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title: satchel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «satchel» in the school dictionary: A bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the back, used especially for carrying school books. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# satchel

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**Who acts:** She, grandad, satchel, He, you · **What happens:** wear, use, carry, put, read, have · **To what, where:** bag, shoulder, school books, pencil case, book, satchel

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the back, used especially for carrying school books.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:m1:1
# text = A bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the back, used especially for carrying school books.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
18	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
21	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | a bag with a long strap *not said here* |  | the shoulder or the back |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the shoulder or the back *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **carry** | gerund |  | school books |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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She put her pencil case and reading book in her satchel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x1:1
# text = She put her pencil case and reading book in her satchel.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | She | her pencil case |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent case=Goal |
| 2 | **read** | gerund | She *not said here* | book |  | her satchel |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad had a brown leather satchel at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x2:1
# text = My grandad had a brown leather satchel at school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | My grandad | a brown leather satchel |  | school |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satchel=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The postman's satchel was full of letters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x3:1
# text = The postman's satchel was full of letters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	postman	postman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the postman's satchel |  |  |  |  | of letters; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He swung his satchel over his shoulder and ran to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x4:1
# text = He swung his satchel over his shoulder and ran to school.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swung	swing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** | past | He | his satchel |  | his shoulder |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent satchel=Theme over shoulder=Trajectory |
| 2 | **run** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to school *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't forget your satchel!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x5:1
# text = Don't forget your satchel!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	forget	forget	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **forget** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your satchel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The satchel was heavy with books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x6:1
# text = The satchel was heavy with books.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	books	book	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 | **is** | past | the satchel |  |  |  |  | with books; heavy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give me what you have got in your satchel.’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:satchel:x7:1
# text = Give me what you have got in your satchel.’
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	parataxis	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	satchel	satchel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present · perfect | you |  |  | your satchel |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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