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title: beak — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beak» in the school dictionary: The hard pointed mouth of a bird, which it uses to eat, pick things up and build nests. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# beak

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**Who acts:** bird, robin, parrot, eagle, sharp hooked beak, long thin beak · **What happens:** use, eat, pick up, build, carry, crack · **To what, where:** hard pointed mouth, things, nests, worm, beak, nuts

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hard pointed mouth of a bird, which it uses to eat, pick things up and build nests.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:m1:1
# text = The hard pointed mouth of a bird, which it uses to eat, pick things up and build nests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
20	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | bird | the hard pointed mouth of a bird |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pick up** | infinitive |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 4 | **build** | present |  | nests |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product |

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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 -->
A similar hard mouth of some other animals, like a turtle or an octopus.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:m2:1
# text = A similar hard mouth of some other animals, like a turtle or an octopus.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	octopus	octopus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robin carried a worm in its beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x1:1
# text = The robin carried a worm in its beak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robin	robin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the robin | a worm |  | robin's beak |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent worm=Value in beak=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A parrot can crack nuts with its strong beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x2:1
# text = A parrot can crack nuts with its strong beak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | can | a parrot | nuts |  |  |  | with parrot's strong beak | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent nut=Patient with beak=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eagle has a sharp hooked beak for tearing meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x3:1
# text = The eagle has a sharp hooked beak for tearing meat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	hooked	hook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	tearing	tear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the eagle | a sharp hooked beak |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Patient |
| 2 | **hook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tear** | gerund | a sharp hooked beak *not said here* | meat |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location meat=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hummingbird's long thin beak reaches deep into flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x4:1
# text = A hummingbird's long thin beak reaches deep into flowers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hummingbird	hummingbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | a hummingbird's long thin beak |  |  | flowers |  | deep *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into flower=Path |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The duck dabbled in the mud with its flat beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x5:1
# text = The duck dabbled in the mud with its flat beak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dabbled	dabble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dabble** | past | the duck |  |  | the mud |  | with duck's flat beak | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chick broke the shell with a tiny tooth on its beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x6:1
# text = The chick broke the shell with a tiny tooth on its beak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | the chick | the shell |  | chick's beak |  | with a tiny tooth | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent shell=Patient with tooth=Instrument |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't put your face near a goose — its beak can nip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x7:1
# text = Don't put your face near a goose — its beak can nip.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	nip	nip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your face |  |  |  | near a goose | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent face=Theme near goose=Destination |
| 2 | **nip** | can | goose's beak |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turtles have beaks instead of teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x8:1
# text = Turtles have beaks instead of teeth.
1	Turtles	turtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beaks	beak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Turtles | beaks |  |  |  | instead teeth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I'll bite hold of you with my beak."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beak:x9:1
# text = "I'll bite hold of you with my beak."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	hold	hold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** *in a quote* | future | I | hold of you |  |  |  | with my beak | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hold=Patient with beak=Instrument |
| 2 | **hold** *in a quote* |  |  | you |  |  |  |  | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient |

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