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title: leisure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leisure» in the school dictionary: Free time when you are not working or studying and can do what you enjoy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leisure

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**Who acts:** you, I, We, Football, Grandpa, survey · **What happens:** not work, study, do, enjoy, like, draw · **To what, where:** leisure centre, book, leisure, favourite leisure activity, more leisure · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Free time when you are not working or studying and can do what you enjoy.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:m1:1
# text = Free time when you are not working or studying and can do what you enjoy.
1	Free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	studying	study	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **work** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  | time |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **study** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | can | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **enjoy** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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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}

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Usage: as an adjective-like word — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For relaxing and fun: leisure centre, leisure activities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:m2:1
# text = For relaxing and fun: leisure centre, leisure activities.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	relaxing	relaxing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	leisure	leisure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	leisure	leisure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	activities	activity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In my leisure time I like to draw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:x1:1
# text = In my leisure time I like to draw.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I |  |  |  | time |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went swimming at the leisure centre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:x2:1
# text = We went swimming at the leisure centre.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	centre	centre	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 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swim** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  | the leisure centre |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at centre=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the book at your leisure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:x3:1
# text = Read the book at your leisure.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the book |  | your leisure |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent book=Theme at leisure=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Football is my favourite leisure activity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:x4:1
# text = Football is my favourite leisure activity.
1	Football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Football | my favourite leisure activity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa has more leisure now that he has retired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:x5:1
# text = Grandpa has more leisure now that he has retired.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	retired	retire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	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** | present | Grandpa | more leisure |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leisure=Patient |
| 2 | **retire** | present · perfect | Grandpa |  |  |  | now |  | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The survey asked how many hours of leisure each pupil had.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leisure:x6:1
# text = The survey asked how many hours of leisure each pupil had.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the survey |  |  |  | hour |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | each pupil |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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