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title: reek — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reek» in the school dictionary: To have a very strong, unpleasant smell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reek

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**Who acts:** plan, bin, football boots, kitchen, We, rotten eggs · **What happens:** have, suggest, reek, hold, yawn, decay · **To what, where:** strong unpleasant smell, something, sun., noses, reek

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«reek» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [reek in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reek.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To have a very strong, unpleasant smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:m1:1
# text = To have a very strong, unpleasant smell.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | a strong unpleasant smell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong, bad smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:m2:1
# text = A strong, bad smell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To strongly suggest something bad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:m3:1
# text = To strongly suggest something bad.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	suggest	suggest	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"This plan reeks of trouble."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:m3e:1
# text = "This plan reeks of trouble."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reeks	reek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** *in a quote* | present | this plan |  |  |  |  | of trouble | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of trouble=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: Scotland, Northern England — kept apart, not parsed.

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:m4:1
# text = Smoke.
1	Smoke	smoke	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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bin reeked after a week in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x1:1
# text = The bin reeked after a week in the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reeked	reek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** | past | the bin |  |  | the sun. | week |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His football boots reek!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x2:1
# text = His football boots reek!
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reek	reek	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** | present | His football boots |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen reeked of burnt toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x3:1
# text = The kitchen reeked of burnt toast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reeked	reek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** | past | the kitchen |  |  |  |  | of burnt toast | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of toast=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We held our noses at the reek of the rotten eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x4:1
# text = We held our noses at the reek of the rotten eggs.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	noses	nose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reek	reek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | We | our noses |  | the reek of the rotten eggs |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent nose=Theme at reek=Location |
| 2 | **reek** |  | the rotten eggs |  |  |  |  |  | nom reek «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole story reeked of lies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x5:1
# text = The whole story reeked of lies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reeked	reek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** | past | the whole story |  |  |  |  | of lies | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of lie=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirate's cabin reeked of fish and old rum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x6:1
# text = The pirate's cabin reeked of fish and old rum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	reeked	reek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rum	rum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** | past | the pirate's cabin |  |  |  |  | of fish and old rum | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of fish=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My clothes reek of smoke after the bonfire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x7:1
# text = My clothes reek of smoke after the bonfire.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reek	reek	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bonfire	bonfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reek** | present | My clothes |  |  |  | after the bonfire | of smoke | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of smoke=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A yawning abyss, with certain and terrible death at the bottom, reeking with half-decayed bodies of horses and riders!

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reek:x8:1
# text = A yawning abyss, with certain and terrible death at the bottom, reeking with half-decayed bodies of horses and riders!
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	yawning	yawn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	abyss	abyss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	reeking	reek	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	decayed	decay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	riders	rider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yawn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reek** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with decayed bodies of horses and riders | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **decay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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