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title: wall — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wall» in the school dictionary: A wall is one of the sides of a room or building. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wall

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** wall, thing, She, room, We, our · **What happens:** be, stop, hit, get, paint, have · **To what, where:** one, fence, thing, you, wall, outer layer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«wall» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [wall in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wall.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wall is one of the sides of a room or building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:m1:1
# text = A wall is one of the sides of a room or building.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wall | one |  |  |  | of the sides of a room or building | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 wall is also a fence of stone or brick around a garden, field or town.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:m2:1
# text = A wall is also a fence of stone or brick around a garden, field or town.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wall | a fence or brick around a garden and field or town |  |  |  | of stone | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wall can be a thing that stops you, like «a wall of water» or «hit a wall» (to get stuck).

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:m3:1
# text = A wall can be a thing that stops you, like «a wall of water» or «hit a wall» (to get stuck).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	20	parataxis	_	_
27	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a wall | a thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | present | a thing | you |  |  |  | like a wall of water | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality you=Eventuality |
| 3 | **hit** *in a quote* | infinitive | a thing *not said here* | a wall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wall of a body part is its outer layer, like the stomach wall.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:m4:1
# text = The wall of a body part is its outer layer, like the stomach wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the wall of a body part | wall's outer layer |  |  |  | like the stomach wall | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wall is 4 meters long and 3 meters high.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x1:1
# text = The wall is 4 meters long and 3 meters high.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	meters	meter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	meters	meter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the wall |  |  |  |  | 4 meters *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the wall *not said here* | 3 meters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She painted 2 walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x2:1
# text = She painted 2 walls.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | She | 2 walls |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wall=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each wall has 5 pictures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x3:1
# text = Each wall has 5 pictures.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	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	pictures	picture	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 | **have** | present | each wall | 5 pictures |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A room has 4 walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x4:1
# text = A room has 4 walls.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	walls	wall	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 | **have** | present | a room | 4 walls |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put our drawings on the classroom wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x5:1
# text = We put our drawings on the classroom wall.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	drawings	drawing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wall	wall	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 | We | our drawings |  | the classroom wall |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent drawing=Theme on wall=Destination |
| 2 | **draw** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans across northern England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x6:1
# text = Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans across northern England.
1	Hadrian	Hadrian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive | the Romans across northern England | Hadrian's Wall |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat jumped onto the garden wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x7:1
# text = The cat jumped onto the garden wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the cat |  |  | the garden wall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto wall=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kids queued for the climbing wall at the fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x8:1
# text = Kids queued for the climbing wall at the fair.
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	queued	queue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	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 | **queue** | past | Kids |  |  | the fair |  | for the climbing wall | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monkeys leaped higher up the walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wall:x9:1
# text = The monkeys leaped higher up the walls.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leaped	leap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	higher	high	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap** | past | the monkeys |  |  | the walls |  | high *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up wall=Trajectory |

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