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title: suitcase — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suitcase» in the school dictionary: A large case with a handle, and often wheels, for carrying clothes and other things when you travel. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suitcase

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**Who acts:** you, I, suitcase, we, airline limit, She · **What happens:** carry, travel, pack, be, lift, have · **To what, where:** clothes, suitcase, red ribbon, ribbon, airport, 23 kilograms

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«suitcase» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [suitcase in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suitcase.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A large case with a handle, and often wheels, for carrying clothes and other things when you travel.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:m1:1
# text = A large case with a handle, and often wheels, for carrying clothes and other things when you travel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
18	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	20	mark	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund |  | clothes and other things |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme |
| 2 | **travel** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I packed my suitcase for the holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:x1:1
# text = I packed my suitcase for the holiday.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	suitcase	suitcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	holiday	holiday	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 | **pack** | past | I | my suitcase |  |  |  | for the holiday | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent suitcase=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The suitcase is too heavy to lift.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:x2:1
# text = The suitcase is too heavy to lift.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suitcase	suitcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the suitcase |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lift** | to-infinitive | the suitcase *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our suitcase has a red ribbon so we can spot it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:x3:1
# text = Our suitcase has a red ribbon so we can spot it.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	suitcase	suitcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ribbon	ribbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	spot	spot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our suitcase | a red ribbon |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Patient |
| 2 | **spot** | can | we | ribbon |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Never leave your suitcase alone at the airport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:x4:1
# text = Never leave your suitcase alone at the airport.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	suitcase	suitcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | your suitcase |  | the airport |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent suitcase=Theme at airport=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The airline limit is 23 kilograms per suitcase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:x5:1
# text = The airline limit is 23 kilograms per suitcase.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	airline	airline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	23	23	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	per	per	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	suitcase	suitcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the airline limit | 23 kilograms |  |  |  | per suitcase | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sat on the suitcase to close it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suitcase:x6:1
# text = She sat on the suitcase to close it.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	suitcase	suitcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | She |  |  | the suitcase |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on suitcase=Location |
| 2 | **close** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | suitcase |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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