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title: slut — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slut» in the school dictionary: A slut was an untidy, dirty woman; today the word is very rude and hurtful, so do not use it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slut

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**Who acts:** slut, word, it, proud girl, Calling · **What happens:** be, not use, call · **To what, where:** untidy dirty woman, word, sharp name, old tales, proud servant girl, servant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«slut» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [slut in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slut.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use, now a rude insult — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A slut was an untidy, dirty woman; today the word is very rude and hurtful, so do not use it.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slut:m1:1
# text = A slut was an untidy, dirty woman; today the word is very rude and hurtful, so do not use it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	slut	slut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	untidy	untidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	hurtful	hurtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a slut | a untidy dirty woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the word |  |  |  | today | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **use** | infinitive · do-support |  | word |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 -->
In old tales, it is a sharp name that a proud or lazy servant girl is called.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slut:m2:1
# text = In old tales, it is a sharp name that a proud or lazy servant girl is called.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
12	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a sharp name |  | old tales |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | a proud servant girl |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme that=Result |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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"What a lazybones! what a slut!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slut:x1:1
# text = "What a lazybones! what a slut!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lazybones	lazybones	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slut	slut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The proud girl called the servant a slut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slut:x2:1
# text = The proud girl called the servant a slut.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slut	slut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the proud girl *not said here* | the servant |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent servant=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Calling someone that name is rude and hurtful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slut:x3:1
# text = Calling someone that name is rude and hurtful.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hurtful	hurtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Calling |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Calling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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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