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title: antbird — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «antbird» in the school dictionary: A small bird of the tropical forests of Central and South America; some kinds follow army ants to catch the insects fleeing from them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# antbird

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**Who acts:** small bird, insects, Antbirds, antbird, 200 kinds, We · **What happens:** follow, catch, flee, snap up, be, see · **To what, where:** army ants, insects, forest, fleeing cricket, picture, Central

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A small bird of the tropical forests of Central and South America; some kinds follow army ants to catch the insects fleeing from them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:m1:1
# text = A small bird of the tropical forests of Central and South America; some kinds follow army ants to catch the insects fleeing from them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	fleeing	flee	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | a small bird of the tropical forests of Central and South | army ants |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ant=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | a small bird of the tropical forests of Central and South *not said here* | the insects |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme |
| 3 | **flee** | gerund | the insects *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from kinds *= kind* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from they=Initial\_Location |

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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 -->
Antbirds follow army ants through the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:x1:1
# text = Antbirds follow army ants through the forest.
1	Antbirds	antbird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	forest	forest	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 | **follow** | present | Antbirds | army ants |  | the forest |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ant=Theme through forest=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The antbird snapped up a fleeing cricket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:x2:1
# text = The antbird snapped up a fleeing cricket.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	antbird	antbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fleeing	fleeing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap up** | past | the antbird | a fleeing cricket |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cricket=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are over 200 kinds of antbird.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:x3:1
# text = There are over 200 kinds of antbird.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	antbird	antbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 200 kinds of antbird |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a picture of an antbird in our rainforest book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:x4:1
# text = We saw a picture of an antbird in our rainforest book.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	antbird	antbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **see** | past | We | a picture of a antbird in our rainforest book |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Antbirds live in Central and South America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:x5:1
# text = Antbirds live in Central and South America.
1	Antbirds	antbird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Antbirds |  |  | Central and South America |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in central=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The antbird's song rang through the trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antbird:x6:1
# text = The antbird's song rang through the trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	antbird	antbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | past | the antbird's song |  |  | the trees |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through tree=Location |
| 2 | **sing** |  | the antbird |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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