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title: corgi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «corgi» in the school dictionary: A corgi is a small dog with short legs, a long body, pointed ears and a fox-like face, first bred in Wales to herd cattle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# corgi

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**Who acts:** corgi, neighbour, Queen · **What happens:** be, point, breed, herd, have, run · **To what, where:** small dog, Wales, cattle, fluffy corgi, short little legs, corgis · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A corgi is a small dog with short legs, a long body, pointed ears and a fox-like face, first bred in Wales to herd cattle.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:m1:1
# text = A corgi is a small dog with short legs, a long body, pointed ears and a fox-like face, first bred in Wales to herd cattle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corgi	corgi	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
19	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	25	advmod	_	_
25	bred	breed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	herd	herd	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	advcl	_	_
30	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a corgi | a small dog and a long body and pointed ears and a like face |  |  |  | with short legs | tree rules |
| 2 | **point** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **breed** | participle |  |  |  | Wales |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **herd** | to-infinitive |  | cattle |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent cattle=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour has a fluffy corgi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:x1:1
# text = Our neighbour has a fluffy corgi.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	corgi	corgi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our neighbour | a fluffy corgi |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corgi=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The corgi ran on its short little legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:x2:1
# text = The corgi ran on its short little legs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corgi	corgi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the corgi |  |  | corgi's short little legs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leg=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen loved her corgis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:x3:1
# text = The Queen loved her corgis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	corgis	corgi	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | past | the Queen | Queen's corgis |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer corgi=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Corgis were bred to herd cattle in Wales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:x4:1
# text = Corgis were bred to herd cattle in Wales.
1	Corgis	corgi	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	bred	breed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	herd	herd	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breed** | past · passive |  | Corgis |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **herd** | to-infinitive |  | cattle |  | Wales |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent cattle=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A corgi barked at the postman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:x5:1
# text = A corgi barked at the postman.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corgi	corgi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	barked	bark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	postman	postman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | participle |  | a corgi *not said here* |  |  |  | at the postman | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at postman=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My corgi is called Biscuit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corgi:x6:1
# text = My corgi is called Biscuit.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	corgi	corgi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Biscuit	Biscuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | My corgi |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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