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title: motel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «motel» in the school dictionary: A hotel by a road for people travelling by car, where you can usually park right outside your room. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# motel

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**Who acts:** people, you, We, our, motel, Dad · **What happens:** travel, park, stay, trip, have, be · **To what, where:** room, motel, Canada, swimming pool, car, motel room

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A hotel by a road for people travelling by car, where you can usually park right outside your room.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:m1:1
# text = A hotel by a road for people travelling by car, where you can usually park right outside your room.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	park	park	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
17	right	right	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by car | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by car=Trajectory |
| 2 | **park** | can | you |  |  | your room |  | usually *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent outside room=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stayed at a motel on our road trip across Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x1:1
# text = We stayed at a motel on our road trip across Canada.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | We |  |  | a motel |  | on our road trip across Canada | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at motel=Location |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  | Canada |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent across=place |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The motel had a swimming pool and free breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x2:1
# text = The motel had a swimming pool and free breakfast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	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** | past | the motel | a swimming pool and free breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad parked the car right outside our motel room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x3:1
# text = Dad parked the car right outside our motel room.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	parked	park	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	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **park** | past | Dad | the car |  | our motel room |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent car=Theme outside room=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There's a cheap motel just off the highway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x4:1
# text = There's a cheap motel just off the highway.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	highway	highway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a cheap motel off the highway |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The motel sign flashed "VACANCY" in red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x5:1
# text = The motel sign flashed "VACANCY" in red.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	flashed	flash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	VACANCY	vacancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	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 | **flash** | participle | the motel sign *not said here* | VACANCY |  |  |  | in red | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent vacancy=Patient in red=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stopped at a motel in the outback for the night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x6:1
# text = We stopped at a motel in the outback for the night.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outback	outback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | We |  |  | a motel | night | in the outback | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at motel=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Australia many small towns have one pub and one motel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motel:x7:1
# text = In Australia many small towns have one pub and one motel.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pub	pub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	motel	motel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | many small towns | one pub and one motel |  | Australia |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pub=Patient |

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