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title: manger — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «manger» in the school dictionary: A long open box or trough that horses and cattle eat from. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# manger

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**Who acts:** horses, manger, room, Mary, We, cows · **What happens:** eat, lay, be, sing, have, do · **To what, where:** trough, baby, manger, hay, tiny wooden manger, dog

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«manger» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [manger in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manger.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long open box or trough that horses and cattle eat from.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:m1:1
# text = A long open box or trough that horses and cattle eat from.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
8	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | horses and cattle | trough |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: Bible, Christmas — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The manger in which Mary laid the baby Jesus, because there was no room at the inn.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:m2:1
# text = The manger in which Mary laid the baby Jesus, because there was no room at the inn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	13	expl	_	_
13	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | the manger in Mary | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Result |
| 2 | **be** | past | no room at the inn |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mary laid the baby Jesus in a manger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x1:1
# text = Mary laid the baby Jesus in a manger.
1	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laid	lay	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	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	manger	manger	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 | **lay** | past | Mary | the baby |  | a manger |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent baby=Theme in manger=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang «Away in a Manger» at the carol service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x2:1
# text = We sang «Away in a Manger» at the carol service.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	carol	carol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We |  |  | a Manger |  | at the carol service; away *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in manger=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cows ate hay from the manger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x3:1
# text = The cows ate hay from the manger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	manger	manger	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 | **eat** | past | the cows | hay |  | the manger |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hay=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our nativity scene has a tiny wooden manger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x4:1
# text = Our nativity scene has a tiny wooden manger.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nativity	nativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our nativity scene | a tiny wooden manger |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manger=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a dog in the manger: if you're not using the ball, let us play.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x5:1
# text = Don't be a dog in the manger: if you're not using the ball, let us play.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
19	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | a dog |  | the manger |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **use** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | you | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient |
| 4 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **play** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shepherds found the baby lying in a manger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x6:1
# text = The shepherds found the baby lying in a manger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shepherds	shepherd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the shepherds | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Topic |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | the baby *not said here* |  |  | a manger |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in manger=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then the man filled the manger with hay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manger:x7:1
# text = Then the man filled the manger with hay.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | the man | the manger |  |  | then | with hay | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent manger=Patient with hay=Instrument |

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