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title: housekeeping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «housekeeping» in the school dictionary: The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# housekeeping

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**Who acts:** work, department, Housekeeping, Ring housekeeping, Mum, Mole · **What happens:** look, pay, clean, set, run, update · **To what, where:** bills, rooms, Money, home, dates, lot

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:m1:1
# text = The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
16	bills	bill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund | the work *not said here* |  |  |  | after a home and cleaning and cooking and shopping |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pay** | gerund | the work *not said here* | bills |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Asset |

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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: in hotels and hospitals — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The department that cleans the rooms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:m2:1
# text = The department that cleans the rooms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	department	department	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cleans	clean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present | the department | the rooms |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money set aside for running a home («the housekeeping»).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:m3:1
# text = Money set aside for running a home («the housekeeping»).
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | participle |  | Money *not said here* |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **run** | gerund |  | a home |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme home=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small tidy-up jobs in an organisation, such as updating files or checking dates.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:m4:1
# text = Small tidy-up jobs in an organisation, such as updating files or checking dates.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
2	tidy	tidy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound	_	_
5	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	updating	update	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	checking	check	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
16	dates	date	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **update** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **check** | gerund |  | dates |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Housekeeping takes a lot of time in a big family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x1:1
# text = Housekeeping takes a lot of time in a big family.
1	Housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Housekeeping | a lot of time |  | a big family |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lot=Value in family=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ring housekeeping and ask for more towels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x2:1
# text = Ring housekeeping and ask for more towels.
1	Ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	towels	towel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | Ring housekeeping |  |  |  |  | for more towels | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum keeps the housekeeping money in a jar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x3:1
# text = Mum keeps the housekeeping money in a jar.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Mum | the housekeeping money |  | a jar |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent money=Theme in jar=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole was proud of his tidy housekeeping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x4:1
# text = Mole was proud of his tidy housekeeping.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mole |  |  |  |  | of Mole's tidy housekeeping; proud *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **housekeep** |  | Mole |  |  |  |  |  | nom housekeeping «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before the assembly, the head did some housekeeping: lost property and the bus times.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x5:1
# text = Before the assembly, the head did some housekeeping: lost property and the bus times.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the head | some housekeeping |  |  | before the assembly |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent housekeeping=Eventuality |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Learning housekeeping skills helps you live on your own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x6:1
# text = Learning housekeeping skills helps you live on your own.
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  | housekeeping skills |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Topic |
| 2 | **help** | present | Learning | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **live** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | your own |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on own=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She looked after all the housekeeping, prepared the meals, washed the linen.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:housekeeping:x7:1
# text = She looked after all the housekeeping, prepared the meals, washed the linen.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	housekeeping	housekeeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | She |  |  |  | after all housekeeping |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **prepare** | past |  | the meals |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient |
| 3 | **wash** | past |  | the linen |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent linen=Patient |

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