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title: reservation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reservation» in the school dictionary: A reservation is an arrangement to keep a table, seat, room or ticket for you, a booking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reservation

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**Who acts:** reservation, you, central reservation, Dad, We, I · **What happens:** be, keep, have, make, live, hit · **To what, where:** arrangement, table, doubt, land, strip, middle

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A reservation is an arrangement to keep a table, seat, room or ticket for you, a booking.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:m1:1
# text = A reservation is an arrangement to keep a table, seat, room or ticket for you, a booking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	booking	booking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 reservation | a arrangement and seat and room or ticket for you and a booking |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | a table |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=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 reservation is a doubt you have about something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:m2:1
# text = A reservation is a doubt you have about something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reservation	reservation	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	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 reservation | a doubt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you | a doubt *not said here* |  |  |  | about something | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doubt=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A reservation (in the USA and Canada) is land kept for Native American peoples.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:m3:1
# text = A reservation (in the USA and Canada) is land kept for Native American peoples.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a reservation | land |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | land *not said here* |  |  |  | for Native American peoples | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The central reservation is the strip in the middle of a motorway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:m4:1
# text = The central reservation is the strip in the middle of a motorway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the central reservation | the strip |  | the middle of a motorway |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad made a reservation for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:x1:1
# text = Dad made a reservation for dinner.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	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 | **make** | past | Dad | a reservation |  |  |  | for dinner | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent reservation=Product for dinner=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have a reservation for four at seven o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:x2:1
# text = We have a reservation for four at seven o'clock.
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	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 reservation |  |  |  | for four at seven o'clock | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reservation=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have reservations about this plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:x3:1
# text = I have reservations about this plan.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reservations	reservation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | reservations |  |  |  | about this plan | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reservation=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Many Native Americans live on reservations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:x4:1
# text = Many Native Americans live on reservations.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Americans	American	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reservations	reservation	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 | **live** | present | Many Native Americans |  |  | reservations |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on reservation=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car hit the central reservation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:x5:1
# text = The car hit the central reservation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | the car | the central reservation |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme reservation=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She agreed without reservation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reservation:x6:1
# text = She agreed without reservation.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	reservation	reservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  | without reservation | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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