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title: dodo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dodo» in the school dictionary: The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after sailors arrived and hunted it, and brought animals that ate its eggs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pra
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# dodo

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** dodo, large plump bird, sailors, animals, Dodos, old game · **What happens:** be, not fly, live, become, arrive, hunt · **To what, where:** large plump bird, island, dodo, animals, eggs, fashioned person

<!-- .vabout -->
«dodo» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [dodo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dodo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after sailors arrived and hunted it, and brought animals that ate its eggs.

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:m1:1
# text = The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after sailors arrived and hunted it, and brought animals that ate its eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	plump	plump	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	only	only	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Mauritius	Mauritius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
28	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	xcomp	_	_
29	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
30	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nsubj	_	_
31	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	advcl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	conj	_	_
34	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
37	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
38	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	obj	_	_
39	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	40	nsubj	_	_
40	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	acl:relcl	_	_
41	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the dodo | a large plump bird |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **fly** | could | a large plump bird |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **live** | past | a large plump bird *not said here* |  |  | the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location |
| 4 | **become** | past | dodo |  |  |  |  | extinct *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **arrive** | past | sailors |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **hunt** | past | sailors *not said here* | dodo |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 7 | **bring** | past | dodo *not said here* |  | animals |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument animal=Destination |
| 8 | **eat** | past | animals | dodo's eggs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

<!-- .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 -->
«As dead as a dodo» means completely gone or finished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:m2:1
# text = «As dead as a dodo» means completely gone or finished.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	As	as	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	csubj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **finish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dodo can mean an old-fashioned or silly person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:m3:1
# text = A dodo can mean an old-fashioned or silly person.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a dodo | a fashioned person |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dodo lived only on the island of Mauritius.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x1:1
# text = The dodo lived only on the island of Mauritius.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Mauritius	Mauritius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the dodo |  |  | the island of Mauritius |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dodo could not fly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x2:1
# text = The dodo could not fly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fly** | could | the dodo |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dodos became extinct soon after sailors arrived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x3:1
# text = Dodos became extinct soon after sailors arrived.
1	Dodos	dodo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Dodos |  |  |  |  | extinct, soon *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **arrive** | past | sailors |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dodo was not afraid of people, so it was easy to catch.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x4:1
# text = The dodo was not afraid of people, so it was easy to catch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	expl	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the dodo |  |  |  |  | of people; afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the dodo *not said here* |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **catch** | to-infinitive | the dodo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Dodo runs a race in «Alice in Wonderland».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x5:1
# text = A Dodo runs a race in «Alice in Wonderland».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | a Dodo | a race |  | Alice in Wonderland |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent race=Theme in alice=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That old game is as dead as a dodo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x6:1
# text = That old game is as dead as a dodo.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that old game |  |  |  |  | as a dodo; dead *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a model of a dodo in the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dodo:x7:1
# text = We saw a model of a dodo in the museum.
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	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dodo	dodo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a model of a dodo |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer model=Stimulus |
| 2 | **model** |  |  | a dodo |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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