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title: padded — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «padded» in the school dictionary: Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# padded

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**Who acts:** cat, I, you, essay, My, padded hands · **What happens:** fill, cover, make, protect, walk, pad · **To what, where:** material, floor, padded jacket, snow, glasses, padded envelope

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«padded» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [padded in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/padded.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:m1:1
# text = Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope».
1	Filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	padded	padded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	padded	padded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	envelope	envelope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with soft material | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | material |  |  |  | comfortable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 4 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walked softly and quietly: «The cat padded across the floor».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:m2:1
# text = Walked softly and quietly: «The cat padded across the floor».
1	Walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	padded	pad	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
10	across	across	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past |  |  |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pad** *in a quote* | participle | the cat |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across floor=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made longer with extra words or material that is not needed: «a padded essay».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:m3:1
# text = Made longer with extra words or material that is not needed: «a padded essay».
1	Made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	padded	padded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	essay	essay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with extra words or material; long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present · passive |  | material |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I wore my padded jacket in the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x1:1
# text = I wore my padded jacket in the snow.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	padded	pad	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | I | my padded jacket |  | the snow |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme |
| 2 | **pad** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Send the glasses in a padded envelope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x2:1
# text = Send the glasses in a padded envelope.
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	padded	pad	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	envelope	envelope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | the glasses |  | a padded envelope |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent glass=Theme in envelope=Destination |
| 2 | **pad** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bike helmets are padded inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x3:1
# text = Bike helmets are padded inside.
1	Bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	padded	pad	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pad** | present · passive |  | Bike helmets |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat padded softly across the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x4:1
# text = The cat padded softly across the kitchen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	padded	pad	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pad** | past | the cat |  |  | the kitchen |  | softly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across kitchen=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The walls of the soft play room are padded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x5:1
# text = The walls of the soft play room are padded.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	padded	pad	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pad** | present · passive |  | the walls of the soft play room |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My essay was too short, so I padded it out with extra details.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x6:1
# text = My essay was too short, so I padded it out with extra details.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	essay	essay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	padded	pad	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My essay |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pad out** | past | I | essay |  |  |  | with extra details | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Destination with detail=Theme |
| 3 | **essay** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom essay «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:padded:x7:1
# text = His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	padded	padded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	clumsy	clumsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
16	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	as	as	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obj	_	_
19	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His padded hands |  |  |  |  | clumsy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the nuts |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **drop** | past | he | many |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Theme |
| 4 | **put** | past | he |  |  | the basket |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in basket=Destination |

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