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title: goldilocks — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «goldilocks» in the school dictionary: Goldilocks is the girl in the fairy tale «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», who tries the bears' porridge, chairs and beds and likes the ones that are «just right». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# goldilocks

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Goldilocks, girl, that, Goldilocks zone, planet, porridge · **What happens:** be, try, like, describe, not be, eat · **To what, where:** girl, fairy tale, porridge, ones, something, area · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«goldilocks» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [goldilocks in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/goldilocks.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goldilocks is the girl in the fairy tale «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», who tries the bears' porridge, chairs and beds and likes the ones that are «just right».

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:m1:1
# text = Goldilocks is the girl in the fairy tale «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», who tries the bears' porridge, chairs and beds and likes the ones that are «just right».
1	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Three	Three	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Bears	Bear	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	chairs	chair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obj	_	_
31	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	35	nsubj	_	_
32	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	cop	_	_
33	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	just	just	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
35	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Goldilocks | the girl |  | the fairy tale |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | present | the girl | the bears's porridge and chairs and beds |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent porridge=Eventuality |
| 3 | **like** | present | the girl *not said here* | the ones |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goldilocks describes something that is not too much and not too little but just right.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:m2:1
# text = Goldilocks describes something that is not too much and not too little but just right.
1	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Goldilocks | something |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | much *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Goldilocks zone is the area around a star where a planet is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:m3:1
# text = The Goldilocks zone is the area around a star where a planet is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	16	cc:preconj	_	_
15	too	too	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
17	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	19	cc	_	_
18	too	too	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Goldilocks zone | the area |  | a star |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a planet |  |  |  |  | for liquid water; hot *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | a planet *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goldilocks is also the name of other princesses in fairy tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:m4:1
# text = Goldilocks is also the name of other princesses in fairy tales.
1	Goldilocks	goldilocks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	princesses	princess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Goldilocks | the name |  |  |  | of other princesses in fairy tales | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goldilocks ate the baby bear's porridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:x1:1
# text = Goldilocks ate the baby bear's porridge.
1	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Goldilocks | the baby bear's porridge |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent porridge=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The porridge was too hot, then too cold, then just right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:x2:1
# text = The porridge was too hot, then too cold, then just right.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the porridge |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the porridge *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Earth is in the Goldilocks zone of the Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:x3:1
# text = Earth is in the Goldilocks zone of the Sun.
1	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Earth |  |  | the Goldilocks zone | sunday |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We need a Goldilocks amount of water for the seeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:x4:1
# text = We need a Goldilocks amount of water for the seeds.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | We | a Goldilocks amount of water |  |  |  | for the seeds | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | water |  |  |  | for the seeds | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient for=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The three bears found Goldilocks asleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:x5:1
# text = The three bears found Goldilocks asleep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the three bears | Goldilocks |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goldilocks=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But Goldilocks was so fond of Charming that she could not be happy unless he was near her, and she was always singing his praises.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:goldilocks:x6:1
# text = But Goldilocks was so fond of Charming that she could not be happy unless he was near her, and she was always singing his praises.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	Goldilocks	Goldilocks	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fond	fond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Charming	Charming	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
14	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	near	near	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	24	advmod	_	_
24	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	praises	praise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Goldilocks |  |  |  |  | of Charming; fond *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | could | Goldilocks |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Charming |  |  |  |  | near her *= she* | tree rules |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | past · progressive | Goldilocks | Charming's praises |  |  |  | always *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location praise=Theme |
| 5 | **praise** |  | Charming |  |  |  |  |  | nom praise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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