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title: pigeonhole — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pigeonhole» in the school dictionary: noun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# pigeonhole

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**Who acts:** verb, someone, you, Jones, teacher, he · **What happens:** decide, belong, put, not pigeonhole, ignore, leave · **To what, where:** letters, people, something, it, note, pigeonhole · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pigeonhole» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [pigeonhole in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pigeonhole.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:m1:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of a set of small open boxes in a wall or desk where letters and papers are put for each person.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:m1e:1
# text = One of a set of small open boxes in a wall or desk where letters and papers are put for each person.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
15	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	det	_	_
22	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present · passive |  | letters and papers |  |  |  | for each person | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb: To decide too quickly that someone or something belongs to one simple type, unfairly.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:m2:1
# text = verb: To decide too quickly that someone or something belongs to one simple type, unfairly.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	To	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	conj	_	_
11	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | to-infinitive | verb |  |  |  |  | quickly, unfairly *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | to one simple type | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Don't pigeonhole people."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:m2e:1
# text = "Don't pigeonhole people."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	pigeonhole	pigeonhole	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pigeonhole** *in a quote* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:m3:1
# text = verb.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put something aside and ignore it (old use).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:m3e:1
# text = To put something aside and ignore it (old use).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal |
| 2 | **ignore** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leave the note in Mr Jones's pigeonhole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:x1:1
# text = Leave the note in Mr Jones's pigeonhole.
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	Jones	Jones	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	pigeonhole	pigeonhole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | the note |  |  |  | in Mr | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent note=Theme pigeonhole=Attribute |
| 2 | **pigeonhole** |  | Jones |  |  |  |  |  | nom pigeonhole «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each teacher has a pigeonhole in the staff room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:x2:1
# text = Each teacher has a pigeonhole in the staff room.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pigeonhole	pigeonhole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each teacher | a pigeonhole |  | the staff room |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pigeonhole=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't pigeonhole him as just a footballer; he loves poetry too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:x3:1
# text = Don't pigeonhole him as just a footballer; he loves poetry too.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	pigeonhole	pigeonhole	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	poetry	poetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pigeonhole** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | as a footballer | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Theme as footballer=Attribute |
| 2 | **love** | present | he | poetry |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer poetry=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hated being pigeonholed as the shy one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:x4:1
# text = She hated being pigeonholed as the shy one.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	hated	hate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	pigeonholed	pigeonhole	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pigeonhole** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | as the shy one | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as one=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letters were sorted into pigeonholes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:x5:1
# text = The letters were sorted into pigeonholes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pigeonholes	pigeonhole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past · passive |  | the letters |  |  |  | into pigeonholes *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme into pigeonhole=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pigeons once lived in holes like these in dovecotes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pigeonhole:x6:1
# text = Pigeons once lived in holes like these in dovecotes.
1	Pigeons	pigeon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dovecotes	dovecote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Pigeons |  |  | holes like these |  | in dovecotes; once *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hole=Location |

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