bundle
part of speech
noun (bundle, bundles); verb (bundle, bundles, bundled, bundling)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bundle is a group of things tied or wrapped together, like sticks or papers. tree →
2) A bundle is a soft parcel, like a baby wrapped in a blanket. tree →
3) To bundle is to tie things together or to push someone quickly somewhere. tree →
4) To bundle up is to dress warmly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a small packet of money tied up and put in a sack. In Ruth it means bundles of cut grain, from which the reapers were told to pull out some stalks for Ruth to glean. Interpretation: The rabbis read Boaz's order to leave extra grain as an example of kindness that spares the poor from shame. In the primary lessons: a group of equal size, like tens in place value; things per bundle; phrases «a bundle of sticks», «bundle up», «a bundle of energy», «a bundle of nerves»
examples
- And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. (Torah GEN.42.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And also pull out some for her of purpose from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.' (Writings RUT.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Each bundle has 10 sticks. tree →
- He has 4 bundles and 3 loose sticks. tree →
- Papers come in bundles of 50. tree →
- How many bundles from 200 papers? tree →
- 4 bundles of ten and 3 ones make 43. tree →
- Bundle up, it's cold outside! tree →
- The puppy is a bundle of energy. tree →
- She carried a bundle of clothes. tree →
- Tie the sticks in a bundle with string. tree →
- He was a bundle of nerves before the test. tree →
- When he loosed the bundle he was astonished. tree →
note
Total = bundles × size + loose ones. Trap: loose pieces are added after multiplying. In place value, a bundle of 10 ones is 1 ten.
In the corpora
- An elephant's trunk has tens of thousands of muscle bundles and can hold things as delicately as fingers.
- The Badger tells the chauffeur he won't be wanted, and the friends bundle Toad inside.
- "Bundle of joy" means a newborn baby.
- Don't bundle up under blankets to sweat it out: light clothes, a cool room and plenty to drink are best.
- A bundle is two or more things sold together for less than buying them one by one.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bundle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.