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title: bowerbird — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bowerbird» in the school dictionary: A bowerbird is a bird from Australia and New Guinea; the male builds a decorated shelter of twigs (a bower) to attract a female. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bowerbird

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**Who acts:** bowerbird, male, male bowerbird, Bowerbirds, satin bowerbird, Scientists · **What happens:** be, build, decorate, attract, impress, live · **To what, where:** bird, Australia, decorated shelter, female, bower, anything

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A bowerbird is a bird from Australia and New Guinea; the male builds a decorated shelter of twigs (a bower) to attract a female.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:m1:1
# text = A bowerbird is a bird from Australia and New Guinea; the male builds a decorated shelter of twigs (a bower) to attract a female.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bowerbird	bowerbird	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	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Guinea	Guinea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	twigs	twig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	bower	bower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bowerbird | a bird |  | Australia and New Guinea |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | present | the male | a decorated shelter of twigs |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset shelter=Product |
| 3 | **decorate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **attract** | to-infinitive | the male *not said here* | a female |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent female=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The bowerbird decorated his bower with blue bottle tops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:x1:1
# text = The bowerbird decorated his bower with blue bottle tops.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bowerbird	bowerbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bower	bower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tops	top	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 | **decorate** | past | the bowerbird | bowerbird's bower |  |  |  | with blue bottle tops | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bower=Destination with top=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A male bowerbird builds a bower to impress a female.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:x2:1
# text = A male bowerbird builds a bower to impress a female.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bowerbird	bowerbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bower	bower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	impress	impress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | a male bowerbird | a bower |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bower=Product |
| 2 | **impress** | to-infinitive | a male bowerbird *not said here* | a female |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus female=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Bowerbirds live in Australia and New Guinea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:x3:1
# text = Bowerbirds live in Australia and New Guinea.
1	Bowerbirds	bowerbird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Guinea	Guinea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Bowerbirds |  |  | Australia and New Guinea |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The satin bowerbird loves anything blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:x4:1
# text = The satin bowerbird loves anything blue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	satin	satin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bowerbird	bowerbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the satin bowerbird | anything |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The bowerbird stole a blue peg from our washing line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:x5:1
# text = The bowerbird stole a blue peg from our washing line.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bowerbird	bowerbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stole	steal	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	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	peg	peg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | the bowerbird | a blue peg |  | our washing line |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent peg=Theme from line=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study how bowerbirds choose colours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bowerbird:x6:1
# text = Scientists study how bowerbirds choose colours.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	bowerbirds	bowerbird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **study** | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **choose** | present | bowerbirds | colours |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Theme |

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