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title: playtime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «playtime» in the school dictionary: Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# playtime

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**Who acts:** Playtime, time, children, We, It, I · **What happens:** be, play, go, set, rain, have · **To what, where:** time, break, tag, playtime, wet playtime, snack

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«playtime» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [playtime in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playtime.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:m1:1
# text = Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside.
1	Playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
14	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
16	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Playtime | a time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | gerund | a time *not said here* | the break at school |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** | present | children |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Any time set aside for a child or a pet to play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:m2:1
# text = Any time set aside for a child or a pet to play.
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | participle |  | any time *not said here* |  |  |  | for a child or a pet; aside *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for child=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We play tag at playtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x1:1
# text = We play tag at playtime.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tag	tag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | We | tag |  | playtime |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tag=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Playtime is over, back to class!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x2:1
# text = Playtime is over, back to class!
1	Playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Playtime |  |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It rained, so we had wet playtime inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x3:1
# text = It rained, so we had wet playtime inside.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rained	rain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | we | wet playtime |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playtime=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I forgot my snack for playtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x4:1
# text = I forgot my snack for playtime.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forgot	forget	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	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | I | my snack |  |  |  | for playtime | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher on duty watches us at playtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x5:1
# text = The teacher on duty watches us at playtime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | the teacher on duty | us |  | playtime |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitten has its playtime in the evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x6:1
# text = The kitten has its playtime in the evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the kitten | kitten's playtime |  |  | in the evening |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playtime=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After playtime we had maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x7:1
# text = After playtime we had maths.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | we | maths |  |  | after playtime |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old people in the nurseries took no notice of them, and the holluschickie kept to their own grounds, and the babies had a beautiful playtime.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playtime:x8:1
# text = The old people in the nurseries took no notice of them, and the holluschickie kept to their own grounds, and the babies had a beautiful playtime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nurseries	nursery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	holluschickie	holluschickie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
16	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
25	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	playtime	playtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the old people in the nurseries | no notice of nurseries |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | the holluschickie *not said here* |  |  |  | to people's own grounds | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | past | the babies | a beautiful playtime |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playtime=Patient |
| 4 | **notice** |  |  | nurseries *= nursery* |  |  |  |  | nom notice «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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