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title: inhaler — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inhaler» in the school dictionary: A small device you put in your mouth and press to breathe a medicine into your lungs, used mostly for asthma. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inhaler

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**Who acts:** you, Jamie, she, teacher, spacer, medicine · **What happens:** put, breathe, use, take, start, wheeze · **To what, where:** small device, mouth, medicine, lungs, inhaler, school trip · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inhaler» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [inhaler in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inhaler.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small device you put in your mouth and press to breathe a medicine into your lungs, used mostly for asthma.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:m1:1
# text = A small device you put in your mouth and press to breathe a medicine into your lungs, used mostly for asthma.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
20	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	asthma	asthma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | you | a small device *not said here* |  | your mouth and press |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent device=Theme in mouth=Destination |
| 2 | **breathe** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a medicine |  | your lungs |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a small device *not said here* |  |  |  | for asthma | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jamie takes his inhaler on every school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x1:1
# text = Jamie takes his inhaler on every school trip.
1	Jamie	Jamie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Jamie | Jamie's inhaler |  | every school trip |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent inhaler=Theme on trip=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When she started wheezing, she used her blue inhaler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x2:1
# text = When she started wheezing, she used her blue inhaler.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	wheezing	wheeze	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wheeze** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | past | she | her blue inhaler |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inhaler=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shake the inhaler and breathe in slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x3:1
# text = Shake the inhaler and breathe in slowly.
1	Shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | imperative | you *not said here* | the inhaler |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent inhaler=Patient |
| 2 | **breathe in** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher keeps spare inhalers in the office.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x4:1
# text = Our teacher keeps spare inhalers in the office.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	spare	spare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	inhalers	inhaler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Our teacher | spare inhalers |  | the office |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent inhaler=Theme in office=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A spacer helps the medicine from the inhaler reach the lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x5:1
# text = A spacer helps the medicine from the inhaler reach the lungs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spacer	spacer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	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	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a spacer | the medicine |  | the inhaler |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent medicine=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | infinitive | the medicine *not said here* | the lungs |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent lung=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He uses a brown inhaler every morning to prevent attacks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x6:1
# text = He uses a brown inhaler every morning to prevent attacks.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	uses	use	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	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	attacks	attack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | He | a brown inhaler |  |  | morning |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inhaler=Patient |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | attacks |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer attack=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If an inhaler doesn't help, call for help straight away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x7:1
# text = If an inhaler doesn't help, call for help straight away.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | a inhaler |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help; away *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never use someone else's inhaler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inhaler:x8:1
# text = Never use someone else's inhaler.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	else	else	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
6	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone's inhaler |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inhaler=Patient |

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