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title: indoors — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «indoors» in the school dictionary: Indoors means inside a building, not outside. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# indoors

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**Who acts:** It, 's, you, We, field, tomatoes · **What happens:** mean, rain, let, play, go, hear · **To what, where:** building, 's, thunder, cat, PE, barbecue

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Indoors means inside a building, not outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:m1:1
# text = Indoors means inside a building, not outside.
1	Indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  | a building |  | indoors *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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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It's raining, so let's play indoors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x1:1
# text = It's raining, so let's play indoors.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	raining	rain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Go indoors if you hear thunder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x2:1
# text = Go indoors if you hear thunder.
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | thunder |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thunder=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Keep the cat indoors on Bonfire Night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x3:1
# text = Keep the cat indoors on Bonfire Night.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Bonfire	Bonfire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Night	Night	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cat |  |  | on Bonfire Night | indoors *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cat=Theme on night=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We had PE indoors because the field was wet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x4:1
# text = We had PE indoors because the field was wet.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | PE |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pe=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | the field |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Never light a barbecue indoors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x5:1
# text = Never light a barbecue indoors.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	light	light	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **light** | imperative | you *not said here* | a barbecue |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barbecue=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandma's tomatoes grow indoors in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x6:1
# text = My grandma's tomatoes grow indoors in winter.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | My grandma's tomatoes |  |  |  | winter | indoors *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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We spent too long indoors; let's go to the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x7:1
# text = We spent too long indoors; let's go to the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	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 | **spend** | past | We |  |  |  |  | indoors, long *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | We *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  | the park |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to park=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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The swimming pool is indoors, so we can swim all year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x8:1
# text = The swimming pool is indoors, so we can swim all year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the swimming pool *not said here* |  |  |  |  | indoors *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** | can | the swimming pool |  |  |  | year |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whereupon he went off indoors, whistling cheerfully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indoors:x9:1
# text = Whereupon he went off indoors, whistling cheerfully.
1	Whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	whistling	whistle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	cheerfully	cheerfully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | past | he |  |  |  |  | indoors, whereupon *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **whistle** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | cheerfully *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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