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title: dromedary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dromedary» in the school dictionary: A camel with one hump, found in North Africa, the Middle East and India, and also living wild in central Australia. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dromedary

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**Who acts:** one hump, dromedary, Dromedaries, Australia, We, Bactrian camel · **What happens:** find, live, breed, have, walk, ride · **To what, where:** one hump, North Africa, central Australia, fast camel, back, many wild dromedaries

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A camel with one hump, found in North Africa, the Middle East and India, and also living wild in central Australia.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:m1:1
# text = A camel with one hump, found in North Africa, the Middle East and India, and also living wild in central Australia.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	also	also	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
21	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | participle |  | one hump *not said here* |  | North Africa and the Middle East and India |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | one hump *not said here* |  |  | central Australia |  | wild *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location |

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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}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fast camel bred for riding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:m2:1
# text = A fast camel bred for riding.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	bred	breed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	riding	riding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breed** | participle |  | a fast camel *not said here* |  |  |  | for riding | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dromedary has one hump on its back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x1:1
# text = A dromedary has one hump on its back.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dromedary	dromedary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a dromedary | one hump |  | dromedary's back |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hump=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dromedaries can walk for days without water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x2:1
# text = Dromedaries can walk for days without water.
1	Dromedaries	dromedary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | can | Dromedaries |  |  |  | day | without water | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Australia has many wild dromedaries in the outback.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x3:1
# text = Australia has many wild dromedaries in the outback.
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dromedaries	dromedary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outback	outback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Australia | many wild dromedaries |  | the outback |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dromedary=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We rode a dromedary at the desert camp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x4:1
# text = We rode a dromedary at the desert camp.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	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	dromedary	dromedary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | We | a dromedary |  | the desert camp |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dromedary=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Bactrian camel has two humps, but the dromedary has only one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x5:1
# text = The Bactrian camel has two humps, but the dromedary has only one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Bactrian	bactrian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	humps	hump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dromedary	dromedary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Bactrian camel | two humps |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hump=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | the dromedary | one |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The dromedary's hump is full of fat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x6:1
# text = The dromedary's hump is full of fat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dromedary	dromedary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the dromedary's hump |  |  |  |  | of fat; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let him be bound and placed on a dromedary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dromedary:x7:1
# text = Let him be bound and placed on a dromedary.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dromedary	dromedary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bind** | infinitive · passive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **place** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  | a dromedary |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on dromedary=Destination |

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