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title: vase — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vase» in the school dictionary: A vase is a container, often tall and pretty, for holding flowers in water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vase

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**Who acts:** vase, ornament, 6 roses, She, many flowers, you · **What happens:** be, hold, stand, put, fill, knock · **To what, where:** container, flowers, water, ornament, own, 24 flowers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«vase» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [vase in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vase.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vase is a container, often tall and pretty, for holding flowers in water.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:m1:1
# text = A vase is a container, often tall and pretty, for holding flowers in water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vase	vase	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	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
14	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vase | a container |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | a vase *not said here* | flowers |  | water |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent flower=Theme in water=Location |

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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 vase can also be an ornament that stands on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:m2:1
# text = A vase can also be an ornament that stands on its own.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a vase | a ornament |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | present | a ornament |  |  | vase's own |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on own=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were 6 roses in the vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x1:1
# text = There were 6 roses in the vase.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | 6 roses in the vase |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She put 24 flowers into 4 vases equally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x2:1
# text = She put 24 flowers into 4 vases equally.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	vases	vas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | She | 24 flowers |  | 4 vases |  | equally *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent flower=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each vase holds 5 flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x3:1
# text = Each vase holds 5 flowers.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	flowers	flower	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 | **hold** | present | each vase | 5 flowers |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many flowers are in the vase now?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x4:1
# text = How many flowers are in the vase now?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many flowers |  |  | the vase | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fill the vase with water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x5:1
# text = Fill the vase with water.
1	Fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | imperative | you *not said here* | the vase |  |  |  | with water | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent vase=Patient with water=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat knocked over the vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x6:1
# text = The cat knocked over the vase.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | the cat |  |  | the vase |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over vase=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's vase is very old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x7:1
# text = Grandma's vase is very old.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present | Grandma's vase |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He painted a vase of sunflowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x8:1
# text = He painted a vase of sunflowers.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sunflowers	sunflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | He | a vase of sunflowers |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent vase=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The glass vase broke into pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x9:1
# text = The glass vase broke into pieces.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **break** | past | the glass vase |  |  |  |  | into pieces *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into piece=Result |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She put the tulips in a blue vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x10:1
# text = She put the tulips in a blue vase.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	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	tulips	tulip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vase	vase	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 | **put** | past | She | the tulips |  | a blue vase |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tulip=Theme in vase=Destination |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Why, I did not even know that the vase had olives in it!

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vase:x11:1
# text = Why, I did not even know that the vase had olives in it!
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | past | the vase | olives |  | it |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olive=Patient |

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