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title: dwelling — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dwelling» in the school dictionary: A house, flat or other place where people live; a home. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dwelling

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**Who acts:** people, village, Age people, dwelling monkey, you, your · **What happens:** live, dwell, dwell on, think, talk, have · **To what, where:** place, something, 50 dwellings, round dwellings, fruit, mistake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dwelling» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [dwelling in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dwelling.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A house, flat or other place where people live; a home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:m1:1
# text = A house, flat or other place where people live; a home.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Living in a place (cave-dwelling animals).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:m2:1
# text = Living in a place (cave-dwelling animals).
1	Living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  | a place |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 2 | **dwell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Dwelling on»: thinking or talking about something, often something sad, for too long.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:m3:1
# text = «Dwelling on»: thinking or talking about something, often something sad, for too long.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
14	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	too	too	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dwell on** *in a quote* | gerund |  | something |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about something | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village had about 50 dwellings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x1:1
# text = The village had about 50 dwellings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dwellings	dwelling	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 | **have** | past | the village | 50 dwellings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dwelling=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stone Age people built round dwellings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x2:1
# text = Stone Age people built round dwellings.
1	Stone	Stone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dwellings	dwelling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Age people | round dwellings |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dwelling=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tree-dwelling monkey ate fruit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x3:1
# text = The tree-dwelling monkey ate fruit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dwell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | past | the dwelling monkey | fruit |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop dwelling on your mistake and try again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x4:1
# text = Stop dwelling on your mistake and try again.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **dwell** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | your mistake |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on mistake=Location |
| 3 | **try** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **mistake** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each dwelling has its own garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x5:1
# text = Each dwelling has its own garden.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each dwelling | dwelling's own garden |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cliff dwellings were built into the rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x6:1
# text = Cliff dwellings were built into the rock.
1	Cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dwellings	dwelling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive |  | Cliff dwellings |  | the rock |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into rock=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The fire damaged three dwellings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x7:1
# text = (formal) The fire damaged three dwellings.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	damaged	damage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dwellings	dwelling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | past | the formal fire | three dwellings |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dwelling=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She rejoices greatly in her beautiful dwelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dwelling:x8:1
# text = She rejoices greatly in her beautiful dwelling.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rejoices	rejoice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | present | She |  |  | her beautiful dwelling |  | greatly *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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