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title: enclosure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enclosure» in the school dictionary: An enclosure is an area with a fence or wall all round it, often to keep animals in. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# enclosure

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**Who acts:** enclosure, giraffes, you, farmer, penguin enclosure, letter · **What happens:** be, keep in, put, live, not climb, build · **To what, where:** area, animals, something, envelope, large enclosure, animal enclosure

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An enclosure is an area with a fence or wall all round it, often to keep animals in.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:m1:1
# text = An enclosure is an area with a fence or wall all round it, often to keep animals in.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	round	round	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
18	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 enclosure | a area |  |  |  | with a fence round wall or wall | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep in** | to-infinitive |  | animals |  |  |  | often *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=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 -->
An enclosure is also something put inside an envelope with a letter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:m2:1
# text = An enclosure is also something put inside an envelope with a letter.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	envelope	envelope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **is a** | present | a enclosure | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  |  |  | a envelope |  | with a letter | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent inside envelope=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The giraffes live in a large enclosure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x1:1
# text = The giraffes live in a large enclosure.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not climb into the animal enclosure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x2:1
# text = Do not climb into the animal enclosure.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **climb** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | the animal enclosure |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into enclosure=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer built an enclosure for the goats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x3:1
# text = The farmer built an enclosure for the goats.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the farmer | a enclosure |  |  |  | for the goats | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent enclosure=Product for goat=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The enclosure is 10 metres long and 6 metres wide, so it needs 32 metres of fence.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x4:1
# text = The enclosure is 10 metres long and 6 metres wide, so it needs 32 metres of fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	32	32	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the enclosure |  |  |  |  | 10 metres *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the enclosure *not said here* | 6 metres |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **need** | present | enclosure | 32 metres of fence |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot metre=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The penguin enclosure had a pool and rocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x5:1
# text = The penguin enclosure had a pool and rocks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	penguin	penguin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the penguin enclosure | a pool and rocks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letter came with an enclosure, a small photo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x6:1
# text = The letter came with an enclosure, a small photo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the letter |  |  |  |  | with a enclosure and a small photo | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rabbits escaped from their enclosure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x7:1
# text = The rabbits escaped from their enclosure.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | the rabbits |  |  | rabbits's enclosure |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from enclosure=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prince Ivan walked round the enclosure, but could not see any doors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclosure:x8:1
# text = Prince Ivan walked round the enclosure, but could not see any doors.
1	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	round	round	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | Prince Ivan |  |  | the enclosure |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round enclosure=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **see** | could | Prince Ivan *not said here* | any doors |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer door=Stimulus |

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