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title: ewe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ewe» in the school dictionary: A female sheep. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ewe

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**Who acts:** ewe, farmer, 10 ewes, lamb, We · **What happens:** feed, have, shear, know, bleat, watch · **To what, where:** two lambs, her, 30 ewes, twins, 20 lambs, ewes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A female sheep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:m1:1
# text = A female sheep.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ewe fed her two lambs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x1:1
# text = The ewe fed her two lambs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ewe	ewe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | the ewe | two lambs | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient lamb=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer has 30 ewes and 2 rams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x2:1
# text = The farmer has 30 ewes and 2 rams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	ewes	ewe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	rams	ram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	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 | the farmer | 30 ewes and 2 rams |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ewe=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each ewe had twins, so 10 ewes had 20 lambs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x3:1
# text = Each ewe had twins, so 10 ewes had 20 lambs.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	ewe	ewe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	ewes	ewe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | each ewe | twins |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twin=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | 10 ewes | 20 lambs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamb=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The ewes were sheared in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x4:1
# text = The ewes were sheared in summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ewes	ewe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sheared	shear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shear** | past · passive |  | the ewes |  |  | summer |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: subject=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ewe can know her lamb by its bleat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x5:1
# text = A ewe can know her lamb by its bleat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ewe	ewe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bleat	bleat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | can | a ewe | ewe's lamb |  |  |  | by lamb's bleat | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer lamb=Stimulus |
| 2 | **bleat** |  | lamb |  |  |  |  |  | nom bleat «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the ewes in the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x6:1
# text = We watched the ewes in the field.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ewes	ewe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **watch** | past | We | the ewes |  | the field |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ewe=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ewe's milk and cheese, woollen jackets and stockings!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ewe:x7:1
# text = Ewe's milk and cheese, woollen jackets and stockings!
1	Ewe	Ewe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	woollen	woollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	jackets	jacket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stockings	stocking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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