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title: gobble — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gobble» in the school dictionary: To eat something very quickly and greedily. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gobble

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**Who acts:** you, wolf, dog, anyone, Big companies, game · **What happens:** eat, make, gobble up, be, take over, not gobble · **To what, where:** something, throaty gobble sound, dinner, grandma, turkey, sausage

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«gobble» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [gobble in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gobble.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To eat something very quickly and greedily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:m1:1
# text = To eat something very quickly and greedily.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

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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: of a turkey — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make the throaty gobble-gobble sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:m2:1
# text = To make the throaty gobble-gobble sound.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	throaty	throaty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	gobble	gobble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	gobble	gobble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the throaty gobble sound |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To gobble up is to use up or take over something quickly, like money or land.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:m3:1
# text = To gobble up is to use up or take over something quickly, like money or land.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	gobble	gobble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
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	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
12	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gobble up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | use *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **take over** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't gobble your dinner; chew slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x1:1
# text = Don't gobble your dinner; chew slowly.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	gobble	gobble	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	chew	chew	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **gobble** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your dinner |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dinner=Theme |
| 2 | **chew** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wolf gobbled up Little Red Riding Hood's grandma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x2:1
# text = The wolf gobbled up Little Red Riding Hood's grandma.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gobbled	gobble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	Little	Little	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Red	Red	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Riding	Riding	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Hood	Hood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **gobble up** | past | the wolf | Red Riding Hood's grandma |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent grandma=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The turkey gobbled at the farmer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x3:1
# text = The turkey gobbled at the farmer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turkey	turkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	gobbled	gobble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gobble** | participle |  | the turkey *not said here* |  |  |  | at the farmer | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at farmer=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog gobbled the sausage before anyone could stop it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x4:1
# text = The dog gobbled the sausage before anyone could stop it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gobbled	gobble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sausage	sausage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|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 | **gobble** | past | the dog | the sausage |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sausage=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | could | anyone | sausage |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector it=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Big companies gobble up little shops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x5:1
# text = Big companies gobble up little shops.
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gobble	gobble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gobble up** | present | Big companies | little shops |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shop=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My game gobbles up all the phone's battery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x6:1
# text = My game gobbles up all the phone's battery.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gobbles	gobble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **gobble up** | present | My game | all phone's battery |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent battery=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whereupon he tore open Drumikin and gobbled up Lambikin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gobble:x7:1
# text = Whereupon he tore open Drumikin and gobbled up Lambikin.
1	Whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tore	tore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Drumikin	Drumikin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gobbled	gobble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	Lambikin	Lambikin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **tore** | past | he | open Drumikin |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **gobble up** | past | he *not said here* | Lambikin |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lambikin=Theme |

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