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title: grouse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grouse» in the school dictionary: A grouse is a plump, brown wild bird with feathered legs that lives on moors and in forests. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grouse

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**Who acts:** grouse, plump brown wild bird, Red grouse, male sage grouse, you, only grouse · **What happens:** be, live, grouse, mean, complain, grumble · **To what, where:** plump brown wild bird, moors, complaint, heather, chest, coat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grouse is a plump, brown wild bird with feathered legs that lives on moors and in forests.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:m1:1
# text = A grouse is a plump, brown wild bird with feathered legs that lives on moors and in forests.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	plump	plump	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	feathered	feathered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	moors	moor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grouse | a plump brown wild bird |  |  |  | with feathered legs | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a plump brown wild bird |  |  | moors and forests |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on moor=Location |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To grouse means to complain or grumble, and a grouse is a complaint.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:m2:1
# text = To grouse means to complain or grumble, and a grouse is a complaint.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	grouse	grouse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	complain	complain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	grumble	grumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grouse** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **complain** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grumble** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** | present | a grouse | a complaint |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Australia, NZ, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grouse means really good or excellent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:m3:1
# text = Grouse means really good or excellent.
1	Grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Grouse |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grouse flew up from the heather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x1:1
# text = A grouse flew up from the heather.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heather	heather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly up** | past | a grouse |  |  | the heather |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from heather=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Red grouse live on the moors of Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x2:1
# text = Red grouse live on the moors of Scotland.
1	Red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moors	moor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Red grouse |  |  | the moors of Scotland |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on moor=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The male sage grouse puffs up its chest to show off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x3:1
# text = The male sage grouse puffs up its chest to show off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sage	sage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	puffs	puff	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **puff up** | present | the male sage grouse | grouse's chest |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chest=Source |
| 2 | **show off** | to-infinitive | the male sage grouse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop grousing about the rain and put your coat on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x4:1
# text = Stop grousing about the rain and put your coat on.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	grousing	grouse	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grouse** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the rain | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about rain=Topic |
| 3 | **put on** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your coat |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent coat=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My only grouse is that the film was too long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x5:1
# text = My only grouse is that the film was too long.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	RB	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My only grouse | the film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) That pie was grouse, mate!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x6:1
# text = (Australia) That pie was grouse, mate!
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	grouse	grouse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Australia |  |  |  |  | mate *vocative*; grouse *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grouse are hard to see because their feathers match the moor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x7:1
# text = Grouse are hard to see because their feathers match the moor.
1	Grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	match	match	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grouse |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Grouse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **match** | present | their feathers | the moor |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moor=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thus spoke the grouse, who certainly had very pretty manners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grouse:x8:1
# text = Thus spoke the grouse, who certainly had very pretty manners.
1	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past |  | the grouse |  |  |  | thus *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | the grouse | pretty manners |  |  |  | certainly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manners=Patient |

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