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title: reusable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reusable» in the school dictionary: Able to be used again, many times, instead of being thrown away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reusable

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**Who acts:** you, We, rocket, class, reusable wax, use straws · **What happens:** use, throw away, bring, cut down, be, make · **To what, where:** Able, reusable water bottle, school, reusable bags, supermarket, Reusable lunchboxes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Able to be used again, many times, instead of being thrown away.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:m1:1
# text = Able to be used again, many times, instead of being thrown away.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | to-infinitive · passive |  | Able |  |  | again; time |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **throw away** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bring a reusable water bottle to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:x1:1
# text = Bring a reusable water bottle to school.
1	Bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	reusable	reusable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | a reusable water bottle |  | school |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme to school=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We use reusable bags at the supermarket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:x2:1
# text = We use reusable bags at the supermarket.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reusable	reusable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bags	bag	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	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | We | reusable bags |  | the supermarket |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reusable lunchboxes cut down on plastic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:x3:1
# text = Reusable lunchboxes cut down on plastic.
1	Reusable	reusable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lunchboxes	lunchbox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **cut down** | participle |  | Reusable lunchboxes *not said here* |  | plastic |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This rocket is reusable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:x4:1
# text = This rocket is reusable.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	reusable	reusable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present | this rocket |  |  |  |  | reusable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class made reusable wax wraps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:x5:1
# text = The class made reusable wax wraps.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	reusable	reusable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wraps	wrap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the class |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wrap** | present | reusable wax |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Single-use straws are bad; reusable ones are better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reusable:x6:1
# text = Single-use straws are bad; reusable ones are better.
1	Single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	straws	straw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	reusable	reusable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | use straws |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | reusable ones |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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