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title: gryphon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gryphon» in the school dictionary: A made-up creature from old stories, with the head, wings and front legs of an eagle and the body, back legs and tail of a lion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gryphon

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**Who acts:** Gryphon, lazy talking creature, Queen, stone gryphon, knight, lessons · **What happens:** make up, talk, be, take, meet, tell · **To what, where:** lazy talking creature, Alice, Mock Turtle, sea, sun, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A made-up creature from old stories, with the head, wings and front legs of an eagle and the body, back legs and tail of a lion.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:m1:1
# text = A made-up creature from old stories, with the head, wings and front legs of an eagle and the body, back legs and tail of a lion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 -->
In Alice in Wonderland, the Gryphon is a lazy, rough-talking creature who takes Alice to meet the Mock Turtle and tells her about their school under the sea.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:m2:1
# text = In Alice in Wonderland, the Gryphon is a lazy, rough-talking creature who takes Alice to meet the Mock Turtle and tells her about their school under the sea.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
10	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
26	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	iobj	_	_
27	about	about	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
30	under	under	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the Gryphon | a lazy talking creature |  | Alice in Wonderland |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | present | a lazy talking creature |  | Alice |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument alice=Destination |
| 4 | **meet** | to-infinitive | a lazy talking creature *not said here* | the Mock Turtle |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turtle=Co-Agent |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a lazy talking creature *not said here* |  | Alice | the sea |  | about their school | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent she=Recipient about school=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Gryphon was asleep in the sun when the Queen found him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x1:1
# text = The Gryphon was asleep in the sun when the Queen found him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Gryphon |  |  | the sun |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | past | the Queen | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gryphon has an eagle's head and a lion's body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x2:1
# text = A gryphon has an eagle's head and a lion's body.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gryphon	gryphon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a gryphon | a eagle's head and a lion's body |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Gryphon and the Mock Turtle danced the Lobster Quadrille for Alice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x3:1
# text = The Gryphon and the Mock Turtle danced the Lobster Quadrille for Alice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Mock	Mock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Lobster	Lobster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Quadrille	Quadrille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | past | the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle | the Lobster Quadrille |  |  |  | for Alice | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent quadrille=Theme for alice=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a stone gryphon over the door of the old bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x4:1
# text = There is a stone gryphon over the door of the old bank.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	gryphon	gryphon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a stone gryphon over the door of the old bank |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the fantasy game, the knight rode a gryphon through the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x5:1
# text = In the fantasy game, the knight rode a gryphon through the sky.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gryphon	gryphon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the knight | a gryphon |  | the fantasy game |  | through the sky | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent gryphon=Theme through sky=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Gryphon told Alice that the lessons «lessen» from day to day.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x6:1
# text = The Gryphon told Alice that the lessons «lessen» from day to day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Gryphon	Gryphon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	lessen	lessen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Gryphon |  | Alice |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent alice=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lessen** *in a quote* | infinitive | the lessons |  |  |  | day |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gryphons are made up, like dragons and unicorns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gryphon:x7:1
# text = Gryphons are made up, like dragons and unicorns.
1	Gryphons	gryphon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	unicorns	unicorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | Gryphons |  |  |  | like dragons and unicorns | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

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