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title: bloodhound — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bloodhound» in the school dictionary: A large dog with a very good sense of smell, long droopy ears and loose wrinkled skin, used to follow the trail of people or animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bloodhound

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**Who acts:** person, bloodhound, Police, Bloodhounds, detective, nose · **What happens:** wrinkle, use, follow, sense, be, find out · **To what, where:** large dog, trail, smell, things, scent, woods

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«bloodhound» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [bloodhound in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloodhound.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A large dog with a very good sense of smell, long droopy ears and loose wrinkled skin, used to follow the trail of people or animals.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:m1:1
# text = A large dog with a very good sense of smell, long droopy ears and loose wrinkled skin, used to follow the trail of people or animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	droopy	droopy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	wrinkled	wrinkle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrinkle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a large dog with a good sense of smell and long droopy ears and loose wrinkled skin *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **follow** | to-infinitive |  | the trail of people or animals |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Theme |
| 4 | **sense** |  |  | smell |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person, like a detective, who is very good at finding things out.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:m2:1
# text = A person, like a detective, who is very good at finding things out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
12	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person and a detective |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find out** | gerund | a person and a detective *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The bloodhound followed the scent through the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:x1:1
# text = The bloodhound followed the scent through the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bloodhound	bloodhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	followed	follow	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	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **follow** | past | the bloodhound | the scent |  | the woods |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent scent=Theme through wood=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police used bloodhounds to find the lost hiker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:x2:1
# text = Police used bloodhounds to find the lost hiker.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bloodhounds	bloodhound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	hiker	hiker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Police | bloodhounds |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bloodhound=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Police *not said here* | the lost hiker |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hiker=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bloodhounds have long, floppy ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:x3:1
# text = Bloodhounds have long, floppy ears.
1	Bloodhounds	bloodhound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	floppy	floppy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our detective sniffed out clues like a bloodhound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:x4:1
# text = Our detective sniffed out clues like a bloodhound.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sniffed	sniff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	clues	clue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bloodhound	bloodhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sniff out** | participle | Our detective | clues |  |  |  | like a bloodhound | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bloodhound's nose can follow a trail days old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodhound:x5:1
# text = A bloodhound's nose can follow a trail days old.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bloodhound	bloodhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | can | a bloodhound's nose | a trail |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Theme |

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