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title: rehearsal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rehearsal» in the school dictionary: A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rehearsal

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**Who acts:** rehearsal, dress rehearsal, We, real show, band, I · **What happens:** be, do, practise, have, go, need · **To what, where:** practice, last full practice, costume, speech, rehearsal, more rehearsal

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:m1:1
# text = A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rehearsal	rehearsal	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	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rehearsal | a practice |  |  | before the real performance | of a play and concert and dance or show | tree rules |

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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 dress rehearsal is the last full practice, done in costume as if it were real.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:m2:1
# text = A dress rehearsal is the last full practice, done in costume as if it were real.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	costume	costume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dress rehearsal | the last full practice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | the last full practice *not said here* |  | costume |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | rehearsal |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rehearsal can be any practice for an important event, like a fire drill or practising a speech.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:m3:1
# text = A rehearsal can be any practice for an important event, like a fire drill or practising a speech.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	drill	drill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	practising	practise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a rehearsal | any practice and a fire drill |  |  |  | for a important event | tree rules |
| 2 | **practise** | gerund | a rehearsal *not said here* | a speech |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have a rehearsal for the school play after lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:x1:1
# text = We have a rehearsal for the school play after lunch.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | a rehearsal |  |  |  | for the school play after lunch | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rehearsal=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dress rehearsal went wrong, but the real show was perfect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:x2:1
# text = The dress rehearsal went wrong, but the real show was perfect.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the dress rehearsal |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the real show |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band needs more rehearsal before the concert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:x3:1
# text = The band needs more rehearsal before the concert.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	concert	concert	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 | **need** | present | the band | more rehearsal |  |  | before the concert |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rehearsal=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I forgot my lines at rehearsal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:x4:1
# text = I forgot my lines at rehearsal.
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	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | I | my lines |  | rehearsal |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire drill is a rehearsal for a real emergency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:x5:1
# text = The fire drill is a rehearsal for a real emergency.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	drill	drill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fire drill | a rehearsal |  |  |  | for a real emergency | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The choir stayed late for an extra rehearsal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rehearsal:x6:1
# text = The choir stayed late for an extra rehearsal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rehearsal	rehearsal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the choir |  |  |  |  | for a extra rehearsal; late *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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