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title: chipmunk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chipmunk» in the school dictionary: A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chipmunk

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**Who acts:** that, chipmunk, Chipmunks, We, he · **What happens:** live, carry, stuff, have, see, run · **To what, where:** burrows, food, cheek pouches, acorns, cheeks, stripes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:m1:1
# text = A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	striped	striped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	burrows	burrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
21	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
24	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	pouches	pouch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | that |  |  | burrows |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burrow=Location |
| 2 | **carry** | present | that *not said here* | food |  | food's cheek pouches |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Value in pouch=Location |

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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 -->
A chipmunk stuffed acorns into its cheeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:x1:1
# text = A chipmunk stuffed acorns into its cheeks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chipmunk	chipmunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stuffed	stuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	acorns	acorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stuff** | participle | a chipmunk | acorns |  | chipmunk's cheeks |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent acorn=Theme into cheek=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Chipmunks have stripes down their backs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:x2:1
# text = Chipmunks have stripes down their backs.
1	Chipmunks	chipmunk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	backs	back	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Chipmunks | stripes |  |  |  | down Chipmunks's backs | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a chipmunk at the campsite in Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:x3:1
# text = We saw a chipmunk at the campsite in Canada.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	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	chipmunk	chipmunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	campsite	campsite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a chipmunk |  | the campsite in Canada |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chipmunk=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The chipmunk ran into its burrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:x4:1
# text = The chipmunk ran into its burrow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chipmunk	chipmunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	burrow	burrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the chipmunk |  |  | chipmunk's burrow |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into burrow=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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With his mouth full of marshmallows he had chipmunk cheeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:x5:1
# text = With his mouth full of marshmallows he had chipmunk cheeks.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	chipmunk	chipmunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | he | chipmunk cheeks |  |  |  | with his mouth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheek=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Chipmunks sleep a lot in winter and wake to eat stored food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chipmunk:x6:1
# text = Chipmunks sleep a lot in winter and wake to eat stored food.
1	Chipmunks	chipmunk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | Chipmunks | a lot |  |  | winter |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |
| 2 | **wake** | present | Chipmunks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | Chipmunks *not said here* | stored food |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 4 | **store** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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