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title: playlist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «playlist» in the school dictionary: A playlist is a list of songs or videos chosen to be played one after another, on a phone, music app or the radio. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# playlist

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**Who acts:** playlist, songs, I, our, you, party playlist · **What happens:** be, choose, play, make, trip, add · **To what, where:** list, songs, one, radio station, playlist, song

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«playlist» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [playlist in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playlist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A playlist is a list of songs or videos chosen to be played one after another, on a phone, music app or the radio.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:m1:1
# text = A playlist is a list of songs or videos chosen to be played one after another, on a phone, music app or the radio.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	playlist	playlist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obj	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 playlist | a list |  |  |  | of songs or videos | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | participle |  | songs or videos *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **play** | to-infinitive · passive |  | one |  |  | after another |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: one=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: radio — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A playlist is the list of songs a radio station has chosen to play often.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:m2:1
# text = A playlist is the list of songs a radio station has chosen to play often.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	playlist	playlist	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	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	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 playlist | the list |  |  |  | of songs | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | present · perfect · passive | songs *not said here* | a radio station |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | to-infinitive | songs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I made a playlist for our road trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:x1:1
# text = I made a playlist for our road trip.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	playlist	playlist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | I | a playlist |  |  |  | for our road trip | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent playlist=Product for trip=Asset |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add that song to my playlist!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:x2:1
# text = Add that song to my playlist!
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	playlist	playlist	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 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | that song |  |  |  | to my playlist | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent song=Patient to playlist=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party playlist lasted three hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:x3:1
# text = The party playlist lasted three hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	playlist	playlist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the party playlist |  |  |  | hour |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Shuffle the playlist so the songs come in a random order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:x4:1
# text = Shuffle the playlist so the songs come in a random order.
1	Shuffle	shuffle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	playlist	playlist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	random	random	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shuffle** | imperative | you *not said here* | the playlist |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playlist=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | present | the songs |  |  | a random order |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in order=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher has a calm playlist for writing time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:x5:1
# text = Our teacher has a calm playlist for writing time.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
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	6	det	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	playlist	playlist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	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** | present | Our teacher | a calm playlist |  |  | for writing time |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playlist=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My playlist has twelve songs of about three minutes each, so it lasts about 36 minutes.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playlist:x6:1
# text = My playlist has twelve songs of about three minutes each, so it lasts about 36 minutes.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	playlist	playlist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	about	about	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	36	36	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My playlist | twelve songs of three minutes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Patient |
| 2 | **last** | present | playlist |  |  |  | minute |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sing** |  | three minutes |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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