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title: feline — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feline» in the school dictionary: To do with cats or the cat family, which includes house cats, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# feline

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**Who acts:** cat family, you, Lions, vet, She, cheetah · **What happens:** do, include, move, be, specialis, have · **To what, where:** house cats, way, felines, feline illnesses, stage, fastest feline

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with cats or the cat family, which includes house cats, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:m1:1
# text = To do with cats or the cat family, which includes house cats, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	leopards	leopard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	cheetahs	cheetah	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with cats or the cat family | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **include** | present | the cat family | house cats and lions and tigers and leopards and cheetahs |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme |

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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 -->
Like a cat, graceful, quiet and smooth in the way you move, as in «feline grace».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:m2:1
# text = Like a cat, graceful, quiet and smooth in the way you move, as in «feline grace».
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	graceful	graceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	feline	feline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	grace	grace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | you | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent way=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cat or any animal of the cat family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:m3:1
# text = A cat or any animal of the cat family.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions, tigers and house cats are all felines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:x1:1
# text = Lions, tigers and house cats are all felines.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	felines	feline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lions and tigers and house cats | felines |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet specialises in feline illnesses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:x2:1
# text = The vet specialises in feline illnesses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	specialises	specialis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	feline	feline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	illnesses	illness	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 | **specialis** | present | the vet |  |  | feline illnesses |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She moved with feline grace across the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:x3:1
# text = She moved with feline grace across the stage.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	feline	feline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	grace	grace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **move** | past | She |  |  | the stage |  | with feline grace | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across stage=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cheetah is the fastest feline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:x4:1
# text = The cheetah is the fastest feline.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	feline	feline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the cheetah | the fastest feline |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cat has a very feline way of ignoring me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:x5:1
# text = My cat has a very feline way of ignoring me.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	feline	feline	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ignoring	ignore	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My cat | a feline way |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient |
| 2 | **ignore** | gerund | a feline way *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The feline eyes glowed in the dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feline:x6:1
# text = The feline eyes glowed in the dark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	feline	feline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	glowed	glow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **glow** | participle |  | the feline eyes *not said here* |  | the dark |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |

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