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title: another — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «another» in the school dictionary: Another means one more of the same kind: have another cookie. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# another

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**Who acts:** Another, we, many more one, Jo, One box, box · **What happens:** mean, have, try, bark, find, subtract · **To what, where:** one more, cookie, different one, way, other person, one dog · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«another» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [another in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/another.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Another means one more of the same kind: have another cookie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:m1:1
# text = Another means one more of the same kind: have another cookie.
1	Another	another	PRON	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	cookie	cookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Another | one more |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | infinitive |  | another cookie |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cookie=Patient |

<!-- .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 -->
Another means a different one: try another way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:m2:1
# text = Another means a different one: try another way.
1	Another	another	PRON	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Another | a different one |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |
| 2 | **try** | infinitive |  | another way |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a pronoun, another means some other person or thing: one dog barked at another.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:m3:1
# text = As a pronoun, another means some other person or thing: one dog barked at another.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pronoun	pronoun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	another	another	PRON	DT	PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	barked	bark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | another | some other person or thing |  |  |  | as a pronoun | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent person=Topic as pronoun=Attribute |
| 2 | **bark** | participle · passive |  | one dog |  |  |  | at another | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: subject=Theme at another=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To find how many more one has than another, we subtract the smaller from the bigger.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x1:1
# text = To find how many more one has than another, we subtract the smaller from the bigger.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	subtract	subtract	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | many more one |  |  |  |  | than another | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **subtract** | present | we | the smaller |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent small=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jo picks 5 flowers, then another 3 flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x2:1
# text = Jo picks 5 flowers, then another 3 flowers.
1	Jo	Jo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | present | Jo | 5 flowers |  |  |  | another 3 flowers *obl* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One box holds 8 eggs and another box holds 6 eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x3:1
# text = One box holds 8 eggs and another box holds 6 eggs.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | One box | 8 eggs |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | present | another box | 6 eggs |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have another slice of pizza?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x4:1
# text = Can I have another slice of pizza?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | another slice of pizza |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slice=Patient |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | pizza |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This pen does not work; please give me another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x5:1
# text = This pen does not work; please give me another.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **work** | present · do-support | this pen |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | infinitive | this pen *not said here* | another | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient another=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's try another way to solve it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x6:1
# text = Let's try another way to solve it.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	solve	solve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | another way |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality |
| 3 | **solve** | to-infinitive | 's *not said here* | way |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children helped one another clean up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x7:1
# text = The children helped one another clean up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	fixed	_	_
6	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the children | one |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent one=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **clean up** | infinitive | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We will go to the zoo another day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x8:1
# text = We will go to the zoo another day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | future | We |  |  | the zoo | day |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to zoo=Initial\_Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I have many sprats," said another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:another:x9:1
# text = "I have many sprats," said another.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sprats	sprat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | I | many sprats |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprat=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  | another |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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