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title: beehive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beehive» in the school dictionary: A box or other structure where bees live and make honey. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beehive

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**Who acts:** bees, beekeeper, thousands, classroom, you, grandmother · **What happens:** live, make, pile, open, be, store · **To what, where:** honey, hairstyle, head, beehive, one beehive, hair

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A box or other structure where bees live and make honey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:m1:1
# text = A box or other structure where bees live and make honey.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | bees |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | bees *not said here* | honey |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset honey=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 hairstyle piled high on the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:m2:1
# text = A hairstyle piled high on the head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hairstyle	hairstyle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	piled	pile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pile** | participle |  | a hairstyle *not said here* |  | the head |  | high *property* | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on head=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beekeeper opened the beehive carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x1:1
# text = The beekeeper opened the beehive carefully.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opened	open	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	beehive	beehive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the beekeeper | the beehive |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location beehive=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are thousands of bees in one beehive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x2:1
# text = There are thousands of bees in one beehive.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	beehive	beehive	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 | **does** | present | thousands of bees |  |  | one beehive; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in beehive=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Honey is stored in the beehive in wax cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x3:1
# text = Honey is stored in the beehive in wax cells.
1	Honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beehive	beehive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present · passive |  | Honey |  | the beehive |  | in wax cells | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in beehive=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The classroom was as busy as a beehive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x4:1
# text = The classroom was as busy as a beehive.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	classroom	classroom	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	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beehive	beehive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 classroom |  |  |  |  | as a beehive; busy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not poke a beehive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x5:1
# text = Do not poke a beehive.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	poke	poke	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beehive	beehive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **not** **poke** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | a beehive |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent beehive=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her grandmother once wore her hair in a beehive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x6:1
# text = Her grandmother once wore her hair in a beehive.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beehive	beehive	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 | **wear** | past | Her grandmother | grandmother's hair |  | a beehive |  | once *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hair=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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‘In my youth, when I was an old man, we had a quantity of beehives.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beehive:x7:1
# text = ‘In my youth, when I was an old man, we had a quantity of beehives.
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	beehives	beehive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | I | a old man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | we | a quantity of beehives |  | my youth and a old man |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Patient |

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