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title: gannet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gannet» in the school dictionary: A large white seabird with black wing tips and a yellowish head that dives from high up into the sea to catch fish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gannet

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**Who acts:** that, greedy person, gannet, Thousands, We, gannets · **What happens:** dive up, catch, eat, dive, nest, watch · **To what, where:** high, fish, lot, sea, Bass Rock, waves

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large white seabird with black wing tips and a yellowish head that dives from high up into the sea to catch fish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:m1:1
# text = A large white seabird with black wing tips and a yellowish head that dives from high up into the sea to catch fish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	seabird	seabird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tips	tip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	yellowish	yellowish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	dives	dive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	obl	_	_
17	up	up	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
23	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive up** | present | that |  |  | high |  | into the sea | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from high=Location |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | that *not said here* | fish |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A greedy person who eats a lot, very fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:m2:1
# text = A greedy person who eats a lot, very fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	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 | **eat** | present | a greedy person | a lot |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gannet can dive into the sea at almost 100 kilometres per hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x1:1
# text = A gannet can dive into the sea at almost 100 kilometres per hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gannet	gannet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	dive	dive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
12	per	per	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | can | a gannet |  |  | the sea |  | at 100 kilometres per hour | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into sea=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thousands of gannets nest on Bass Rock in Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x2:1
# text = Thousands of gannets nest on Bass Rock in Scotland.
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	gannets	gannet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Bass	Bass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Rock	Rock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nest** | present | Thousands of gannets |  |  | Bass Rock in Scotland |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched gannets plunge into the waves to catch mackerel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x3:1
# text = We watched gannets plunge into the waves to catch mackerel.
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	gannets	gannet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	plunge	plunge	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	mackerel	mackerel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plunge** | present | gannets |  |  | the waves |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into wave=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **catch** | to-infinitive | gannets *not said here* | mackerel |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mackerel=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You ate all the biscuits, you gannet!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x4:1
# text = You ate all the biscuits, you gannet!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gannet	gannet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | You | all biscuits and gannet |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient |
| 2 | **gannet** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is a real gannet at birthday parties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x5:1
# text = My brother is a real gannet at birthday parties.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gannet	gannet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	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 a** | present | My brother | a real gannet |  | birthday parties |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New Zealand has a big gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x6:1
# text = New Zealand has a big gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers.
1	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
2	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	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	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	gannet	gannet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Cape	Cape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Kidnappers	kidnapper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	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 | New Zealand | a big gannet colony |  | Cape Kidnappers |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colony=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gannet's air sacs protect it when it hits the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gannet:x7:1
# text = The gannet's air sacs protect it when it hits the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gannet	gannet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sacs	sac	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | the gannet's air sacs | gannet |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **hit** | present | gannet | the water |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Co-Theme |

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