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title: beast — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beast» in the school dictionary: A beast is a large, wild or frightening animal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# beast

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**Who acts:** beast, maths test, Someone, we, Beauty, homework · **What happens:** be, feel, roar, learn, score, break · **To what, where:** large animal, cruel person, something, beast, gentle word, creature · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«beast» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [beast in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beast.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beast is a large, wild or frightening animal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:m1:1
# text = A beast is a large, wild or frightening animal.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beast | a large animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 beast is a cruel or nasty person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:m2:1
# text = A beast is a cruel or nasty person.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beast | a cruel person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beast is something very big, powerful or difficult: «That maths test was a beast.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:m3:1
# text = A beast is something very big, powerful or difficult: «That maths test was a beast.».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
14	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beast | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | that maths test | a beast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone who is a beast at something is amazingly good at it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:m4:1
# text = Someone who is a beast at something is amazingly good at it.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	amazingly	amazingly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a beast |  | something |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Someone |  |  | beast |  | amazingly, good *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beast can also be a gentle word for a small animal, such as a pet or a creature we feel sorry for.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:m5:1
# text = Beast can also be a gentle word for a small animal, such as a pet or a creature we feel sorry for.
1	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Beast | a gentle word |  |  |  | for a small animal | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | present | we | a creature *not said here* |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beast roared in the dark forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x1:1
# text = The beast roared in the dark forest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roar** | past | the beast |  |  | the dark forest |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beauty learned the Beast was kind inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x2:1
# text = Beauty learned the Beast was kind inside.
1	Beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Beauty |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Beast |  |  |  |  | inside, kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That homework was a beast!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x3:1
# text = That homework was a beast!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | that homework | a beast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's a beast at football — she scored five goals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x4:1
# text = She's a beast at football — she scored five goals.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a beast |  | football |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **score** | past | she | five goals |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Donkeys are beasts of burden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x5:1
# text = Donkeys are beasts of burden.
1	Donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	burden	burden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Donkeys | beasts |  |  |  | of burden | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bully was a real beast to the younger kids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x6:1
# text = The bully was a real beast to the younger kids.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the bully | a real beast |  |  |  | to the younger kids | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chuchundra is a broken-hearted little beast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beast:x7:1
# text = Chuchundra is a broken-hearted little beast.
1	Chuchundra	Chuchundra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Chuchundra | a broken hearted little beast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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