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title: sewerage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sewerage» in the school dictionary: The system of underground pipes and drains that carries dirty water and toilet waste away from homes and buildings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sewerage

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**Who acts:** system, work, water bill, cities, diseases, Workers · **What happens:** carry, take away, deal, call, build, include · **To what, where:** dirty water, homes, waste, sewerage system, charge, sewerage pipes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sewerage» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [sewerage in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sewerage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The system of underground pipes and drains that carries dirty water and toilet waste away from homes and buildings.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:m1:1
# text = The system of underground pipes and drains that carries dirty water and toilet waste away from homes and buildings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	drains	drain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
10	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the system of underground pipes and drains | dirty water and toilet waste |  | homes and buildings |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent water=Theme from home=Initial\_Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The work of taking away and dealing with that waste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:m2:1
# text = The work of taking away and dealing with that waste.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dealing	deal	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | gerund | the work *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **deal** | gerund | the work *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with that waste | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with waste=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: sometimes, loosely — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The waste itself, more often called sewage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:m3:1
# text = The waste itself, more often called sewage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	sewage	sewage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle · passive |  | the waste  waste |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town's sewerage system was built over a hundred years ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x1:1
# text = Our town's sewerage system was built over a hundred years ago.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive |  | Our town's sewerage system |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water bill includes a charge for sewerage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x2:1
# text = The water bill includes a charge for sewerage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the water bill | a charge |  |  |  | for sewerage | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charge=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before proper sewerage, cities smelled terrible and diseases spread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x3:1
# text = Before proper sewerage, cities smelled terrible and diseases spread.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	diseases	disease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	spread	spread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | cities |  |  |  | before proper sewerage | terrible *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **spread** | present | diseases |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Workers are fixing the sewerage pipes under the main road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x4:1
# text = Workers are fixing the sewerage pipes under the main road.
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fixing	fix	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present · progressive | Workers | the sewerage pipes |  | the main road |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent pipe=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Joseph Bazalgette designed London's sewerage system.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x5:1
# text = Joseph Bazalgette designed London's sewerage system.
1	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Bazalgette	Bazalgette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	designed	design	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | past | Joseph | London's sewerage system |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good sewerage keeps rivers cleaner and people healthier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x6:1
# text = Good sewerage keeps rivers cleaner and people healthier.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Good sewerage | rivers |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent river=Theme cleaner=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new houses must be joined to the sewerage network.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sewerage:x7:1
# text = The new houses must be joined to the sewerage network.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sewerage	sewerage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	network	network	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | must · passive |  | the new houses |  |  |  | to the sewerage network | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to network=Co-Patient |

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