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title: aardwolf — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aardwolf» in the school dictionary: An aardwolf is a small striped animal of southern and eastern Africa, related to the hyena, that eats mainly termites. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aardwolf

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**Who acts:** aardwolf, hyena, Aardwolves, We · **What happens:** be, eat, look, sleep, have, read · **To what, where:** small striped animal, termites, 200,000 termites, burrows, small teeth, book

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An aardwolf is a small striped animal of southern and eastern Africa, related to the hyena, that eats mainly termites.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:m1:1
# text = An aardwolf is a small striped animal of southern and eastern Africa, related to the hyena, that eats mainly termites.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aardwolf	aardwolf	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	striped	striped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hyena	hyena	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
21	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	termites	termite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 aardwolf | a small striped animal |  |  |  | of southern Africa | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | the hyena | termites |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent termite=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The aardwolf eats termites, not big animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:x1:1
# text = The aardwolf eats termites, not big animals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aardwolf	aardwolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	termites	termite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | the aardwolf | termites and big animals |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent termite=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An aardwolf can eat over 200,000 termites in one night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:x2:1
# text = An aardwolf can eat over 200,000 termites in one night.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aardwolf	aardwolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	200,000	200000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	termites	termite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | can | a aardwolf | 200,000 termites |  |  | night |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent termite=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The aardwolf looks like a small striped hyena.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:x3:1
# text = The aardwolf looks like a small striped hyena.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aardwolf	aardwolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	striped	striped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hyena	hyena	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | the aardwolf |  |  |  |  | like a small striped hyena | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aardwolves sleep in burrows during the day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:x4:1
# text = Aardwolves sleep in burrows during the day.
1	Aardwolves	aardwolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	burrows	burrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | Aardwolves |  |  | burrows | day |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in burrow=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The aardwolf has very small teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:x5:1
# text = The aardwolf has very small teeth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aardwolf	aardwolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the aardwolf | small teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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We read about the aardwolf in our book of African animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aardwolf:x6:1
# text = We read about the aardwolf in our book of African animals.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	aardwolf	aardwolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We |  |  | our book of African animals |  | about the aardwolf | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about aardwolf=Topic |

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