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title: drainpipe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drainpipe» in the school dictionary: A drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# drainpipe

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**Who acts:** drainpipe, pipe, bird, burglar, you, We · **What happens:** be, carry, gush, build, block, climb up · **To what, where:** pipe, outside, rainwater, roof, Rain, drainpipe

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:m1:1
# text = A drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drainpipe	drainpipe	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	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
14	rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	down	down	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	drain	drain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 drainpipe | a pipe |  | the outside of a building |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | a pipe | rainwater |  | the roof |  | to the ground or a drain; down *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent rainwater=Theme from roof=Initial\_Location to ground=Destination |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain gushed out of the drainpipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:x1:1
# text = Rain gushed out of the drainpipe.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	gushed	gush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	drainpipe	drainpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **gush** | participle |  | Rain *not said here* |  | the drainpipe |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out drainpipe=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bird built a nest at the top of the drainpipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:x2:1
# text = A bird built a nest at the top of the drainpipe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	drainpipe	drainpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | a bird | a nest |  | the top of the drainpipe |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The drainpipe was blocked with leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:x3:1
# text = The drainpipe was blocked with leaves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drainpipe	drainpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past · passive |  | the drainpipe |  |  |  | with leaves | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with leaf=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the burglar climbed up the drainpipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:x4:1
# text = In the story, the burglar climbed up the drainpipe.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	drainpipe	drainpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | past | the burglar | the drainpipe |  | the story |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location drainpipe=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never climb a drainpipe; it can break and you can fall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:x5:1
# text = Never climb a drainpipe; it can break and you can fall.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	drainpipe	drainpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **climb** | imperative | you *not said here* | a drainpipe |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location drainpipe=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | can | drainpipe |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fall** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put a barrel under the drainpipe to collect rainwater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drainpipe:x6:1
# text = We put a barrel under the drainpipe to collect rainwater.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	drainpipe	drainpipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | We | a barrel |  | the drainpipe |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent barrel=Theme under drainpipe=Destination |
| 2 | **collect** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | rainwater |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainwater=Theme |

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