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title: overshoe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overshoe» in the school dictionary: A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# overshoe

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**Who acts:** He, Visitors, overshoes, Galoshes, people, She · **What happens:** wear, keep, pull, go out, stand, be · **To what, where:** rubber, ordinary shoe, shoe, snow, blue plastic overshoes, lab

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:m1:1
# text = A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | a rubber or plastic shoe *not said here* |  | a ordinary shoe |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | shoe |  |  |  | dry *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pulled on his overshoes before going out in the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x1:1
# text = He pulled on his overshoes before going out in the snow.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	overshoes	overshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **pull** | past | He |  |  |  |  | on his overshoes | vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on overshoe=Theme |
| 2 | **go out** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the snow |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Visitors must wear blue plastic overshoes in the lab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x2:1
# text = Visitors must wear blue plastic overshoes in the lab.
1	Visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	overshoes	overshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **wear** | must | Visitors | blue plastic overshoes |  | the lab |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent overshoe=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad's overshoes stood by the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x3:1
# text = Grandad's overshoes stood by the door.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	overshoes	overshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | Grandad's overshoes |  |  |  |  | by the door | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by door=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The overshoes kept her school shoes dry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x4:1
# text = The overshoes kept her school shoes dry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	overshoes	overshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the overshoes | her school shoes |  |  |  | dry *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Galoshes are a kind of overshoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x5:1
# text = Galoshes are a kind of overshoe.
1	Galoshes	galosh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	overshoe	overshoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Galoshes | a kind |  |  |  | of overshoe | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old days, people left their overshoes in the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x6:1
# text = In the old days, people left their overshoes in the hall.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	overshoes	overshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | people | people's overshoes |  | the hall | day |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent overshoe=Theme in hall=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a summer dress and overshoes; her dress was a light green, and she wore anemones in her hair.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overshoe:x7:1
# text = She wore a summer dress and overshoes; her dress was a light green, and she wore anemones in her hair.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	overshoes	overshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
19	anemones	anemone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a summer dress and overshoes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | her dress |  |  |  |  | green *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wear** | past | she | anemones |  | her hair |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent anemone=Source |

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