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title: embryo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «embryo» in the school dictionary: A living thing at a very early stage of growing, before it is born or hatches: inside an egg, a seed or its mother's womb. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# embryo

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**Who acts:** early stage, seed, chick embryo, human embryo, We, idea · **What happens:** grow, bear, develop, be, see, get · **To what, where:** stage, new plant, egg, tiny embryo, bean seed, picture

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«embryo» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [embryo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embryo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A living thing at a very early stage of growing, before it is born or hatches: inside an egg, a seed or its mother's womb.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:m1:1
# text = A living thing at a very early stage of growing, before it is born or hatches: inside an egg, a seed or its mother's womb.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	hatches	hatch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	's	's	PART	POS	_	27	case	_	_
29	womb	womb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund | a early stage *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bear** | present · passive |  | stage |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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 -->
The tiny part inside a seed that will grow into a new plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:m2:1
# text = The tiny part inside a seed that will grow into a new plant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | future | a seed |  |  |  |  | into a new plant *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into plant=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: in embryo — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something at a very early stage that may develop later, like an idea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:m3:1
# text = Something at a very early stage that may develop later, like an idea.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	develop	develop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | may | a early stage |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chick embryo grows inside the egg for three weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:x1:1
# text = A chick embryo grows inside the egg for three weeks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	embryo	embryo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a chick embryo |  |  | the egg | week |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside egg=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inside the bean seed is a tiny embryo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:x2:1
# text = Inside the bean seed is a tiny embryo.
1	Inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	embryo	embryo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a tiny embryo |  | the bean seed |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:x3:1
# text = A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at first.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	embryo	embryo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a human embryo |  |  |  |  | than a grain of rice; small *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a picture of a frog embryo in the jelly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:x4:1
# text = We saw a picture of a frog embryo in the jelly.
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	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	embryo	embryo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a picture of a frog embryo in the jelly |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The idea for our club was only an embryo then.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:x5:1
# text = The idea for our club was only an embryo then.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	embryo	embryo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the idea for our club | a embryo |  |  | then |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The embryo gets food from the yolk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embryo:x6:1
# text = The embryo gets food from the yolk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	embryo	embryo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	yolk	yolk	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 | **get** | present | the embryo | food |  | the yolk |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent food=Theme from yolk=Source |

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