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title: eaves — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eaves» in the school dictionary: The lower edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls of a house. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eaves

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**Who acts:** lower edges, Swallows, Icicles, gutter, We, Wasps · **What happens:** stick out, build, hang, drip, be, shelter · **To what, where:** walls, nest, eaves, Rain, shower · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lower edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls of a house.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:m1:1
# text = The lower edges of a roof that stick out beyond the walls of a house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stick	stick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick out** | present | the lower edges |  |  | the walls of a house |  | of a roof | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme beyond wall=Destination |

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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 -->
Swallows built a nest under the eaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x1:1
# text = Swallows built a nest under the eaves.
1	Swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Swallows | a nest |  | the eaves |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Icicles hung from the eaves all winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x2:1
# text = Icicles hung from the eaves all winter.
1	Icicles	icicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | participle | Icicles |  |  | the eaves | winter |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain dripped from the eaves of the old cottage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x3:1
# text = Rain dripped from the eaves of the old cottage.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	dripped	drip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | participle |  | Rain *not said here* |  | the eaves of the old cottage |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from eave=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gutter along the eaves was full of leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x4:1
# text = The gutter along the eaves was full of leaves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gutter	gutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the gutter along the eaves |  |  |  |  | of leaves; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sheltered from the shower under the eaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x5:1
# text = We sheltered from the shower under the eaves.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sheltered	shelter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shower	shower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **shelter** | past | We |  |  | the shower |  | under the eaves | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under eave=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wasps made a nest under the eaves of the shed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x6:1
# text = Wasps made a nest under the eaves of the shed.
1	Wasps	wasp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Wasps | a nest |  | the eaves of the shed |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Do you know,” Peter asked “why swallows build in the eaves of houses?

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eaves:x7:1
# text = “Do you know,” Peter asked “why swallows build in the eaves of houses?
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	eaves	eave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **build** *in a quote* | present | swallows |  |  |  |  | in the eaves of houses | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in eave=Attribute |

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