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title: hosepipe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hosepipe» in the school dictionary: A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and Australia usually just «hose». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hosepipe

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**Who acts:** plastic tube, Dad, hosepipe ban, We, you, nobody · **What happens:** carry, use, wash, water, be, not rain · **To what, where:** water, cars, tomatoes, it, each, hosepipe

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

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A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and Australia usually just «hose».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:m1:1
# text = A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and Australia usually just «hose».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	bendy	bendy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl:agent	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
19	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
28	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
29	just	just	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	hose	hose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund | plastic tube *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wash** | infinitive |  | cars |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Patient |

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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 -->
Dad watered the tomatoes with the hosepipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:x1:1
# text = Dad watered the tomatoes with the hosepipe.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watered	water	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hosepipe	hosepipe	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 | **water** | past | Dad | the tomatoes |  |  |  | with the hosepipe | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent tomato=Destination with hosepipe=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There's a hosepipe ban because it hasn't rained for weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:x2:1
# text = There's a hosepipe ban because it hasn't rained for weeks.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hosepipe	hosepipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	rained	rain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a hosepipe ban |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **rain** | present · perfect · passive |  | it |  |  | week |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We sprayed each other with the hosepipe on the hot day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:x3:1
# text = We sprayed each other with the hosepipe on the hot day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sprayed	spray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	2	obj	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	fixed	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hosepipe	hosepipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spray** | past | We | each |  |  | day | with the hosepipe | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent each=Destination with hosepipe=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coil up the hosepipe so nobody trips over it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:x4:1
# text = Coil up the hosepipe so nobody trips over it.
1	Coil	coil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hosepipe	hosepipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	trips	trip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coil up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the hosepipe |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent hosepipe=Material |
| 2 | **trip** | present | nobody |  |  | hosepipe |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over it=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hosepipe can use hundreds of litres of water an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:x5:1
# text = A hosepipe can use hundreds of litres of water an hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hosepipe	hosepipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | can | a hosepipe | hundreds of litres of water |  |  | hour |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The car was washed with a bucket during the hosepipe ban.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hosepipe:x6:1
# text = The car was washed with a bucket during the hosepipe ban.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	hosepipe	hosepipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | past · passive |  | the car |  |  | during the hosepipe ban | with a bucket | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with bucket=Instrument |

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