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title: gape — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gape» in the school dictionary: To stare with your mouth wide open, because you are surprised or amazed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gape

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**Who acts:** you, We, children, magician, baby birds, gape · **What happens:** stare, be, gape, vanish, not stand, help · **To what, where:** hole, giant whale skeleton, huge hole, me, snake, egg

<!-- .vabout -->
«gape» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [gape in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gape.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stare with your mouth wide open, because you are surprised or amazed.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:m1:1
# text = To stare with your mouth wide open, because you are surprised or amazed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stare	stare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	surprised	surprised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	amazed	amazed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stare** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with your mouth | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | surprised *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
To be or become wide open: a hole gaped in the wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:m2:1
# text = To be or become wide open: a hole gaped in the wall.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
10	gaped	gape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | to-infinitive |  | a hole |  |  |  | become, open *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **gape** | participle |  | a hole *not said here* |  |  |  | in the wall | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in wall=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wide-open mouth or a wide opening; in birds, the width of the open beak.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:m3:1
# text = A wide-open mouth or a wide opening; in birds, the width of the open beak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	width	width	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We gaped at the giant whale skeleton in the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x1:1
# text = We gaped at the giant whale skeleton in the museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gaped	gape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gape** | past | We |  |  | the giant whale skeleton |  | in the museum | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in museum=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children gaped when the magician vanished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x2:1
# text = The children gaped when the magician vanished.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gaped	gape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gape** | past | the children |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **vanish** | past | the magician |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huge hole gaped in the road after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x3:1
# text = A huge hole gaped in the road after the flood.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	gaped	gape	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	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gape** | participle |  | a huge hole *not said here* |  |  | after the flood | in the road | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in road=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't just stand there gaping, help me!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x4:1
# text = Don't just stand there gaping, help me!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
6	gaping	gape	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stand** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **gape** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby birds gaped, waiting for worms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x5:1
# text = The baby birds gaped, waiting for worms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gaped	gape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gape** | participle | the baby birds |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wait** | gerund | the baby birds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for worms | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A snake's gape lets it swallow an egg whole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x6:1
# text = A snake's gape lets it swallow an egg whole.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	gape	gape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | a snake's gape | snake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swallow** | infinitive | snake *not said here* | a egg |  |  |  | whole *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |
| 3 | **gape** |  | a snake |  |  |  |  |  | nom gape «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a gaping hole in the fence where the cow got out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x7:1
# text = There was a gaping hole in the fence where the cow got out.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gaping	gaping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a gaping hole in the fence |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get out** | past | the cow |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gape of his enormous jaws was nearly as wide as the gateway of the king's palace.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gape:x8:1
# text = The gape of his enormous jaws was nearly as wide as the gateway of the king's palace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gape	gape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	enormous	enormous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	jaws	jaw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	gateway	gateway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the gape of his enormous jaws |  |  |  |  | as the gateway of the king's palace; nearly, wide *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **gape** |  | his enormous jaws |  |  |  |  |  | nom gape «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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