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title: dorm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dorm» in the school dictionary: Short for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dorm

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**Who acts:** students, eight, boys, cousin, Lights, camp · **What happens:** live, share, have, be, decorate · **To what, where:** dorm, school trip, midnight feast, college dorm, nine o'clock, four dorms

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«dorm» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [dorm in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dorm.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:m1:1
# text = Short for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	dormitory	dormitory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	boarding	boarding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	hostel	hostel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A building at a college where students live.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:m2:1
# text = A building at a college where students live.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	college	college	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | students |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the school trip, eight of us shared a dorm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:x1:1
# text = On the school trip, eight of us shared a dorm.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
9	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dorm	dorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | eight of us | a dorm |  | the school trip |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The boys had a midnight feast in the dorm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:x2:1
# text = The boys had a midnight feast in the dorm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dorm	dorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the boys | a midnight feast |  | the dorm |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin lives in a college dorm in Boston.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:x3:1
# text = My cousin lives in a college dorm in Boston.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	college	college	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dorm	dorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Boston	Boston	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My cousin |  |  | a college dorm in Boston |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dorm=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Lights out in the dorm was at nine o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:x4:1
# text = Lights out in the dorm was at nine o'clock.
1	Lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	out	out	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dorm	dorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Lights |  |  | nine o'clock |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The camp had four dorms and a big dining hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:x5:1
# text = The camp had four dorms and a big dining hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dorms	dorm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	dining	dining	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the camp | four dorms and a big dining hall |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dorm=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We decorated our dorm with posters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dorm:x6:1
# text = We decorated our dorm with posters.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	dorm	dorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past | We | our dorm |  |  |  | with posters | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dorm=Destination with poster=Theme |

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