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title: hutch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hutch» in the school dictionary: A hutch is a wooden box or cage with a wire front, where pet rabbits, guinea pigs or other small animals are kept. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hutch

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**Who acts:** hutch, rabbit, I, you, small hutch, rabbits · **What happens:** be, keep, live, clean out, put, need · **To what, where:** wooden box, pet rabbits, cupboard, American English, hutch, fresh hay

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«hutch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [hutch in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hutch.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hutch is a wooden box or cage with a wire front, where pet rabbits, guinea pigs or other small animals are kept.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:m1:1
# text = A hutch is a wooden box or cage with a wire front, where pet rabbits, guinea pigs or other small animals are kept.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cage	cage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	25	advmod	_	_
15	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
24	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hutch | a wooden box or cage |  |  |  | with a wire front | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present · passive |  | pet rabbits and guinea pigs or other small animals |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In American English, a hutch is also a cupboard with open shelves on top, for dishes.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:m2:1
# text = In American English, a hutch is also a cupboard with open shelves on top, for dishes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	shelves	shelf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hutch | a cupboard and dishes |  | American English |  | with open shelves on top | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our rabbit lives in a hutch in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x1:1
# text = Our rabbit lives in a hutch in the garden.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	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 | **live** | present | Our rabbit |  |  | a hutch |  | in the garden | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hutch=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I clean out the hutch every Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x2:1
# text = I clean out the hutch every Saturday.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	clean	clean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put fresh hay in the guinea pig's hutch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x3:1
# text = Put fresh hay in the guinea pig's hutch.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | fresh hay |  | the guinea pig's hutch |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hay=Theme in hutch=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hutch needs to be out of the hot sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x4:1
# text = The hutch needs to be out of the hot sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the hutch |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | the hutch *not said here* |  |  | the hot sun. |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small hutch is not enough; rabbits need room to run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x5:1
# text = A small hutch is not enough; rabbits need room to run.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a small hutch |  |  |  |  | enough *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | rabbits | room |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot room=Theme |
| 3 | **run** | to-infinitive | rabbits *not said here* | room *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We moved the hutch into the shed in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x6:1
# text = We moved the hutch into the shed in winter.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | We | the hutch |  | the shed | winter |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent hutch=Theme into shed=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma keeps her best plates in the kitchen hutch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x7:1
# text = Grandma keeps her best plates in the kitchen hutch.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandma | Grandma's best plates |  | the kitchen hutch |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent plate=Theme in hutch=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rabbit hopped out of its hutch and into the run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x8:1
# text = The rabbit hopped out of its hutch and into the run.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hopped	hop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	run	run	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hop** | past | the rabbit |  |  | rabbit's hutch and the run |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out hutch=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She never slapped her hippopotamus when it broke her dolls in its playful gambols, and she never forgot to feed her rhinoceroses in their little hutch in the backyard.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hutch:x9:1
# text = She never slapped her hippopotamus when it broke her dolls in its playful gambols, and she never forgot to feed her rhinoceroses in their little hutch in the backyard.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	slapped	slap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hippopotamus	hippopotamus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	dolls	doll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	gambols	gambol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	rhinoceroses	rhinoceros	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
26	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	hutch	hutch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	backyard	backyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **slap** | past | She | her hippopotamus |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hippopotamus=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | past | hippopotamus | her dolls |  | hippopotamus's playful gambols |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer doll=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **forget** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feed** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | her rhinoceroses |  | rhinoceroses's little hutch in the backyard |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rhinoceros=Value in hutch=Location |
| 5 | **gambol** |  | hippopotamus |  |  |  |  |  | nom gambol «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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