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title: teatime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teatime» in the school dictionary: The time in the late afternoon or early evening when people eat their evening meal, often called «tea». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teatime

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**Who acts:** people, you, We, Grandma, it, Teatime · **What happens:** eat, call, have, come, not eat, be · **To what, where:** evening meal, time, cup, fish fingers, teatime, cake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«teatime» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [teatime in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teatime.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time in the late afternoon or early evening when people eat their evening meal, often called «tea».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:m1:1
# text = The time in the late afternoon or early evening when people eat their evening meal, often called «tea».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | people | people's evening meal |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle · passive |  | the time in the late afternoon or early evening |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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}

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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time in the afternoon when people have a cup of tea and maybe cake or biscuits.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:m2:1
# text = The time in the afternoon when people have a cup of tea and maybe cake or biscuits.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	maybe	maybe	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | people | a cup of tea and cake or biscuits |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Come home by teatime!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x1:1
# text = Come home by teatime!
1	Come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by teatime; home *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by teatime=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had fish fingers at teatime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x2:1
# text = We had fish fingers at teatime.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | fish fingers |  | teatime |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma always has cake at teatime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x3:1
# text = Grandma always has cake at teatime.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandma | cake |  | teatime |  | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't eat biscuits now — it's nearly teatime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x4:1
# text = Don't eat biscuits now — it's nearly teatime.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | biscuits |  |  | now |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | teatime |  |  |  | nearly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teatime is at six o'clock in our house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x5:1
# text = Teatime is at six o'clock in our house.
1	Teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Teatime |  |  | six o'clock |  | in our house | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If teatime is at 5:30 pm and it is 4:45 pm now, there are 45 minutes to wait.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x6:1
# text = If teatime is at 5:30 pm and it is 4:45 pm now, there are 45 minutes to wait.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	5:30	5:30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obl	_	_
6	pm	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	4:45	4:45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
11	pm	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:unmarked	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
14	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
15	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	45	45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | teatime |  |  | 5:30 |  | pm *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | teatime | 4:45 |  |  | now | pm *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 3 | **does** | present | 45 minutes |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **wait** | to-infinitive | 45 minutes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat always comes in at teatime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x7:1
# text = The cat always comes in at teatime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | present | the cat |  |  | teatime |  | always *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at teatime=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But at teatime another thing happened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teatime:x8:1
# text = But at teatime another thing happened.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past | another thing |  |  | teatime |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at teatime=Location |

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