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title: blueberry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blueberry» in the school dictionary: A small, round, dark blue berry that is sweet and good to eat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# blueberry

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**Who acts:** small round dark blue berry, bush, I, We, you, Blueberries · **What happens:** be, eat, grow on, put, bake, share · **To what, where:** blueberries, pancakes, blueberry muffins, 24 blueberries, small bushes, woods

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, round, dark blue berry that is sweet and good to eat.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:m1:1
# text = A small, round, dark blue berry that is sweet and good to eat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	berry	berry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a small round dark blue berry |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a small round dark blue berry *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | a small round dark blue berry *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
The bush it grows on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:m2:1
# text = The bush it grows on.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow on** | present | the bush |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I put blueberries on my pancakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:x1:1
# text = I put blueberries on my pancakes.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	blueberries	blueberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **put** | past | I | blueberries |  | my pancakes |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent blueberry=Theme on pancake=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We baked blueberry muffins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:x2:1
# text = We baked blueberry muffins.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	blueberry	blueberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	muffins	muffin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | We | blueberry muffins |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent muffin=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Share 24 blueberries between 3 children: 8 each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:x3:1
# text = Share 24 blueberries between 3 children: 8 each.
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	blueberries	blueberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | 24 blueberries |  |  |  | between 3 children; 8 *obl* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blueberries grow on small bushes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:x4:1
# text = Blueberries grow on small bushes.
1	Blueberries	blueberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Blueberries |  |  | small bushes |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bush=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bear ate blueberries in the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:x5:1
# text = The bear ate blueberries in the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	blueberries	blueberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the bear | blueberries |  | the woods |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blueberry=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blueberries turned her tongue blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blueberry:x6:1
# text = Blueberries turned her tongue blue.
1	Blueberries	blueberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | Blueberries | her tongue |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme tongue=Result |

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