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title: unclasp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unclasp» in the school dictionary: To unclasp is to open a clasp, catch or hook that fastens something, or to let go of something held tightly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unclasp

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**Who acts:** hook, She, Lionel, He · **What happens:** unclasp, be, fasten, let, go, hold · **To what, where:** something, necklace, book, fingers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To unclasp is to open a clasp, catch or hook that fastens something, or to let go of something held tightly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unclasp:m1:1
# text = To unclasp is to open a clasp, catch or hook that fastens something, or to let go of something held tightly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unclasp	unclasp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	clasp	clasp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	catch	catch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	fastens	fasten	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	19	obl	_	_
22	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unclasp** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | open *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fasten** | present | hook | something |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 4 | **let** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of something | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of something=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **hold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | tightly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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She unclasped her necklace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unclasp:x1:1
# text = She unclasped her necklace.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	unclasped	unclasp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unclasp** | past | She | her necklace |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent necklace=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Lionel unclasped the book and laid it open.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unclasp:x2:1
# text = Lionel unclasped the book and laid it open.
1	Lionel	Lionel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	unclasped	unclasp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unclasp** | past | Lionel | the book |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient |
| 2 | **lay** | past | Lionel *not said here* | book |  |  |  | open *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He clasped and unclasped his fingers while he waited.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unclasp:x3:1
# text = He clasped and unclasped his fingers while he waited.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	clasped	clasp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	unclasped	unclasp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clasp** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **unclasp** | past | He *not said here* | his fingers |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient |
| 3 | **wait** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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