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title: wad — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wad» in the school dictionary: A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wad

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**Who acts:** wad, He, nurse, Someone, She · **What happens:** be, roll, wad, mean, press, wad up · **To what, where:** thick soft lump, material, thick bundle, something, it, soft lump · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:m1:1
# text = A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lump	lump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	roll	roll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	chewing	chewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wad | a thick soft lump or roll of material and cotton wool and paper or chewing gum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **roll** |  |  | material |  |  |  |  | nom roll «event transitive»: of=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wad of money or paper is a thick bundle of banknotes or sheets.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:m2:1
# text = A wad of money or paper is a thick bundle of banknotes or sheets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wad of money or paper | a thick bundle |  |  |  | of banknotes or sheets | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To wad something means to press it into a soft lump: «He wadded up the paper.».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:m3:1
# text = To wad something means to press it into a soft lump: «He wadded up the paper.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wad	wad	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	press	press	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lump	lump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	wadded	wad	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wad** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent something=Material |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **press** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  | a soft lump |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **wad up** *in a quote* | past | He | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent paper=Material |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse pressed a wad of cotton wool on my cut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:x1:1
# text = The nurse pressed a wad of cotton wool on my cut.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pressed	press	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | past | the nurse | a wad of cotton wool |  | my cut |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wad=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone left a wad of gum under the desk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:x2:1
# text = Someone left a wad of gum under the desk.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	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	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Someone | a wad of gum |  | the desk |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wad=Theme under desk=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robber pulled out a thick wad of banknotes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:x3:1
# text = The robber pulled out a thick wad of banknotes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	banknotes	banknote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull out** | participle · passive |  | robber |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wadded up the paper and threw it in the bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:x4:1
# text = He wadded up the paper and threw it in the bin.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wadded	wad	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wad up** | past | He | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent paper=Material |
| 2 | **throw** | past | He *not said here* | paper |  | the bin |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bin=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a wad of homework sheets to mark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:x5:1
# text = She had a wad of homework sheets to mark.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	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	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a wad of homework sheets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wad=Patient |
| 2 | **mark** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a wad of homework sheets *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stuff a wad of newspaper in your wet shoes to dry them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wad:x6:1
# text = Stuff a wad of newspaper in your wet shoes to dry them.
1	Stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wad	wad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | to-infinitive |  | shoes *= shoe* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient they=Result |

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