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title: dagger — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dagger» in the school dictionary: A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# dagger

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**Who acts:** dagger, weapon, person, Roman soldier, pirate, sister · **What happens:** be, make, stab, use, point, show · **To what, where:** short knife, small mark, books, note, short dagger, dagger · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dagger» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [dagger in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dagger.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:m1:1
# text = A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dagger	dagger	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	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	weapon	weapon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	stabbing	stab	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dagger | a short knife |  |  |  | with a pointed blade | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a short knife *not said here* |  |  |  | as a weapon | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **stab** | gerund | a weapon *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: printing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dagger (†) is a small mark used in books to point to a note, or next to a name to show the person has died.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:m2:1
# text = A dagger (†) is a small mark used in books to point to a note, or next to a name to show the person has died.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	†	†	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	point	point	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	next	next	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	acl	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
28	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
29	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	25	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dagger | a small mark or a name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a small mark or a name *not said here* |  | books |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **point** | to-infinitive |  |  | a note |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to note=Recipient |
| 4 | **show** | to-infinitive | a dagger *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **die** | present · perfect | the person |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Roman soldier carried a short dagger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x1:1
# text = The Roman soldier carried a short dagger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the Roman soldier | a short dagger |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dagger=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirate hid a dagger in his boot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x2:1
# text = The pirate hid a dagger in his boot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	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	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	boot	boot	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 | **hide** | past | the pirate | a dagger |  | pirate's boot |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dagger=Patient in boot=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister looked daggers at me when I told Mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x3:1
# text = My sister looked daggers at me when I told Mum.
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	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	daggers	dagger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | My sister | daggers |  |  |  | at me | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme dagger=Attribute |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | I |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a cloak-and-dagger plan to hide the birthday cake.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x4:1
# text = It was a cloak-and-dagger plan to hide the birthday cake.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a dagger plan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  | the birthday cake |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a Viking dagger with a carved handle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x5:1
# text = The museum has a Viking dagger with a carved handle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	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	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a Viking dagger |  |  |  | with a carved handle | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dagger=Patient |
| 2 | **carve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carrying a knife or dagger in public is against the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x6:1
# text = Carrying a knife or dagger in public is against the law.
1	Carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	against	against	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund |  | a knife or dagger |  | public |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent knife=Value in public=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | Carrying |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peter felt for his dagger till his hand gripped it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dagger:x7:1
# text = Peter felt for his dagger till his hand gripped it.
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gripped	grip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Peter |  |  |  |  | for Peter's dagger | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for dagger=Theme |
| 2 | **grip** | past | Peter's hand | dagger |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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