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title: greedily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «greedily» in the school dictionary: In a greedy way, wanting or taking more than you need, especially food or money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# greedily

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**Who acts:** greedy way, you, dog, He, dragon, She · **What happens:** want, take, need, read, eat, grab · **To what, where:** more, something, dinner, sweets, book, beaks

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a greedy way, wanting or taking more than you need, especially food or money.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:m1:1
# text = In a greedy way, wanting or taking more than you need, especially food or money.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	obj	_	_
10	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | gerund | a greedy way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **take** | gerund | a greedy way *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument more=Theme food=Destination |
| 3 | **need** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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 -->
Very eagerly, wanting something very much: reading greedily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:m2:1
# text = Very eagerly, wanting something very much: reading greedily.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	eagerly	eagerly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
10	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  | eagerly *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog ate its dinner greedily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x1:1
# text = The dog ate its dinner greedily.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the dog | dog's dinner |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He greedily grabbed all the sweets for himself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x2:1
# text = He greedily grabbed all the sweets for himself.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past | He | all sweets |  |  |  | for himself *= he*; greedily *property* | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme for himself=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dragon looked greedily at the gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x3:1
# text = The dragon looked greedily at the gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the dragon |  |  |  |  | at the gold; greedily *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at gold=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She read the book greedily, page after page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x4:1
# text = She read the book greedily, page after page.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	greedily	greedily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | She | the book |  |  | after page |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent book=Recipient page=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby birds opened their beaks greedily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x5:1
# text = The baby birds opened their beaks greedily.
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	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	beaks	beak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the baby birds | birds's beaks |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location beak=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Don't eat so greedily, you'll get a stomach ache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x6:1
# text = Don't eat so greedily, you'll get a stomach ache.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | future | you | a stomach ache |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ache=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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She at once made herself a salad of it, and ate it greedily.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:greedily:x7:1
# text = She at once made herself a salad of it, and ate it greedily.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | herself *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset herself=Beneficiary salad=Product |
| 2 | **eat** | past | She *not said here* | salad |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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