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title: apatosaurus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «apatosaurus» in the school dictionary: An apatosaurus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and long tail, which lived in North America about 150 million years ago. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# apatosaurus

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**Who acts:** apatosaurus, huge eating dinosaur, We · **What happens:** eat, be, live, see, crack, weigh · **To what, where:** huge eating dinosaur, North America, leaves, tall trees, apatosaurus skeleton, museum

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An apatosaurus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and long tail, which lived in North America about 150 million years ago.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:m1:1
# text = An apatosaurus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and long tail, which lived in North America about 150 million years ago.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apatosaurus	apatosaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	about	about	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
25	150	150	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	compound	_	_
26	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
27	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl:unmarked	_	_
28	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	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 | **is a** | past | a apatosaurus | a huge eating dinosaur |  |  |  | with a long neck and long tail | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | past | a huge eating dinosaur |  |  | North America |  | ago *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in america=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 -->
The apatosaurus was as long as two buses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:x1:1
# text = The apatosaurus was as long as two buses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apatosaurus	apatosaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	buses	bus	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 | **is** | past | the apatosaurus |  |  |  |  | as two buses; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Apatosaurus ate leaves from tall trees and low plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:x2:1
# text = Apatosaurus ate leaves from tall trees and low plants.
1	Apatosaurus	Apatosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Apatosaurus | leaves |  | tall trees and low plants |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We saw an apatosaurus skeleton at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:x3:1
# text = We saw an apatosaurus skeleton at the museum.
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	5	det	_	_
4	apatosaurus	apatosaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 apatosaurus skeleton |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skeleton=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Apatosaurus lived in the Jurassic period.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:x4:1
# text = Apatosaurus lived in the Jurassic period.
1	Apatosaurus	Apatosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Jurassic	Jurassic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Apatosaurus |  |  | the Jurassic period |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in period=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Its long tail may have cracked like a whip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:x5:1
# text = Its long tail may have cracked like a whip.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	whip	whip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | may · perfect · passive |  | Its long tail |  |  |  | like a whip | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An apatosaurus weighed as much as several elephants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:apatosaurus:x6:1
# text = An apatosaurus weighed as much as several elephants.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apatosaurus	apatosaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighed	weigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **weigh** | past | a apatosaurus | much |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value |

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