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title: freeload — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «freeload» in the school dictionary: To take food, money, a place to stay or other things from others without paying or helping. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# freeload

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**Who acts:** He, you, She, people, cat · **What happens:** take, stay, pay, help, freeload, stop · **To what, where:** food, others, house, freeloading, people, cousin

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.

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To take food, money, a place to stay or other things from others without paying or helping.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:m1:1
# text = To take food, money, a place to stay or other things from others without paying or helping.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
16	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | food and money and a place or other things |  | others |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent food=Theme from other=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **help** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: 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}

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He freeloads at his friend's house every weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:x1:1
# text = He freeloads at his friend's house every weekend.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	freeloads	freeload	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeload** | present | He |  |  | his friend's house | weekend |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Stop freeloading and pay for your own snacks!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:x2:1
# text = Stop freeloading and pay for your own snacks!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	freeloading	freeloading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	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* | freeloading |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality freeloading=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for your own snacks | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for snack=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She doesn't like people who freeload.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:x3:1
# text = She doesn't like people who freeload.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	freeload	freeload	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | She | people |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot people=Theme |
| 2 | **freeload** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My cousin freeloaded on us all summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:x4:1
# text = My cousin freeloaded on us all summer.
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	0	root	_	_
3	freeloaded	freeload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeload** | participle |  | My cousin *not said here* |  |  | summer | on us | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Don't freeload — help with the washing up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:x5:1
# text = Don't freeload — help with the washing up.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	freeload	freeload	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **freeload** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help up** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the washing | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with washing=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The cat freeloads from every house on the street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeload:x6:1
# text = The cat freeloads from every house on the street.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	freeloads	freeload	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeload** | present | the cat |  |  | every house |  | on the street | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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