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title: tambourine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tambourine» in the school dictionary: A tambourine is a musical instrument like a small round frame or hand drum with little metal discs (jingles) round the edge that jingle when you shake or hit it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tambourine

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**Who acts:** tambourine, that, you, I, she, music box · **What happens:** be, jingle, shake, hit, play, have · **To what, where:** musical instrument, tambourine, school concert, beat, drums, work

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tambourine is a musical instrument like a small round frame or hand drum with little metal discs (jingles) round the edge that jingle when you shake or hit it.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:m1:1
# text = A tambourine is a musical instrument like a small round frame or hand drum with little metal discs (jingles) round the edge that jingle when you shake or hit it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	musical	musical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	discs	disc	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	jingles	jingle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	_
22	round	round	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	jingle	jingle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
27	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	29	mark	_	_
28	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	shake	shake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	hit	hit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	conj	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tambourine | a musical instrument |  |  |  | like a small round frame or hand drum with little metal discs; round the edge and jingle | tree rules |
| 2 | **jingle** |  | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shake** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **hit** | present | you *not said here* | tambourine |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-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 played the tambourine in the school concert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x1:1
# text = I played the tambourine in the school concert.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	concert	concert	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 | **play** | past | I | the tambourine |  | the school concert |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tambourine=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shake the tambourine on every beat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x2:1
# text = Shake the tambourine on every beat.
1	Shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	beat	beat	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 | **shake** | imperative | you *not said here* | the tambourine |  | every beat |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent tambourine=Theme on beat=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tambourine jingled when she hit it with her hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x3:1
# text = The tambourine jingled when she hit it with her hand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jingled	jingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jingle** | past | the tambourine |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | past | she | tambourine |  |  |  | with her hand | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with hand=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our music box has drums, shakers and tambourines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x4:1
# text = Our music box has drums, shakers and tambourines.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	drums	drum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	shakers	shaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tambourines	tambourine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our music box | drums and shakers and tambourines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band's singer danced with a tambourine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x5:1
# text = The band's singer danced with a tambourine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | past | the band's singer |  |  |  |  | with a tambourine | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tap the tambourine softly, then shake it loudly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x6:1
# text = Tap the tambourine softly, then shake it loudly.
1	Tap	tap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tap** | imperative | you *not said here* | the tambourine |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent tambourine=Location |
| 2 | **shake** | infinitive | you *not said here* | tambourine |  |  | then | loudly *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One day, when the tailor was hard at work, a little hunchback came and sat at the entrance of the shop, and began to sing and play his tambourine.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tambourine:x7:1
# text = One day, when the tailor was hard at work, a little hunchback came and sat at the entrance of the shop, and began to sing and play his tambourine.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	entrance	entrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	xcomp	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	conj	_	_
31	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	tambourine	tambourine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the tailor |  |  | work |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | a little hunchback |  |  |  | day |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sit** | past | a little hunchback *not said here* |  |  | the entrance of the shop |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at entrance=Location |
| 4 | **begin** | past | a little hunchback *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **sing** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | a little hunchback *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **play** | infinitive | a little hunchback *not said here* | hunchback's tambourine |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tambourine=Theme |

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