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title: rumpus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rumpus» in the school dictionary: A noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rumpus

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**Who acts:** dogs, rumpus, teacher, arrival, Toad, We · **What happens:** cause, be, leave, arrive, play · **To what, where:** rumpus, garden, room, games, rumpus room, village

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«rumpus» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [rumpus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rumpus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:m1:1
# text = A noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fuss	fuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	commotion	commotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: US, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Rumpus room»: a family playroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:m2:1
# text = «Rumpus room»: a family playroom.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	playroom	playroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The dogs caused a rumpus in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:x1:1
# text = The dogs caused a rumpus in the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	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 | **cause** | past | the dogs | a rumpus |  | the garden |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition rumpus=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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There was a rumpus when the teacher left the room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:x2:1
# text = There was a rumpus when the teacher left the room.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	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	rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a rumpus |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the teacher | the room |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad's arrival always caused a rumpus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:x3:1
# text = Toad's arrival always caused a rumpus.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | Toad's arrival | a rumpus |  |  |  | always *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition rumpus=Patient |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played games in the rumpus room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:x4:1
# text = We played games in the rumpus room.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	room	room	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 | **play** | past | We | games |  | the rumpus room |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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What's all this rumpus about?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:x5:1
# text = What's all this rumpus about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | all rumpus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The news caused a rumpus in the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rumpus:x6:1
# text = The news caused a rumpus in the village.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rumpus	rumpus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	village	village	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 | **cause** | past | the news | a rumpus |  | the village |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition rumpus=Patient |

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