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title: tiresome — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tiresome» in the school dictionary: Boring and annoying because it goes on too long or happens too often. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tiresome

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**Who acts:** it, you, Sorting, long car trip, jokes, His · **What happens:** go on, happen, make, feel, sort, be · **To what, where:** you, old papers, tiresome job, same instructions, queues, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tiresome» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [tiresome in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tiresome.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Boring and annoying because it goes on too long or happens too often.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:m1:1
# text = Boring and annoying because it goes on too long or happens too often.
1	Boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	annoying	annoying	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** | present | it |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making you feel tired or impatient.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:m2:1
# text = Making you feel tired or impatient.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	impatient	impatient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sorting the old papers was a tiresome job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x1:1
# text = Sorting the old papers was a tiresome job.
1	Sorting	sort	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | gerund |  | the old papers |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Sorting | a tiresome job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The long car trip became tiresome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x2:1
# text = The long car trip became tiresome.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the long car trip |  |  |  |  | tiresome *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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His jokes became tiresome after a while.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x3:1
# text = His jokes became tiresome after a while.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | His jokes |  |  |  | while | tiresome *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **joke** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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(formal) It is tiresome to repeat the same instructions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x4:1
# text = (formal) It is tiresome to repeat the same instructions.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	repeat	repeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | formal |  |  |  |  | tiresome *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repeat** | to-infinitive |  | the same instructions |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Waiting in queues is tiresome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x5:1
# text = Waiting in queues is tiresome.
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	queues	queue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  | queues |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in queue=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | Waiting |  |  |  |  | tiresome *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The tiresome noise kept us awake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x6:1
# text = The tiresome noise kept us awake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the tiresome noise | us |  |  |  | awake *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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"That is tiresome," said the princess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tiresome:x7:1
# text = "That is tiresome," said the princess.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tiresome	tiresome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | tiresome *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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