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title: fang — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fang» in the school dictionary: A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially of a dog, wolf, snake or vampire. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fang

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**Who acts:** wolf, snakes, vampire, dog, we, spider · **What happens:** point, bite, bare, growl, have, show · **To what, where:** fangs, hollow fangs, long white fangs, mice, each

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially of a dog, wolf, snake or vampire.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:m1:1
# text = A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially of a dog, wolf, snake or vampire.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 poison tooth of a snake or a spider's biting part.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:m2:1
# text = The poison tooth of a snake or a spider's biting part.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	biting	bite	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wolf bared its fangs and growled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x1:1
# text = The wolf bared its fangs and growled.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bared	bare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	growled	growl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bare** | past | the wolf | wolf's fangs |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fang=Patient |
| 2 | **growl** | past | the wolf *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some snakes have hollow fangs for venom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x2:1
# text = Some snakes have hollow fangs for venom.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	venom	venom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some snakes | hollow fangs |  |  |  | for venom | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fang=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vampire in the story had long white fangs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x3:1
# text = The vampire in the story had long white fangs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the vampire in the story | long white fangs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fang=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The dog showed its fangs, so we walked away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x4:1
# text = The dog showed its fangs, so we walked away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the dog | dog's fangs |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fang=Recipient |
| 2 | **walk away** | past | we |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A spider bites with its fangs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x5:1
# text = A spider bites with its fangs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **bite** | present | a spider |  |  |  |  | with spider's fangs | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with fang=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat's fangs are sharp for catching mice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x6:1
# text = The cat's fangs are sharp for catching mice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the cat's fangs |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | gerund | the cat's fangs *not said here* | mice |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Their mouths were black and twisted, and in each of these mouths there was a hedge of curved yellow fangs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fang:x7:1
# text = Their mouths were black and twisted, and in each of these mouths there was a hedge of curved yellow fangs.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mouths	mouth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	twisted	twisted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	mouths	mouth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
15	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
20	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Their mouths |  |  |  |  | black *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Their mouths *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | past | a hedge of curved yellow fangs |  |  | each; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in each=Location |
| 4 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |

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