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title: smoker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «smoker» in the school dictionary: A smoker is a person who smokes cigarettes, cigars or a pipe, usually often. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# smoker

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**Who acts:** smoker, person, that, Grandad, Smokers, doctor · **What happens:** be, smoke, use, puff, give up, get · **To what, where:** person, cigarettes, box, smoke, smoker, lung disease · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A smoker is a person who smokes cigarettes, cigars or a pipe, usually often.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:m1:1
# text = A smoker is a person who smokes cigarettes, cigars or a pipe, usually often.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	smokes	smoke	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	cigars	cigar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a smoker | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smoke** | present | a person | cigarettes and cigars or a pipe |  |  |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cigarette=Source |

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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 -->
A smoker is a box or oven used for cooking meat or fish slowly in smoke.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:m2:1
# text = A smoker is a box or oven used for cooking meat or fish slowly in smoke.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a smoker | a box or oven |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a box or oven *not said here* |  | smoke |  | for cooking meat or fish; slowly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: beekeeping — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A smoker is a small can that puffs smoke to calm bees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:m3:1
# text = A smoker is a small can that puffs smoke to calm bees.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	puffs	puff	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a smoker |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **puff** | can | that | smoke  calm bees |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location smoke=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad was a smoker but he gave up years ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x1:1
# text = Grandad was a smoker but he gave up years ago.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Grandad | a smoker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give up** | past | Grandad | a smoker *not said here* |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smoker=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smokers are more likely to get lung disease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x2:1
# text = Smokers are more likely to get lung disease.
1	Smokers	smoker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	lung	lung	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Smokers |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Smokers *not said here* | lung disease |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer disease=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor asked, «Are you a smoker?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x3:1
# text = The doctor asked, «Are you a smoker?»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | you | a smoker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum is a non-smoker and hates the smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x4:1
# text = Mum is a non-smoker and hates the smell.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	non-smoker	non-smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mum | a non-smoker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hate** | present | Mum *not said here* | the smell |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We cooked the fish in a smoker in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x5:1
# text = We cooked the fish in a smoker in the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **cook** | past | We | the fish |  |  |  | in the garden; in a smoker | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fish=Patient in smoker=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beekeeper puffed the smoker to calm the bees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x6:1
# text = The beekeeper puffed the smoker to calm the bees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	puffed	puff	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	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **puff** | past | the beekeeper | the smoker |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location smoker=Source |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive | the beekeeper *not said here* | the bees |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bee=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A heavy smoker smokes many cigarettes a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smoker:x7:1
# text = A heavy smoker smokes many cigarettes a day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smoker	smoker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	smokes	smoke	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | present | a heavy smoker | many cigarettes  a day |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cigarette=Source |

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