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title: hatter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hatter» in the school dictionary: A person who makes or sells hats. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# hatter

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**Who acts:** person, mad, I, tea party, hatter, uncle · **What happens:** make, sell, mean, say, have, go · **To what, where:** hats, hatter, old Southern dialect, top hats, mercury, head · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hatter» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [hatter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hatter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who makes or sells hats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:m1:1
# text = A person who makes or sells hats.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sell** | present | a person *not said here* | hats |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hat=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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«As mad as a hatter» means very crazy or silly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:m2:1
# text = «As mad as a hatter» means very crazy or silly.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	As	as	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | mad |  |  |  |  | crazy *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mad Hatter, a character in «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:m3:1
# text = The Mad Hatter, a character in «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	Adventures	Adventure	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Lewis	Lewis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	flat	_	_
17	Carroll	Carroll	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old Southern dialect, "hatter" is said for "have to", as in "I hatter go".

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:m4:1
# text = In old Southern dialect, "hatter" is said for "have to", as in "I hatter go".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | hatter |  | old Southern dialect |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mad Hatter's tea party never ended.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x1:1
# text = The Mad Hatter's tea party never ended.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **end** | past | the Mad Hatter's tea party |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hatter made top hats for the gentlemen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x2:1
# text = A hatter made top hats for the gentlemen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle | a hatter *not said here* | top hats |  |  |  | for the gentlemen | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent hat=Material for gentleman=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is as mad as a hatter, but very kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x3:1
# text = My uncle is as mad as a hatter, but very kind.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My uncle |  |  |  |  | as a hatter; mad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | My uncle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old hatters often became ill from the mercury in their work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x4:1
# text = Old hatters often became ill from the mercury in their work.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hatters	hatter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mercury	mercury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Old hatters |  |  | the mercury in hatters's work |  | ill, often *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **work** |  | hatters *= hatter* |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hatter measured my head for a new cap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x5:1
# text = The hatter measured my head for a new cap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | the hatter | my head |  |  |  | for a new cap | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme head=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We dressed up as the Mad Hatter for World Book Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x6:1
# text = We dressed up as the Mad Hatter for World Book Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dressed	dress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | past | We |  |  |  |  | as the Mad Hatter for Book Day | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bimeby you'll drap off en I'll hatter tote you up ter de big 'ouse.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hatter:x7:1
# text = Bimeby you'll drap off en I'll hatter tote you up ter de big 'ouse.
1	Bimeby	Bimeby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drap	drap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	tote	tote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	ter	ter	NOUN	FW	Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	13	flat:foreign	_	_
15	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	ouse	ouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drap off** | future | Bimeby | en |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tote up** | future | I | you |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

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