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title: stow — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stow» in the school dictionary: To stow is to pack things away neatly in a safe place, often on a ship or in a bag. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stow

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**Who acts:** you, He, sailors · **What happens:** stow, be, stow away, travel, pay, see · **To what, where:** safe place, ship, bag, seat, gold, box

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«stow» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [stow in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stow.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To stow is to pack things away neatly in a safe place, often on a ship or in a bag.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stow:m1:1
# text = To stow is to pack things away neatly in a safe place, often on a ship or in a bag.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stow	stow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pack	pack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a safe place |  | away, neatly, pack *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
To stow away is to hide on a ship or train so you can travel without paying or being seen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stow:m2:1
# text = To stow away is to hide on a ship or train so you can travel without paying or being seen.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stow	stow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
16	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow away** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a ship or train |  | hide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **travel** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pay** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **see** | gerund · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stow your bag under the seat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stow:x1:1
# text = Stow your bag under the seat.
1	Stow	stow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow** | imperative | you *not said here* | your bag |  | the seat |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bag=Theme under seat=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stowed the gold in a box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stow:x2:1
# text = He stowed the gold in a box.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stowed	stow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gold	gold	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	box	box	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 | **stow** | past | He | the gold |  | a box |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gold=Theme in box=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A boy stowed away on the ship to see the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stow:x3:1
# text = A boy stowed away on the ship to see the sea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	stowed	stow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow away** | participle |  | a boy *not said here* |  | the ship |  | away *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on ship=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors stowed the barrels below deck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stow:x4:1
# text = The sailors stowed the barrels below deck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stowed	stow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	barrels	barrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	below	below	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow** | past | the sailors | the barrels |  | deck |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent barrel=Theme below deck=Destination |

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