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title: sluice — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sluice» in the school dictionary: A gate or channel that controls how much water flows in a river, canal or mill stream (also called a sluice gate). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sluice

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**Who acts:** gate, mill stream, farmer, They, miller, Engineers · **What happens:** control, flow, call, wash, pour, rush out · **To what, where:** much water, river, sluice gate, something, sluice, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gate or channel that controls how much water flows in a river, canal or mill stream (also called a sluice gate).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:m1:1
# text = A gate or channel that controls how much water flows in a river, canal or mill stream (also called a sluice gate).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	also	also	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	sluice	sluice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **control** | present | a gate or channel | much water |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 2 | **flow** | present | a gate or channel |  |  | a river and canal or mill stream |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Location |
| 3 | **call** | participle | mill stream *not said here* | a sluice gate |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To wash something with lots of water: sluice down the yard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:m2:1
# text = To wash something with lots of water: sluice down the yard.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sluice	sluice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | with lots of water; down the yard; sluice *obl* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent something=Patient with lot=Instrument |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of water: to pour or rush out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:m3:1
# text = Of water: to pour or rush out.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rush	rush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of water | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme of water=Location |
| 2 | **rush out** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer opened the sluice to let water into the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x1:1
# text = The farmer opened the sluice to let water into the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sluice	sluice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the farmer | the sluice |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sluice=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | to-infinitive | the farmer *not said here* | water |  | the field |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water rushed through the sluice gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x2:1
# text = Water rushed through the sluice gate.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	rushed	rush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sluice	sluice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush** | participle |  | Water *not said here* |  | the sluice gate |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gate=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They sluiced down the muddy yard with a hose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x3:1
# text = They sluiced down the muddy yard with a hose.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sluiced	sluice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hose	hose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sluice down** | past | They | the muddy yard |  |  |  | with a hose | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain sluiced down the windows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x4:1
# text = Rain sluiced down the windows.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	sluiced	sluice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sluice** | participle |  | Rain *not said here* |  |  |  | down the windows | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The miller closed the sluice to stop the wheel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x5:1
# text = The miller closed the sluice to stop the wheel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sluice	sluice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past | the miller | the sluice |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sluice=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | the miller *not said here* | the wheel |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality wheel=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Engineers built sluices to stop the town flooding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x6:1
# text = Engineers built sluices to stop the town flooding.
1	Engineers	engineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sluices	sluice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	flooding	flooding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Engineers | sluices |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sluice=Product |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Engineers *not said here* | the town flooding |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality flooding=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rikki-tikki tingled all over with rage and hatred at this, and then Nag’s head came through the sluice, and his five feet of cold body followed it.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sluice:x7:1
# text = Rikki-tikki tingled all over with rage and hatred at this, and then Nag’s head came through the sluice, and his five feet of cold body followed it.
1	Rikki	Rikki	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	tikki	tikki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
4	tingled	tingle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	rage	rage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hatred	hatred	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
16	Nag	Nag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	’s	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	through	through	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	sluice	sluice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
26	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
27	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nsubj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
31	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	parataxis	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tingle** | participle |  | Rikki tikki *not said here* |  |  |  | with rage at this and hatred; over *property* | vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | past | Rikki tikki |  |  | the sluice | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through sluice=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **follow** | past | head's five feet of cold body | tikki |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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