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title: duvet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «duvet» in the school dictionary: A duvet is a big soft bed cover filled with feathers or other soft material, which you sleep under to keep warm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# duvet

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**Who acts:** duvet, you, I, Mum · **What happens:** be, fill, sleep, keep, snuggle, put · **To what, where:** big soft bed cover, other soft material, warm duvet, clean duvet cover, bed, dinosaurs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A duvet is a big soft bed cover filled with feathers or other soft material, which you sleep under to keep warm.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:m1:1
# text = A duvet is a big soft bed cover filled with feathers or other soft material, which you sleep under to keep warm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	obj	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
20	under	under	ADP	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
23	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a duvet | a big soft bed cover |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  | a big soft bed cover *not said here* |  |  |  | with feathers or other soft material | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with feather=Instrument |
| 3 | **sleep** | present | you | other soft material |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
I snuggled under my warm duvet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:x1:1
# text = I snuggled under my warm duvet.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	snuggled	snuggle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **snuggle** | past | I |  |  | my warm duvet |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum put a clean duvet cover on my bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:x2:1
# text = Mum put a clean duvet cover on my bed.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Mum | a clean duvet cover |  | my bed |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cover=Theme on bed=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My duvet has dinosaurs on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:x3:1
# text = My duvet has dinosaurs on it.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My duvet | dinosaurs |  | it |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinosaur=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In winter I use a thicker duvet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:x4:1
# text = In winter I use a thicker duvet.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | I | a thicker duvet |  |  | winter |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duvet=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shake the duvet to make it fluffy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:x5:1
# text = Shake the duvet to make it fluffy.
1	Shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | imperative | you *not said here* | the duvet |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent duvet=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | duvet |  |  |  | fluffy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I made my bed and straightened the duvet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duvet:x6:1
# text = I made my bed and straightened the duvet.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	straightened	straighten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | I | my bed |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bed=Product |
| 2 | **straighten** | past | I *not said here* | the duvet |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent duvet=Patient |

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