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title: gatherer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gatherer» in the school dictionary: A person or animal that collects things, such as food, information or people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gatherer

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**Who acts:** person, people, Age people, Hunter gatherers, honey gatherer, I · **What happens:** collect, live, hunt, be, move, find · **To what, where:** things, animals, wild plants, hunter gatherers, place, food

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«gatherer» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [gatherer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gatherer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person or animal that collects things, such as food, information or people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:m1:1
# text = A person or animal that collects things, such as food, information or people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | a person or animal | things |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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 -->
Hunter-gatherers: people who live by hunting animals and collecting wild plants, nuts and berries instead of farming.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:m2:1
# text = Hunter-gatherers: people who live by hunting animals and collecting wild plants, nuts and berries instead of farming.
1	Hunter	Hunter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	gatherers	gatherer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hunting	hunt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	collecting	collect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
13	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
19	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	21	case	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hunt** | gerund | people *not said here* | animals |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 3 | **collect** | gerund | people *not said here* | wild plants and nuts and berries |  |  |  | instead farming | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stone Age people were hunter-gatherers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:x1:1
# text = Stone Age people were hunter-gatherers.
1	Stone	Stone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	gatherers	gatherer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Age people | hunter gatherers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place to find food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:x2:1
# text = Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place to find food.
1	Hunter	Hunter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	gatherers	gatherer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | Hunter gatherers |  |  | place |  | to place | vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from place=Initial\_Location to place=Destination |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Hunter gatherers *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The honey gatherer climbed the tall tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:x3:1
# text = The honey gatherer climbed the tall tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gatherer	gatherer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | the honey gatherer | the tall tree |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location tree=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In our group, I was the information gatherer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:x4:1
# text = In our group, I was the information gatherer.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	gatherer	gatherer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | past | I | the information gatherer |  | our group |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squirrels are busy gatherers of nuts in autumn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:x5:1
# text = Squirrels are busy gatherers of nuts in autumn.
1	Squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	gatherers	gatherer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Squirrels | busy gatherers |  |  |  | of nuts in autumn | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gatherers came back with baskets of berries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gatherer:x6:1
# text = The gatherers came back with baskets of berries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gatherers	gatherer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	baskets	basket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | the gatherers |  |  |  |  | with baskets of berries | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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