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title: kennel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kennel» in the school dictionary: A small hut or shelter for a dog to sleep in. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kennel

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**Who acts:** owners, dog, We, kennel, She, 5 nights · **What happens:** sleep in, look, be, breed, have, leave · **To what, where:** dogs, wooden kennel, Rex, kennels, holiday, puppy

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«kennel» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [kennel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kennel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small hut or shelter for a dog to sleep in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:m1:1
# text = A small hut or shelter for a dog to sleep in.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kennels (often plural, UK): a place where dogs are looked after while their owners are away, or where dogs are bred.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:m2:1
# text = Kennels (often plural, UK): a place where dogs are looked after while their owners are away, or where dogs are bred.
1	Kennels	kennel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	plural	plural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
12	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
16	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	26	advmod	_	_
24	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
25	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	bred	breed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	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 | **look** | present · passive |  | dogs |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | dogs's owners |  |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **breed** | present · passive |  | dogs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our dog has a wooden kennel in the yard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:x1:1
# text = Our dog has a wooden kennel in the yard.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kennel	kennel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our dog | a wooden kennel |  |  |  | in the yard | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kennel=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We left Rex at the kennels while we were on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:x2:1
# text = We left Rex at the kennels while we were on holiday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kennels	kennel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | We | Rex |  | the kennels |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rex=Theme at kennel=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | we |  |  | holiday |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy curled up in its kennel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:x3:1
# text = The puppy curled up in its kennel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	curled	curl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	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	kennel	kennel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curl up** | participle |  | the puppy *not said here* |  | puppy's kennel |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kennel needs a warm blanket for winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:x4:1
# text = The kennel needs a warm blanket for winter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kennel	kennel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	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 | **need** | present | the kennel | a warm blanket |  |  | winter |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot blanket=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She works at a kennel that trains guide dogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:x5:1
# text = She works at a kennel that trains guide dogs.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kennel	kennel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	trains	train	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | She |  |  |  |  | at a kennel | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at kennel=Theme |
| 2 | **train** | present | a kennel | guide dogs |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If a kennel charges 20 dollars a night, 5 nights cost 100 dollars.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kennel:x6:1
# text = If a kennel charges 20 dollars a night, 5 nights cost 100 dollars.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	kennel	kennel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	charges	charge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | present | a kennel | 20 dollars |  |  | night |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location dollar=Theme |
| 2 | **cost** | present | 5 nights | 100 dollars |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value |

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