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title: doggy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «doggy» in the school dictionary: A dog. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# doggy

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**Who acts:** you, simple way, we, little brother, car, dog · **What happens:** do, smell, take, not finish, paddle, look · **To what, where:** food, restaurant, water, Mummy, doggy bag, doggy paddle

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«doggy» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [doggy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doggy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, child's word — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:m1:1
# text = A dog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look at the doggy!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:m1e:1
# text = Look at the doggy!
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doggy	doggy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the doggy | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at doggy=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like a dog or to do with dogs; smelling of dog: a doggy smell.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:m2:1
# text = Like a dog or to do with dogs; smelling of dog: a doggy smell.
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	doggy	doggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like a dog; with dogs | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of dog | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of dog=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«doggy bag» — a bag or box to take home the food you did not finish at a restaurant.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:m3:1
# text = «doggy bag» — a bag or box to take home the food you did not finish at a restaurant.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	doggy	doggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | the food |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **finish** | past · do-support | you | the food *not said here* |  | a restaurant |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector food=Eventuality |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«doggy paddle» — a simple way of swimming like a dog, paddling with hands under the water.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:m4:1
# text = «doggy paddle» — a simple way of swimming like a dog, paddling with hands under the water.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	doggy	doggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paddle	paddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	paddling	paddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paddle** | gerund | a simple way of swimming like a dog *not said here* |  |  | the water |  | with hands | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with hand=Instrument under water=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look, Mummy, a big doggy!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:x1:1
# text = Look, Mummy, a big doggy!
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Mummy	Mummy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	doggy	doggy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | Mummy |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can we have a doggy bag for the leftover pizza?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:x2:1
# text = Can we have a doggy bag for the leftover pizza?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	doggy	doggy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	leftover	leftover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | we | a doggy bag |  |  |  | for the leftover pizza | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother can only do doggy paddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:x3:1
# text = My little brother can only do doggy paddle.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	doggy	doggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	paddle	paddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | can | My little brother | doggy paddle |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paddle=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car had a doggy smell after the trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:x4:1
# text = The car had a doggy smell after the trip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	doggy	doggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the car | a doggy smell |  |  | after the trip |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put in a doggy door so the dog can go out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:x5:1
# text = We put in a doggy door so the dog can go out.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	doggy	doggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	out	out	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | We |  |  | a doggy door |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in door=Destination |
| 2 | **go out** | can | the dog |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doggies wagged their tails.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doggy:x6:1
# text = The doggies wagged their tails.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doggies	doggie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wagged	wag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tails	tail	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 | **wag** | past | the doggies | doggies's tails |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

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