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title: leash — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leash» in the school dictionary: A leash is a strap or cord used to lead a dog. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leash

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**Who acts:** leash, you, Dad · **What happens:** be, use, lead, leash, hold, keep · **To what, where:** strap, dog, leash, puppy, hound

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«leash» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [leash in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leash.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A leash is a strap or cord used to lead a dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leash:m1:1
# text = A leash is a strap or cord used to lead a dog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leash	leash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a leash | a strap or cord |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a strap or cord *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **lead** | to-infinitive |  | a dog |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=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 -->
To leash is to fasten or hold a dog with a leash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leash:m2:1
# text = To leash is to fasten or hold a dog with a leash.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leash	leash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fasten	fasten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	leash	leash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leash** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fasten *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hold** | infinitive |  | a dog |  |  |  | with a leash | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep the dog on a leash in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leash:x1:1
# text = Keep the dog on a leash in the park.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leash	leash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 dog |  | a leash |  | in the park | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dog=Theme on leash=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Dad leashed the puppy before the walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leash:x2:1
# text = Dad leashed the puppy before the walk.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leashed	leash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **leash** | past | Dad |  | the puppy |  | before the walk |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent puppy=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hound pulled hard on its leash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leash:x3:1
# text = The hound pulled hard on its leash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	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	leash	leash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle · passive |  | the hound |  | hound's leash |  | hard *property* | tree rules |

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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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