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title: teenage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teenage» in the school dictionary: Aged between 13 and 19, or connected with people of that age. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teenage

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**Who acts:** teenage sister, book, bodies, Teenage boys, shop, cousin · **What happens:** age, connect, sleep, be, change, grow · **To what, where:** lot, teenage clothing section, teenage time job

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aged between 13 and 19, or connected with people of that age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:m1:1
# text = Aged between 13 and 19, or connected with people of that age.
1	Aged	age	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	between	between	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	13	13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	19	19	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **age** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | between 13 | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with people of that age | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with people=Co-Patient |

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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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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"my teenage brother", "teenage years".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:m1e:1
# text = "my teenage brother", "teenage years".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My teenage sister sleeps until lunchtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:x1:1
# text = My teenage sister sleeps until lunchtime.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | My teenage sister |  |  |  | until lunchtime |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book is about a teenage detective.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:x2:1
# text = The book is about a teenage detective.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the book |  |  |  |  | about a teenage detective | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our bodies change a lot in the teenage years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:x3:1
# text = Our bodies change a lot in the teenage years.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Our bodies | a lot |  |  | year |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Teenage boys often grow very fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:x4:1
# text = Teenage boys often grow very fast.
1	Teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Teenage boys |  |  |  |  | fast, often *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The shop has a teenage clothing section.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:x5:1
# text = The shop has a teenage clothing section.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	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	7	det	_	_
5	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the shop | a teenage clothing section |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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My cousin got a teenage part-time job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teenage:x6:1
# text = My cousin got a teenage part-time job.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | My cousin | a teenage time job |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer job=Stimulus |

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