dorm
Who acts: students, eight, boys, cousin, Lights, camp · What happens: live, share, have, be, decorate · To what, where: dorm, school trip, midnight feast, college dorm, nine o'clock, four dorms
«dorm» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: dorm in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Short for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dormitory | amod |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 dormitory | case |
| 3 | dormitory | dormitory | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 bedroom | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bedroom | det |
| 6 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bedroom | amod |
| 7 | bedroom | bedroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dormitory | conj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 beds | case |
| 9 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 beds | amod |
| 10 | beds | bed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 bedroom | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 example | punct |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 example | case |
| 13 | example | example | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bedroom | obl |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 school | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 school | det |
| 16 | boarding | boarding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 school | compound |
| 17 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 example | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 camp | punct |
| 19 | camp | camp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dormitory | conj |
| 20 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 21 hostel | cc |
| 21 | hostel | hostel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 camp | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 dormitory | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
A building at a college where students live.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 building | det |
| 2 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 college | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 college | det |
| 5 | college | college | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 building | nmod |
| 6 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 8 live | advmod |
| 7 | students | student | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 live | nsubj |
| 8 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 college | acl:relcl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 building | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | students | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 1
On the school trip, eight of us shared a dorm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 4 trip | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 trip | det |
| 3 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 trip | compound |
| 4 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 shared | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 trip | punct |
| 6 | eight | eight | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 shared | nsubj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 us | case |
| 8 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 eight | nmod |
| 9 | shared | share | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 dorm | det |
| 11 | dorm | dorm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 shared | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 shared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | past | eight of us | a dorm | the school trip | tree rules |
Example 2
The boys had a midnight feast in the dorm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boys | det |
| 2 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 feast | det |
| 5 | midnight | midnight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feast | compound |
| 6 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 dorm | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dorm | det |
| 9 | dorm | dorm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feast | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the boys | a midnight feast | the dorm | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient |
Example 3
My cousin lives in a college dorm in Boston.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lives | nsubj |
| 3 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 dorm | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 dorm | det |
| 6 | college | college | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dorm | compound |
| 7 | dorm | dorm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lives | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 Boston | case |
| 9 | Boston | Boston | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 dorm | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 lives | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | My cousin | a college dorm in Boston | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dorm=Location |
Example 4
Lights out in the dorm was at nine o'clock.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lights | light | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 o'clock | nsubj |
| 2 | out | out | ADV | _ | 5 dorm | advmod |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 dorm | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 dorm | det |
| 5 | dorm | dorm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 o'clock | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 o'clock | cop |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 o'clock | case |
| 8 | nine | nine | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 o'clock | nummod |
| 9 | o'clock | o'clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 o'clock | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Lights | nine o'clock | tree rules |
Example 5
The camp had four dorms and a big dining hall.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 camp | det |
| 2 | camp | camp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 dorms | nummod |
| 5 | dorms | dorm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 hall | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 hall | det |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 hall | amod |
| 9 | dining | dining | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hall | compound |
| 10 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dorms | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the camp | four dorms and a big dining hall | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dorm=Patient |
Example 6
We decorated our dorm with posters.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 decorated | nsubj |
| 2 | decorated | decorate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 dorm | nmod:poss |
| 4 | dorm | dorm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 decorated | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 posters | case |
| 6 | posters | poster | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 decorated | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 decorated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decorate | past | We | our dorm | with posters | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dorm=Destination with poster=Theme |
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