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title: gad — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gad» in the school dictionary: To gad about is to wander from place to place looking for fun or news. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gad

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**Who acts:** place, Gad, you, farmer · **What happens:** gad, be, look, point, use, prod · **To what, where:** place, old mild exclamation, thin pointed stick, animals, rain, gad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gad» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [gad in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gad.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To gad about is to wander from place to place looking for fun or news.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gad:m1:1
# text = To gad about is to wander from place to place looking for fun or news.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	gad	gad	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	wander	wander	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gad** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | place |  | to place; wander *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | place *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for fun or news | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for fun=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}

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«Gad!» is an old mild exclamation of surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gad:m2:1
# text = «Gad!» is an old mild exclamation of surprise.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gad	gad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	exclamation	exclamation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gad | a old mild exclamation |  |  |  | of surprise | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

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A gad is a thin pointed stick used to prod animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gad:m3:1
# text = A gad is a thin pointed stick used to prod animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gad	gad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	prod	prod	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a gad | a thin pointed stick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a thin pointed stick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **prod** | to-infinitive |  | animals |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't gad about in the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gad:x1:1
# text = Don't gad about in the rain.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	gad	gad	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rain	rain	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 | **not** **gad** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | the rain |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«Gad!» said the old man, and jumped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gad:x2:1
# text = «Gad!» said the old man, and jumped.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Gad	gad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Gad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **jump** | past | Gad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer used a gad to move the oxen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gad:x3:1
# text = The farmer used a gad to move the oxen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gad	gad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the farmer | a gad |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gad=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | the farmer *not said here* | the oxen |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ox=Theme |

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