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title: awn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «awn» in the school dictionary: A thin, stiff bristle growing from the seed head of some grasses and grains, like barley and wheat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# awn

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**Who acts:** thin stiff bristle, Barley, awns, grass awn, seeds, you · **What happens:** grow, have, look, get, help, dig · **To what, where:** long awns, seeds, field, awns

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thin, stiff bristle growing from the seed head of some grasses and grains, like barley and wheat.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:m1:1
# text = A thin, stiff bristle growing from the seed head of some grasses and grains, like barley and wheat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bristle	bristle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	grasses	grass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund | a thin stiff bristle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like barley and wheat; from the seed head of some grasses and grains | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from head=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Barley has long awns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:x1:1
# text = Barley has long awns.
1	Barley	Barley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	awns	awn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Barley | long awns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent awn=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The awns on the wheat looked like whiskers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:x2:1
# text = The awns on the wheat looked like whiskers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	awns	awn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the awns on the wheat |  |  |  |  | like whiskers | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A grass awn got stuck in the dog's paw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:x3:1
# text = A grass awn got stuck in the dog's paw.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	awn	awn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	paw	paw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | a grass awn |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Some awns help seeds dig into the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:x4:1
# text = Some awns help seeds dig into the ground.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	awns	awn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **help** | present | some awns | seeds |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent seed=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **dig** | infinitive | seeds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the ground | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent into ground=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Look at the awns with a magnifying glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:x5:1
# text = Look at the awns with a magnifying glass.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	awns	awn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	magnifying	magnify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a magnifying glass; at the awns | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at awn=Theme |
| 2 | **magnify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The field shimmered as wind moved the awns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awn:x6:1
# text = The field shimmered as wind moved the awns.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	shimmered	shimmer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	awns	awn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shimmer** | participle |  | the field *not said here* |  |  |  | as wind | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | past | the field | the awns |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent awn=Theme |

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