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title: dole — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dole» in the school dictionary: Money that the government pays to people who have no job: «on the dole». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dole

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**Who acts:** government, people, UK, Mum, teacher, Ireland · **What happens:** pay, have, give out, amount, give, share · **To what, where:** Money, job, small amounts, several people, something, poor

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«dole» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [dole in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dole.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money that the government pays to people who have no job: «on the dole».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:m1:1
# text = Money that the government pays to people who have no job: «on the dole».
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dole	dole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | the government | Money |  |  |  | to people | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Asset |
| 2 | **have** | present | people | no job |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient |

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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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Usage: verb, «dole out» — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To give out small amounts of something, such as food, money or jobs, to several people.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:m2:1
# text = To give out small amounts of something, such as food, money or jobs, to several people.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give out** | to-infinitive |  | small amounts of something | several people |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent amount=Theme to people=Recipient |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A share of food or money given to the poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:m3:1
# text = A share of food or money given to the poor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | money *not said here* | the poor |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to poor=Recipient |
| 2 | **share** |  |  | food or money |  |  |  |  | nom share «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) After the factory closed, he was on the dole for a year.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:x1:1
# text = (UK) After the factory closed, he was on the dole for a year.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	After	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dole	dole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  | UK after the factory |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | UK |  |  | the dole | year |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum doled out the chocolates, two each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:x2:1
# text = Mum doled out the chocolates, two each.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doled	dole	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	chocolates	chocolate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	appos	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dole out** | past | Mum | the chocolates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher doled out the worksheets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:x3:1
# text = The teacher doled out the worksheets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	doled	dole	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	worksheets	worksheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dole out** | past | the teacher | the worksheets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Ireland) She signed on the dole while looking for work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:x4:1
# text = (Ireland) She signed on the dole while looking for work.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dole	dole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | Ireland |  |  | the dole |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent on dole=Destination |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | Ireland *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for work | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for work=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dinner lady doled out the mashed potato.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:x5:1
# text = The dinner lady doled out the mashed potato.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	doled	dole	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	mashed	mash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dole out** | participle | the dinner lady *not said here* | the mashed potato |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mash** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) He's been on the dole since leaving school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dole:x6:1
# text = (Australia) He's been on the dole since leaving school.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dole	dole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Australia |  |  | the dole |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | the dole *not said here* | school |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Theme |

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