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title: chick — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chick» in the school dictionary: A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chick

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**Who acts:** many people, chick, mother hen, class, chicks, fluffy yellow chick · **What happens:** hatch, find, peck, keep, watch, cheep · **To what, where:** baby chicken, slang, way, egg, chicks, incubator

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«chick» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [chick in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chick.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:m1:1
# text = A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | present · perfect · passive |  | a baby chicken |  |  |  | from chicken's egg | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: subject=Product from egg=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informal and old-fashioned slang for a young woman; many people find it rude.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:m2:1
# text = Informal and old-fashioned slang for a young woman; many people find it rude.
1	Informal	Informal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | many people | slang |  |  |  | rude *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chick pecked its way out of the egg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x1:1
# text = The chick pecked its way out of the egg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pecked	peck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | past | the chick | chick's way |  | the egg |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent way=Patient out egg=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mother hen kept her chicks warm under her wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x2:1
# text = The mother hen kept her chicks warm under her wings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the mother hen | hen's chicks |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class watched chicks hatch in an incubator.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x3:1
# text = Our class watched chicks hatch in an incubator.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hatch	hatch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hatch** | present | chicks |  |  | a incubator |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fluffy yellow chick cheeped in the straw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x4:1
# text = A fluffy yellow chick cheeped in the straw.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cheeped	cheep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheep** | past | a fluffy yellow chick |  |  | the straw |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blackbird fed worms to her chicks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x5:1
# text = The blackbird fed worms to her chicks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blackbird	blackbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | participle | the blackbird | worms | blackbird's chicks |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent worm=Theme to chick=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after holding the chicks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x6:1
# text = Wash your hands after holding the chicks.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | you *not said here* | the chicks |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Egg, chick, hen: that is the life cycle of a chicken.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x7:1
# text = Egg, chick, hen: that is the life cycle of a chicken.
1	Egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the life cycle |  |  |  | of a chicken | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten eggs hatched, so we had ten chicks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x8:1
# text = Ten eggs hatched, so we had ten chicks.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | participle · passive |  | Ten eggs |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **have** | past | we | ten chicks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The latter has neither hens nor chicks, and only thinks of himself and perspires verdigris.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chick:x9:1
# text = The latter has neither hens nor chicks, and only thinks of himself and perspires verdigris.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	latter	latter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	hens	hen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	7	cc	_	_
7	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	perspires	perspire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	verdigris	verdigris	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the latter | neither hens nor chicks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  |  |  | of himself *= he* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **perspire** | present |  | verdigris |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verdigris=Theme |

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