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title: schoolbook — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «schoolbook» in the school dictionary: A book used for lessons at school, such as a textbook or exercise book. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# schoolbook

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**Who acts:** She, schoolbooks, Grandad, you, children, facts · **What happens:** use, pack, be, have, not forget, share · **To what, where:** book, school, schoolbooks, bag, old schoolbooks, 1960

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A book used for lessons at school, such as a textbook or exercise book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:m1:1
# text = A book used for lessons at school, such as a textbook or exercise book.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	textbook	textbook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a book *not said here* |  | school and textbook book |  | for lessons | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
She packed her schoolbooks into her bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:x1:1
# text = She packed her schoolbooks into her bag.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	packed	pack	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	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	schoolbooks	schoolbook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bag	bag	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 | **pack** | past | She | her schoolbooks |  | her bag |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent schoolbook=Theme into bag=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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His schoolbooks were full of doodles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:x2:1
# text = His schoolbooks were full of doodles.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	schoolbooks	schoolbook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	doodles	doodle	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 | His schoolbooks |  |  |  |  | of doodles; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Grandad still has his old schoolbooks from 1960.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:x3:1
# text = Grandad still has his old schoolbooks from 1960.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	schoolbooks	schoolbook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1960	1960	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandad | Grandad's old schoolbooks |  | 1960 | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schoolbook=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Don't forget your schoolbooks on Monday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:x4:1
# text = Don't forget your schoolbooks on Monday.
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	schoolbooks	schoolbook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 schoolbooks |  |  | monday |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In the past, children shared schoolbooks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:x5:1
# text = In the past, children shared schoolbooks.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	_
6	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	schoolbooks	schoolbook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | participle | children *not said here* | schoolbooks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The facts in old schoolbooks are sometimes out of date.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:schoolbook:x6:1
# text = The facts in old schoolbooks are sometimes out of date.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	schoolbooks	schoolbook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	10	advmod	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the facts in old schoolbooks |  |  | date |  | sometimes *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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