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title: brachiation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brachiation» in the school dictionary: A way of moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms, as gibbons and some monkeys do. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brachiation

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**Who acts:** way, Gibbons, Brachiation, apes, we, long arms · **What happens:** move, swing, use, do, let, copy · **To what, where:** trees, branch, arms, forest, tree, brachiation

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A way of moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms, as gibbons and some monkeys do.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brachiation:m1:1
# text = A way of moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms, as gibbons and some monkeys do.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	swinging	swing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	gibbons	gibbon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
22	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  | trees |  | as gibbons and some monkeys | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme through tree=Trajectory |
| 2 | **swing** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  | branch |  | to branch *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from branch=Initial\_State to branch=Result |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | a way *not said here* | the arms |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gibbons move through the forest by brachiation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brachiation:x1:1
# text = Gibbons move through the forest by brachiation.
1	Gibbons	gibbon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	brachiation	brachiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **move** | present | Gibbons |  |  | the forest |  | by brachiation | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme through forest=Source by brachiation=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Brachiation lets apes swing fast from tree to tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brachiation:x2:1
# text = Brachiation lets apes swing fast from tree to tree.
1	Brachiation	brachiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	apes	ape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	swing	swing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Brachiation |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swing** | infinitive | apes |  |  | tree |  | to tree *result*; fast *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from tree=Initial\_State to tree=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the monkey bars we copied brachiation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brachiation:x3:1
# text = On the monkey bars we copied brachiation.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bars	bar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	copied	copy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	brachiation	brachiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | past | we | brachiation |  | the monkey bars |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent brachiation=Theme on bar=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A gibbon's long arms are perfect for brachiation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brachiation:x4:1
# text = A gibbon's long arms are perfect for brachiation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gibbon	gibbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	brachiation	brachiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a gibbon's long arms |  |  |  |  | for brachiation; perfect *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Spider monkeys also use their tails during brachiation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brachiation:x5:1
# text = Spider monkeys also use their tails during brachiation.
1	Spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	brachiation	brachiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	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** | present | Spider monkeys | monkeys's tails |  |  | during brachiation |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

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