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title: pouch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pouch» in the school dictionary: A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# pouch

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**Who acts:** pouch, babies, baby kangaroo, you, hamster, Koalas · **What happens:** be, close, carry, grow, live, put · **To what, where:** small soft bag, small things, food, pouch, pens, pencil pouch

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:m1:1
# text = A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	zip	zip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
19	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pouch | a small soft bag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **close** | participle |  | a small soft bag *not said here* |  |  |  | with a string or zip; often *property* | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with string=Theme |
| 3 | **carry** | gerund |  | small things |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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 -->
A pocket of skin on the belly of some animals, like kangaroos, where their babies grow.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:m2:1
# text = A pocket of skin on the belly of some animals, like kangaroos, where their babies grow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	kangaroos	kangaroo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | kangaroos's babies |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pocket of skin in the cheeks of some animals, like hamsters, for carrying food.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:m3:1
# text = A pocket of skin in the cheeks of some animals, like hamsters, for carrying food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	hamsters	hamster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby kangaroo lives in its mother's pouch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x1:1
# text = The baby kangaroo lives in its mother's pouch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the baby kangaroo |  |  | kangaroo's mother's pouch |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pouch=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put your pens in your pencil pouch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x2:1
# text = Put your pens in your pencil pouch.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pouch	pouch	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 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | your pens |  | your pencil pouch |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pen=Theme in pouch=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hamster stuffed seeds into its cheek pouches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x3:1
# text = The hamster stuffed seeds into its cheek pouches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hamster	hamster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stuffed	stuff	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pouches	pouch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stuff** | past | the hamster | seeds |  | hamster's cheek pouches |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent seed=Theme into pouch=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Koalas are marsupials and have a pouch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x4:1
# text = Koalas are marsupials and have a pouch.
1	Koalas	koala	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	marsupials	marsupial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Koalas | marsupials |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Koalas *not said here* | a pouch |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pouch=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He kept his coins in a leather pouch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x5:1
# text = He kept his coins in a leather pouch.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pouch	pouch	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 | **keep** | past | He | his coins |  | a leather pouch |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent coin=Theme in pouch=Location |
| 2 | **coin** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had an apple juice pouch with my lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x6:1
# text = I had an apple juice pouch with my lunch.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a juice pouch |  |  |  | with my lunch | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pouch=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A joey stays in the pouch for months.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x7:1
# text = A joey stays in the pouch for months.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joey	joey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | a joey |  |  | the pouch | month |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pouch=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I will fill your knapsack—I will fill your pouch.’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pouch:x8:1
# text = I will fill your knapsack—I will fill your pouch.’
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	knapsack	knapsack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | future | I | your knapsack |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent knapsack=Patient |
| 2 | **fill** | future | I | your pouch |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pouch=Patient |

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