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title: mantel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mantel» in the school dictionary: A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, where things are put on display. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mantel

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**Who acts:** mantel, Aunt, you · **What happens:** be, put, tick, stand · **To what, where:** shelf, fireplace, things, display, vase, mantel

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, where things are put on display.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantel:m1:1
# text = A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, where things are put on display.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mantel	mantel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	above	above	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fireplace	fireplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 mantel | the shelf |  | a fireplace |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present · passive |  | things |  | display |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on display=Destination |

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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}

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Aunt Em put the vase on the mantel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantel:x1:1
# text = Aunt Em put the vase on the mantel.
1	Aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mantel	mantel	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 | **put** | past | Aunt | the vase |  | the mantel |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent vase=Theme on mantel=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The clock ticked on the mantel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantel:x2:1
# text = The clock ticked on the mantel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	ticked	tick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mantel	mantel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tick** | participle |  | the clock *not said here* |  | the mantel |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on mantel=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Stand the doll on the mantel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantel:x3:1
# text = Stand the doll on the mantel.
1	Stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mantel	mantel	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 | **stand** | imperative | you *not said here* | the doll |  | the mantel |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent doll=Theme on mantel=Destination |

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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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