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title: cocoon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cocoon» in the school dictionary: A cocoon is a silky case that some insect larvae, like moths and silkworms, spin around themselves to change into adults. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cocoon

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**Who acts:** cocoon, soft warm safe covering, caterpillar, moth, Butterflies, you · **What happens:** be, change, wrap, cocoon, protect, spin · **To what, where:** silky case, soft warm safe covering, someone, them, cocoon, branch

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«cocoon» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [cocoon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cocoon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cocoon is a silky case that some insect larvae, like moths and silkworms, spin around themselves to change into adults.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:m1:1
# text = A cocoon is a silky case that some insect larvae, like moths and silkworms, spin around themselves to change into adults.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cocoon	cocoon	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	silky	silky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	larvae	larva	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	moths	moth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	silkworms	silkworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	spin	spin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	around	around	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	17	nmod	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cocoon | a silky case |  |  |  | some insect larvae and moths and silkworms and spin around silkworms *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | to-infinitive | a cocoon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into adults *result* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into adult=Result |

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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 -->
A cocoon is any soft, warm, safe covering that wraps around someone: «a cocoon of blankets».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:m2:1
# text = A cocoon is any soft, warm, safe covering that wraps around someone: «a cocoon of blankets».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	covering	covering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wraps	wrap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	around	around	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cocoon | any soft warm safe covering |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wrap** | present | any soft warm safe covering |  |  | someone |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme around someone=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cocoon someone is to wrap them up or protect them from the world.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:m3:1
# text = To cocoon someone is to wrap them up or protect them from the world.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cocoon	cocoon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	wrap	wrap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cocoon** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrap *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **protect** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | from the world | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary from world=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caterpillar spun a cocoon on the branch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x1:1
# text = The caterpillar spun a cocoon on the branch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spun	spin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | past | the caterpillar | a cocoon |  | the branch |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cocoon=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A moth came out of the cocoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x2:1
# text = A moth came out of the cocoon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moth	moth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | a moth | the cocoon |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient cocoon=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Silk is made from silkworm cocoons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x3:1
# text = Silk is made from silkworm cocoons.
1	Silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	silkworm	silkworm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cocoons	cocoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Silk |  | silkworm cocoons |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from cocoon=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was cocooned in my sleeping bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x4:1
# text = I was cocooned in my sleeping bag.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	cocooned	cocoon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cocoon** | past · passive |  | I |  | my sleeping bag |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inside the cocoon, the caterpillar changes completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x5:1
# text = Inside the cocoon, the caterpillar changes completely.
1	Inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | the caterpillar |  |  | the cocoon |  | completely *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby was cocooned in a soft blanket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x6:1
# text = The baby was cocooned in a soft blanket.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cocooned	cocoon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cocoon** | past · passive |  | the baby |  | a soft blanket |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Butterflies make a chrysalis, not a cocoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x7:1
# text = Butterflies make a chrysalis, not a cocoon.
1	Butterflies	butterfly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	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	chrysalis	chrysalis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Butterflies | a chrysalis and a cocoon |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chrysalis=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't open a cocoon; let the insect come out by itself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cocoon:x8:1
# text = Don't open a cocoon; let the insect come out by itself.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cocoon	cocoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	xcomp	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **open** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | a cocoon |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cocoon=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the insect |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come out** | present | the insect *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by insect; out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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