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title: spree — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «spree» in the school dictionary: A short time when you do a lot of something you enjoy, without holding back: a shopping spree, a spending spree. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# spree

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**Who acts:** you, spree, crimes, Mum, He, car spree · **What happens:** enjoy, hold back, mean, spree, go, spend · **To what, where:** shopping spree, many crimes, pocket money, one spree, court, baking spree

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short time when you do a lot of something you enjoy, without holding back: a shopping spree, a spending spree.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:m1:1
# text = A short time when you do a lot of something you enjoy, without holding back: a shopping spree, a spending spree.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hold back** | present · do-support |  | a shopping spree and a spending spree |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spree=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wild time of fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:m2:1
# text = A wild time of fun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a spree of crimes means many crimes one after another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:m3:1
# text = a spree of crimes means many crimes one after another.
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	crimes	crime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	crimes	crime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a spree of crimes | many crimes |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Topic |
| 2 | **spree** |  | crimes |  |  |  |  |  | nom spree «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum went on a shopping spree in the sales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x1:1
# text = Mum went on a shopping spree in the sales.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Mum |  |  | a shopping spree |  | in the sales | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on spree=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He spent all his pocket money in one spree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x2:1
# text = He spent all his pocket money in one spree.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	spree	spree	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 | **spend** | past | He | his pocket money |  | one spree |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad's motor-car spree ended in court.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x3:1
# text = Toad's motor-car spree ended in court.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | Toad's car spree |  |  | court |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **spree** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom spree «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kids had a cake-baking spree on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x4:1
# text = The kids had a cake-baking spree on Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	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 | **have** | past | the kids | a baking spree |  |  | saturday |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spree=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the spending spree, there was no money left for the bills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x5:1
# text = After the spending spree, there was no money left for the bills.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bills	bill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | no money |  |  | there | after the spending spree |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | no money *not said here* |  |  |  | for the bills | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for bill=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team went on a scoring spree in the second half.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x6:1
# text = The team went on a scoring spree in the second half.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	scoring	scoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the team |  |  | a scoring spree |  | in the second half | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on spree=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monday mawnin' he'd git on a spree, en all dat week he'd be on a spree, en de nex' Monday mawnin' he'd take a fresh start.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:spree:x7:1
# text = Monday mawnin' he'd git on a spree, en all dat week he'd be on a spree, en de nex' Monday mawnin' he'd take a fresh start.
1	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	mawnin	mawnin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'd	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	git	git	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	all	all	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
13	dat	that	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	spree	spree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	24	compound	_	_
24	nex	nex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	mawnin	mawnin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
29	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
31	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	parataxis	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
34	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | mawnin |  |  | a spree and en  nex Monday mawnin | week | all *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | would | mawnin | a fresh start |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent start=Theme |

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