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title: cannibal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cannibal» in the school dictionary: A cannibal is a person or creature that eats other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cannibal

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**Who acts:** cannibal, person, princess, hungry giant, cannibal goblin, cannibal princess · **What happens:** be, eat, live, want · **To what, where:** person, other people, giant goblin, fairy tales, human flesh, cannibal

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«cannibal» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [cannibal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cannibal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cannibal is a person or creature that eats other people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cannibal:m1:1
# text = A cannibal is a person or creature that eats other people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cannibal	cannibal	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 cannibal | a person or creature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | a person or creature | other people |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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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In fairy tales a cannibal is a giant, goblin or princess who eats human flesh.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cannibal:m2:1
# text = In fairy tales a cannibal is a giant, goblin or princess who eats human flesh.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cannibal	cannibal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	goblin	goblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cannibal | a giant goblin or princess |  | fairy tales |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | princess | human flesh |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The hungry giant was a cannibal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cannibal:x1:1
# text = The hungry giant was a cannibal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cannibal	cannibal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the hungry giant | a cannibal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The cannibal goblin lived in a dark cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cannibal:x2:1
# text = The cannibal goblin lived in a dark cave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cannibal	cannibal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	goblin	goblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cave	cave	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 | **live** | past | the cannibal goblin |  |  | a dark cave |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The cannibal princess wanted to eat the boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cannibal:x3:1
# text = The cannibal princess wanted to eat the boy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cannibal	cannibal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the cannibal princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the cannibal princess *not said here* | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient |

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