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title: beekeeper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beekeeper» in the school dictionary: A person who keeps bees in hives to collect honey and wax. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beekeeper

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**Who acts:** person, beekeeper, neighbour, Beekeepers, bees · **What happens:** keep, collect, look, wear, be, use · **To what, where:** bees, hives, honey, white suit, beekeeper, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who keeps bees in hives to collect honey and wax.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:m1:1
# text = A person who keeps bees in hives to collect honey and wax.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hives	hive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a person | bees |  | hives |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bee=Theme in hive=Location |
| 2 | **collect** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | honey and wax |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Theme |

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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 -->
Someone who looks after bees as a hobby or job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:m2:1
# text = Someone who looks after bees as a hobby or job.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present |  |  |  |  | after bees | as a hobby or job | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beekeeper wore a white suit and a veil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:x1:1
# text = The beekeeper wore a white suit and a veil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the beekeeper | a white suit and a veil |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent suit=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour is a beekeeper with three hives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:x2:1
# text = Our neighbour is a beekeeper with three hives.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	hives	hive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	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 a** | present | Our neighbour | a beekeeper |  |  |  | with three hives | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The beekeeper used smoke to calm the bees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:x3:1
# text = The beekeeper used smoke to calm the bees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive |  | the bees |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bee=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beekeepers collect honey in late summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:x4:1
# text = Beekeepers collect honey in late summer.
1	Beekeepers	beekeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	summer	summer	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 | **collect** | present | Beekeepers | honey |  |  | summer |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beekeeper showed our class how bees build combs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:x5:1
# text = A beekeeper showed our class how bees build combs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	combs	comb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | a beekeeper |  | our class |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent class=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **build** | present | bees | combs |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comb=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beekeeper sold jars of honey at the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beekeeper:x6:1
# text = The beekeeper sold jars of honey at the market.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **sell** | past | the beekeeper | jars of honey |  | the market |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent jar=Theme at market=Asset |

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