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title: anteater — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anteater» in the school dictionary: An anteater is a South and Central American mammal with a long snout and a long sticky tongue that eats ants and termites. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anteater

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**Who acts:** anteater, long sticky tongue, giant anteater, tongue, baby anteater, Anteaters · **What happens:** be, eat, call, poke, have, ride · **To what, where:** Central American mammal, ants, other eating animals, long nose, teeth, bushy tail · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«anteater» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [anteater in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anteater.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An anteater is a South and Central American mammal with a long snout and a long sticky tongue that eats ants and termites.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:m1:1
# text = An anteater is a South and Central American mammal with a long snout and a long sticky tongue that eats ants and termites.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anteater	anteater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	termites	termite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a anteater | a Central American mammal |  |  |  | with a long snout and a long sticky tongue | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | a long sticky tongue | ants and termites |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ant=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Loosely, other ant-eating animals (like the echidna or pangolin) are sometimes called anteaters.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:m2:1
# text = Loosely, other ant-eating animals (like the echidna or pangolin) are sometimes called anteaters.
1	Loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	echidna	echidna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	pangolin	pangolin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	17	advmod	_	_
17	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
18	anteaters	anteater	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | other eating animals |  |  |  | loosely, sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The anteater poked its long nose into the termite mound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:x1:1
# text = The anteater poked its long nose into the termite mound.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anteater	anteater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	poked	poke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	termite	termite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	mound	mound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poke** | past | the anteater | anteater's long nose |  |  |  | into the termite mound | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent nose=Instrument into mound=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anteater has no teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:x2:1
# text = An anteater has no teeth.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anteater	anteater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a anteater | no teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The giant anteater has a bushy tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:x3:1
# text = The giant anteater has a bushy tail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	anteater	anteater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bushy	bushy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the giant anteater | a bushy tail |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Its tongue is longer than my arm!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:x4:1
# text = Its tongue is longer than my arm!
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Its tongue |  |  |  |  | than my arm; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby anteater rode on its mother's back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:x5:1
# text = The baby anteater rode on its mother's back.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	anteater	anteater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the baby anteater |  |  | anteater's mother's back |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anteaters live in South America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anteater:x6:1
# text = Anteaters live in South America.
1	Anteaters	anteater	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	_	5	case	_	_
4	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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