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title: housedog — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «housedog» in the school dictionary: A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# housedog

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**Who acts:** housedog, dog, farmer · **What happens:** be, keep, guard, use, bark, sleep · **To what, where:** dog, house, housedog, one, home, hound

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«housedog» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [housedog in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/housedog.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housedog:m1:1
# text = A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	housedog	housedog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 housedog | a dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | a dog *not said here* |  | a house or yard |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in house=Location |
| 3 | **guard** | to-infinitive |  | housedog |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **use** | participle · passive | a dog *not said here* | one |  |  |  | for hunting | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for hunting=Eventuality |

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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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The housedog barked at the stranger at the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housedog:x1:1
# text = The housedog barked at the stranger at the gate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	housedog	housedog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	barked	bark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | participle |  | the housedog *not said here* |  |  |  | at the stranger at the gate | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at stranger=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our housedog sleeps by the back door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housedog:x2:1
# text = Our housedog sleeps by the back door.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	housedog	housedog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	door	door	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 | **sleep** | present | Our housedog |  |  |  |  | by the back door | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A housedog guards the home at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housedog:x3:1
# text = A housedog guards the home at night.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	housedog	housedog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	guards	guard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	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 | **guard** | present | a housedog | the home |  |  | night |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The farmer kept a hound for hunting and a housedog for the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housedog:x4:1
# text = The farmer kept a hound for hunting and a housedog for the house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	housedog	housedog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the farmer | a hound |  |  |  | for hunting and a housedog; for the house | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hound=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The housedog was given meat to keep it quiet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housedog:x5:1
# text = The housedog was given meat to keep it quiet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	housedog	housedog	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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | the housedog |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient meat=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | meat |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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