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title: slaughterhouse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slaughterhouse» in the school dictionary: A place where farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are killed for their meat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slaughterhouse

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**Who acts:** Laws, old slaughterhouse, people, Vets, slaughterhouse · **What happens:** kill, take, sell, say, treat, be · **To what, where:** farm animals, many people, Cattle, slaughterhouse, meat, animals · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A place where farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are killed for their meat.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:m1:1
# text = A place where farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are killed for their meat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
4	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present · passive |  | farm animals such cows and pigs and sheep and chickens |  |  |  | for animals's meat | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A place or event where many people are killed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:m2:1
# text = A place or event where many people are killed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present · passive |  | many people |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cattle are taken to a slaughterhouse before their meat is sold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:x1:1
# text = Cattle are taken to a slaughterhouse before their meat is sold.
1	Cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	slaughterhouse	slaughterhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · passive |  | Cattle |  | a slaughterhouse |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to slaughterhouse=Destination |
| 2 | **sell** | present · passive |  | Cattle's meat |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laws say animals must be treated without cruelty at the slaughterhouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:x2:1
# text = Laws say animals must be treated without cruelty at the slaughterhouse.
1	Laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	animals	animal	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	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	slaughterhouse	slaughterhouse	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Laws |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **treat** | must · passive |  | animals |  |  |  | without cruelty at the slaughterhouse | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old slaughterhouse in town is now a museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:x3:1
# text = The old slaughterhouse in town is now a museum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slaughterhouse	slaughterhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the old slaughterhouse in town | a museum |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people became vegetarian after learning about slaughterhouses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:x4:1
# text = Some people became vegetarian after learning about slaughterhouses.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	vegetarian	vegetarian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	slaughterhouses	slaughterhouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **become** | past | some people |  |  |  |  | vegetarian *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **learn** | gerund | some people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about slaughterhouses | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about slaughterhouse=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vets check the animals at the slaughterhouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:x5:1
# text = Vets check the animals at the slaughterhouse.
1	Vets	vet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	check	check	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	slaughterhouse	slaughterhouse	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 | **check** | present | Vets | the animals |  | the slaughterhouse |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Kurt Vonnegut's novel, a slaughterhouse in Dresden gives the book its name.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slaughterhouse:x6:1
# text = In Kurt Vonnegut's novel, a slaughterhouse in Dresden gives the book its name.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	Kurt	Kurt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	Vonnegut	Vonnegut	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
5	novel	novel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slaughterhouse	slaughterhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Dresden	Dresden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a slaughterhouse in Dresden | the book |  | Kurt's novel |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent book=Recipient name=Theme |
| 2 | **name** |  | slaughterhouse |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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