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title: teller — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teller» in the school dictionary: A teller is a person who works at a bank counter, taking in and paying out money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teller

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**Who acts:** teller, person, bank teller, Dad, storyteller, children · **What happens:** be, work, take in, pay out, tell, count · **To what, where:** person, money, something, votes, election, cash · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«teller» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [teller in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teller.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A teller is a person who works at a bank counter, taking in and paying out money.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:m1:1
# text = A teller is a person who works at a bank counter, taking in and paying out money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	counter	counter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a teller | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | at a bank counter | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at counter=Theme |
| 3 | **take in** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pay out** | gerund | a person *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A teller is a person who tells something, especially in words like «storyteller» or «fortune-teller».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:m2:1
# text = A teller is a person who tells something, especially in words like «storyteller» or «fortune-teller».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	storyteller	storyteller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a teller | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a person | something |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A teller is a person who counts the votes in an election or meeting.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:m3:1
# text = A teller is a person who counts the votes in an election or meeting.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a teller | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **count** | present | a person | the votes |  | a election or meeting |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vote=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bank teller counted out the money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x1:1
# text = The bank teller counted out the money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count out** | participle | the bank teller *not said here* | the money |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad took cash from the automated teller machine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x2:1
# text = Dad took cash from the automated teller machine.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	automated	automated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Dad | cash |  | the automated teller machine |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent cash=Theme from machine=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storyteller held the children spellbound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x3:1
# text = The storyteller held the children spellbound.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storyteller	storyteller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	spellbound	spellbind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the storyteller |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **spellbind** | past | the children |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fortune-teller says she can see the future.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x4:1
# text = A fortune-teller says she can see the future.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a fortune teller |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | can | teller | the future |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer future=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tellers counted the votes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x5:1
# text = The tellers counted the votes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tellers	teller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | the tellers | the votes |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vote=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt works as a teller at the bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x6:1
# text = My aunt works as a teller at the bank.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | as a teller; at the bank | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at bank=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell the teller how much you want to deposit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x7:1
# text = Tell the teller how much you want to deposit.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	deposit	deposit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the teller |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent teller=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | present | you | much |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **deposit** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | much *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Maybe I wouldn't," said the story-teller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teller:x8:1
# text = "Maybe I wouldn't," said the story-teller.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Maybe	maybe	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the story teller |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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