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title: climber — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «climber» in the school dictionary: A climber is a person who climbs, such as mountains, rocks or climbing walls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# climber

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**Who acts:** climber, person, plant, climbers, sister, Ivy · **What happens:** be, climb, grow up, call, reach, wear · **To what, where:** person, plant, walls, climbing frame, top, great climber · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«climber» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [climber in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/climber.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A climber is a person who climbs, such as mountains, rocks or climbing walls.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:m1:1
# text = A climber is a person who climbs, such as mountains, rocks or climbing walls.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climber	climber	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	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a climber | a person and mountains and rocks or climbing walls |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | present | a person and mountains and rocks or climbing walls |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A climber is a plant that grows up walls, fences or other plants, like ivy.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:m2:1
# text = A climber is a plant that grows up walls, fences or other plants, like ivy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climber	climber	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	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	fences	fence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a climber | a plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow up** | present | a plant | walls and fences or other plants and ivy |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wall=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A climbing frame or a person who climbs well can also be called a climber.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:m3:1
# text = A climbing frame or a person who climbs well can also be called a climber.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | can · passive |  | a climbing frame or a person |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climbers reached the top of the mountain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x1:1
# text = The climbers reached the top of the mountain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the climbers | the top of the mountain |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent top=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister is a great climber on the climbing wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x2:1
# text = My sister is a great climber on the climbing wall.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My sister | a great climber |  | the climbing wall |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every climber must wear a helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x3:1
# text = Every climber must wear a helmet.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | every climber | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivy is a climber that grows up walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x4:1
# text = Ivy is a climber that grows up walls.
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ivy | a climber |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow up** | present | a climber | walls |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wall=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We planted a climber by the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x5:1
# text = We planted a climber by the fence.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	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	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | We | a climber |  |  |  | by the fence | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent climber=Theme by fence=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cats are good climbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x6:1
# text = Cats are good climbers.
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cats | good climbers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climbers were roped together for safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x7:1
# text = The climbers were roped together for safety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	roped	rope	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rope** | past · passive |  | the climbers |  |  |  | for safety; together *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monkeys are excellent climbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x8:1
# text = Monkeys are excellent climbers.
1	Monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Monkeys | excellent climbers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And, having thought of the experiment, he at once resolved to carry it out, for Jack was a good climber.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:climber:x9:1
# text = And, having thought of the experiment, he at once resolved to carry it out, for Jack was a good climber.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	advmod	_	_
12	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
19	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | thought of the experiment |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Patient |
| 2 | **resolve** | participle · passive |  | he |  |  |  | once *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry out** | to-infinitive |  | thought |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **is** | past | Jack |  |  |  |  | for a good climber | tree rules |
| 5 | **think** |  |  | the experiment |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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