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title: anaconda — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anaconda» in the school dictionary: An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anaconda

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**Who acts:** anaconda, that, green anaconda, Anacondas, We, eyes · **What happens:** be, live, not be, kill, squeeze, not breathe · **To what, where:** large snake, South America, rivers, heaviest snake, world, prey

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«anaconda» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [anaconda in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaconda.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:m1:1
# text = An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaconda	anaconda	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	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	near	near	ADP	IN	_	13	conj	_	_
16	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	swamps	swamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a anaconda | a large snake |  | South America |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | that | rivers and swamps |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world; it is not venomous but kills its prey by squeezing it until it cannot breathe, then swallows it whole.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:m2:1
# text = The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world; it is not venomous but kills its prey by squeezing it until it cannot breathe, then swallows it whole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	heaviest	heavy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	venomous	venomous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	squeezing	squeeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	30	advmod	_	_
30	swallows	swallow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
31	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	_
32	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the green anaconda | the heaviest snake |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | anaconda |  |  |  |  | venomous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **kill** | present | anaconda *not said here* | anaconda's prey |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme |
| 4 | **squeeze** | gerund | anaconda *not said here* | prey |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **breathe** | can | anaconda |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **swallow** | present | anaconda *not said here* | anaconda |  |  | then | whole *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anaconda can stay under water for a long time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x1:1
# text = An anaconda can stay under water for a long time.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | can | a anaconda |  |  | water | time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under water=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The green anaconda lives in the Amazon rainforest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x2:1
# text = The green anaconda lives in the Amazon rainforest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Amazon	Amazon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the green anaconda |  |  | the Amazon rainforest |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rainforest=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anacondas squeeze their prey instead of biting with venom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x3:1
# text = Anacondas squeeze their prey instead of biting with venom.
1	Anacondas	anaconda	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	7	mark	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	biting	bite	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	venom	venom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | present | Anacondas | Anacondas's prey |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme |
| 2 | **bite** | gerund | Anacondas *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with venom | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with venom=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw an anaconda sleeping in the warm pool at the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x4:1
# text = We saw an anaconda sleeping in the warm pool at the zoo.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a anaconda |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anaconda=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sleep** | gerund | a anaconda *not said here* |  |  | the warm pool |  | at the zoo | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in pool=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anaconda can swallow an animal bigger than its own head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x5:1
# text = An anaconda can swallow an animal bigger than its own head.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | can | a anaconda | a animal |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The anaconda's eyes sit high on its head so it can see above the water.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x6:1
# text = The anaconda's eyes sit high on its head so it can see above the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sit	sit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
14	above	above	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | the anaconda's eyes |  |  | anaconda's head |  | high *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on head=Location |
| 2 | **see** | can | head |  |  | the water |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the film the anaconda was much bigger than any real snake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x7:1
# text = In the film the anaconda was much bigger than any real snake.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	anaconda	anaconda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the anaconda |  |  | the film |  | than any real snake; big *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baby anacondas are born live, not hatched from eggs outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaconda:x8:1
# text = Baby anacondas are born live, not hatched from eggs outside.
1	Baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	anacondas	anaconda	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | Baby anacondas |  |  |  | live *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **hatch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | from eggs; outside *property* | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from egg=Patient |

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