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title: inlaid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inlaid» in the school dictionary: Decorated by setting pieces of another material into the surface, so that they show, such as gold or pearl set into wood or ivory. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inlaid

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**Who acts:** pieces, throne · **What happens:** decorate, set, show, inlay, have · **To what, where:** pieces, surface, gold, pearl, wood, box

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«inlaid» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [inlaid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inlaid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Decorated by setting pieces of another material into the surface, so that they show, such as gold or pearl set into wood or ivory.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inlaid:m1:1
# text = Decorated by setting pieces of another material into the surface, so that they show, such as gold or pearl set into wood or ivory.
1	Decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	pearl	pearl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **set** | gerund |  | pieces of another material |  | the surface |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient piece=Result |
| 3 | **show** | present | pieces *= piece* | gold or pearl |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gold=Recipient |
| 4 | **set** | participle |  | pearl *not said here* |  | wood or ivory |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
The box was inlaid with gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inlaid:x1:1
# text = The box was inlaid with gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	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	inlaid	inlay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inlay** | past · passive |  | the box |  |  |  | with gold | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with gold=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The throne had gems inlaid in its arms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inlaid:x2:1
# text = The throne had gems inlaid in its arms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gems	gem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	inlaid	inlay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **have** | past | the throne | gems |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gem=Patient |
| 2 | **inlay** | participle |  | gems *not said here* |  | throne's arms |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ivory table was inlaid with pearl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inlaid:x3:1
# text = The ivory table was inlaid with pearl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	inlaid	inlay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pearl	pearl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inlay** | past · passive |  | the ivory table |  |  |  | with pearl | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with pearl=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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