck | 52 cards |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dealt the deck equally to 4 players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x2:1
# text = She dealt the deck equally to 4 players.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dealt	deal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | past | She | the deck | 4 players |  |  | equally *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent deck=Theme to player=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He paints a deck that is 10 feet by 12 feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x3:1
# text = He paints a deck that is 10 feet by 12 feet.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paints	paint	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | present | He | a deck and 10 feet |  |  |  | by 12 feet | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent deck=Theme by foot=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | 10 feet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They have 3 decks of cards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x4:1
# text = They have 3 decks of cards.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	decks	deck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | They | 3 decks of cards |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deck=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sat on the top deck of the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x5:1
# text = We sat on the top deck of the bus.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | We |  |  | the top deck of the bus |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on deck=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors stood on the deck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x6:1
# text = The sailors stood on the deck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the sailors |  |  | the deck |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on deck=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shuffle the deck before you deal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x7:1
# text = Shuffle the deck before you deal.
1	Shuffle	shuffle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	deal	deal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shuffle** | imperative | you *not said here* | the deck |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deck=Patient |
| 2 | **deal** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deck the halls with holly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x8:1
# text = Deck the halls with holly.
1	Deck	deck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	halls	hall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	holly	holly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deck** | imperative | you *not said here* | the halls |  |  |  | with holly | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent hall=Destination with holly=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ralph the Rover walked the deck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deck:x9:1
# text = Ralph the Rover walked the deck.
1	Ralph	Ralph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Rover	Rover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | Ralph | the deck |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme deck=Trajectory |

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