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title: tatter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tatter» in the school dictionary: A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper. «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tatter

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**Who acts:** tatter, tatters, coat, storm, She · **What happens:** tear, be, mean, hang, wear · **To what, where:** torn scrap, many pieces, tatters, flag, rags · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tatter» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [tatter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tatter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper. «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged.

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*Sentence 1:* A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tatter:m1:1
# text = A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tatter	tatter	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	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	scrap	scrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a tatter | a torn scrap |  |  |  | of cloth or paper | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tatter:m1:2
# text = «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	tatters	tatter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	worn	worn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | tatters |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tear** | participle |  |  |  | many pieces |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into piece=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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His coat hung in tatters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tatter:x1:1
# text = His coat hung in tatters.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tatters	tatter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | His coat |  |  | tatters |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in tatter=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The flag was torn to tatters by the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tatter:x2:1
# text = The flag was torn to tatters by the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tatters	tatter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | past · passive | the storm | the flag |  |  |  | to tatters *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent subject=Patient to tatter=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She wore rags and tatters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tatter:x3:1
# text = She wore rags and tatters.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	tatters	tatter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | rags and tatters |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent rag=Source |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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