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title: edmontosaurus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «edmontosaurus» in the school dictionary: A large plant-eating duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) that lived in North America near the end of the age of dinosaurs, about 68 to 66 million years ago. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# edmontosaurus

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**Who acts:** large billed dinosaur, Edmontosaurus, Herds, museum · **What happens:** eat, bill, live, name, find, have · **To what, where:** North America, Alberta, first fossils, flat beak, plants, bite mark

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«edmontosaurus» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [edmontosaurus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/edmontosaurus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large plant-eating duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) that lived in North America near the end of the age of dinosaurs, about 68 to 66 million years ago.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:m1:1
# text = A large plant-eating duck-billed dinosaur (a hadrosaur) that lived in North America near the end of the age of dinosaurs, about 68 to 66 million years ago.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	billed	bill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hadrosaur	hadrosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	near	near	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	about	about	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	68	68	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	nmod	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	66	66	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	nmod	_	_
32	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	33	nummod	_	_
33	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obl:unmarked	_	_
34	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **live** | past | a large billed dinosaur |  |  | North America | near the end of the age of dinosaurs  68 to 66 |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in america=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Named after Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, where the first fossils were found.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:m2:1
# text = Named after Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, where the first fossils were found.
1	Named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Edmonton	Edmonton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Alberta	Alberta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	fossils	fossil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | participle |  |  |  | Alberta and Canada | after Edmonton |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | past · passive |  | the first fossils |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Edmontosaurus had a flat beak like a duck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:x1:1
# text = Edmontosaurus had a flat beak like a duck.
1	Edmontosaurus	Edmontosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	duck	duck	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** | past | Edmontosaurus | a flat beak |  |  |  | like a duck | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Edmontosaurus ate plants with hundreds of grinding teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:x2:1
# text = Edmontosaurus ate plants with hundreds of grinding teeth.
1	Edmontosaurus	Edmontosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	grinding	grind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	amod	_	_
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **eat** | past | Edmontosaurus | plants |  |  |  | with hundreds of grinding teeth | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient |
| 2 | **grind** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A T. rex bite mark was found on an Edmontosaurus bone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:x3:1
# text = A T. rex bite mark was found on an Edmontosaurus bone.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Edmontosaurus	Edmontosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | a bite mark |  | a Edmontosaurus bone |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Herds of Edmontosaurus roamed Canada and the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:x4:1
# text = Herds of Edmontosaurus roamed Canada and the USA.
1	Herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Edmontosaurus	Edmontosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	roamed	roam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roam** | past | Herds of Edmontosaurus | Canada and the USA |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location canada=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Edmontosaurus could grow up to 12 metres long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:x5:1
# text = Edmontosaurus could grow up to 12 metres long.
1	Edmontosaurus	edmontosaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | could | Edmontosaurus |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum had a mummified Edmontosaurus with skin prints.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edmontosaurus:x6:1
# text = The museum had a mummified Edmontosaurus with skin prints.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	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	mummified	mummify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	Edmontosaurus	Edmontosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	prints	print	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the museum | a mummified Edmontosaurus |  |  |  | with skin prints | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent edmontosaurus=Patient |
| 2 | **mummify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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