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title: sackful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sackful» in the school dictionary: A sackful is the amount that one sack holds, or a whole sack full of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sackful

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**Who acts:** sackful, one sack, Santa, farmer, We, children · **What happens:** be, hold, mean, amount, carry, sell · **To what, where:** amount, large amount, something, sackful, ten sackfuls, 20 kilograms

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«sackful» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [sackful in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sackful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sackful is the amount that one sack holds, or a whole sack full of something.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:m1:1
# text = A sackful is the amount that one sack holds, or a whole sack full of something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
15	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 sackful | the amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | one sack | the amount |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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}

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Usage: informal, hyperbole — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sackful can mean a large amount of something, like a sackful of letters or presents.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:m2:1
# text = A sackful can mean a large amount of something, like a sackful of letters or presents.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a sackful | a large amount of something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Topic |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Santa carried a sackful of presents down the chimney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x1:1
# text = Santa carried a sackful of presents down the chimney.
1	Santa	Santa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	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	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | Santa | a sackful of presents |  |  |  | down the chimney | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sackful=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer sold ten sackfuls of potatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x2:1
# text = The farmer sold ten sackfuls of potatoes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sackfuls	sackful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the farmer | ten sackfuls of potatoes |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sackful=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The miller ground a sackful of wheat into flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x3:1
# text = The miller ground a sackful of wheat into flour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got a sackful of fan letters after the show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x4:1
# text = We got a sackful of fan letters after the show.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **get** | past | We | a sackful of fan letters after the show |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sackful=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each sackful of sand weighs 20 kilograms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x5:1
# text = Each sackful of sand weighs 20 kilograms.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **weigh** | present | each sackful of sand | 20 kilograms |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kilogram=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children collected a sackful of conkers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x6:1
# text = The children collected a sackful of conkers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collected	collect	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	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	conkers	conker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | past | the children | a sackful of conkers |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sackful=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Why, I know a whole sackful of tricks!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sackful:x7:1
# text = Why, I know a whole sackful of tricks!"
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sackful	sackful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | I | a whole sackful of tricks |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer sackful=Stimulus |

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