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title: bushbaby — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bushbaby» in the school dictionary: A small African animal with huge round eyes, big ears and a long tail that lives in trees and comes out at night. Also called a galago. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bushbaby

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**Who acts:** that, bushbaby, huge eyes, We, Bushbabies, nocturnal house · **What happens:** live, come out, call, have, see, hear · **To what, where:** trees, galago, huge eyes, bushbaby, insects, bushbabies · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A small African animal with huge round eyes, big ears and a long tail that lives in trees and comes out at night. Also called a galago.

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*Sentence 1:* A small African animal with huge round eyes, big ears and a long tail that lives in trees and comes out at night.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:m1:1
# text = A small African animal with huge round eyes, big ears and a long tail that lives in trees and comes out at night.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | that |  |  | trees |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 2 | **come out** | present | that *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Also called a galago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:m1:2
# text = Also called a galago.
1	Also	also	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	galago	galago	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | a galago |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bushbaby leapt from tree to tree in the dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:x1:1
# text = The bushbaby leapt from tree to tree in the dark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bushbaby	bushbaby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	leapt	leapt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bushbaby has huge eyes for seeing at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:x2:1
# text = A bushbaby has huge eyes for seeing at night.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bushbaby	bushbaby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **have** | present | a bushbaby | huge eyes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | huge eyes *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard a bushbaby crying in the African night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:x3:1
# text = We heard a bushbaby crying in the African night.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bushbaby	bushbaby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **hear** | past | We | a bushbaby |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer bushbaby=Stimulus |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | a bushbaby *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bushbabies eat insects and tree gum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:x4:1
# text = Bushbabies eat insects and tree gum.
1	Bushbabies	bushbaby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Bushbabies | insects and tree gum |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The zoo's nocturnal house has bushbabies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:x5:1
# text = The zoo's nocturnal house has bushbabies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	nocturnal	nocturnal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	bushbabies	bushbaby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **have** | present | the zoo's nocturnal house | bushbabies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bushbaby=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bushbaby can jump much further than its own body length.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bushbaby:x6:1
# text = A bushbaby can jump much further than its own body length.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bushbaby	bushbaby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | can | a bushbaby |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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