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title: hadrosaur — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hadrosaur» in the school dictionary: A hadrosaur is a duck-billed dinosaur: a large plant-eating dinosaur with a wide, flat mouth like a duck's beak. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hadrosaur

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**Who acts:** hadrosaur, Parasaurolophus, Hadrosaurs, museum, Maiasaura hadrosaurs · **What happens:** bill, be, eat, have, chew, look · **To what, where:** billed dinosaur, hadrosaur, hundreds, plants, complete hadrosaur skeleton, two legs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A hadrosaur is a duck-billed dinosaur: a large plant-eating dinosaur with a wide, flat mouth like a duck's beak.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:m1:1
# text = A hadrosaur is a duck-billed dinosaur: a large plant-eating dinosaur with a wide, flat mouth like a duck's beak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hadrosaur	hadrosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	billed	bill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
18	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
20	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a hadrosaur | a billed dinosaur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hadrosaur is a duck-billed dinosaur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:x1:1
# text = A hadrosaur is a duck-billed dinosaur.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hadrosaur	hadrosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	billed	bill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a hadrosaur | a billed dinosaur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Parasaurolophus was a hadrosaur with a long crest on its head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:x2:1
# text = Parasaurolophus was a hadrosaur with a long crest on its head.
1	Parasaurolophus	Parasaurolophus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hadrosaur	hadrosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	crest	crest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Parasaurolophus | a hadrosaur |  |  |  | with a long crest on crest's head | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Hadrosaurs had hundreds of teeth for chewing plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:x3:1
# text = Hadrosaurs had hundreds of teeth for chewing plants.
1	Hadrosaurs	hadrosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chewing	chew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	obl	_	_
8	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	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 | **have** | past | Hadrosaurs | hundreds of teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient |
| 2 | **chew** | gerund |  | plants |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The museum has a complete hadrosaur skeleton.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:x4:1
# text = The museum has a complete hadrosaur skeleton.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	hadrosaur	hadrosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a complete hadrosaur skeleton |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skeleton=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Maiasaura hadrosaurs looked after their babies in nests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:x5:1
# text = Maiasaura hadrosaurs looked after their babies in nests.
1	Maiasaura	maiasaura	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hadrosaurs	hadrosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **look** | past | Maiasaura hadrosaurs |  |  |  | after hadrosaurs's babies | in nests | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in nest=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hadrosaurs walked on two or four legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hadrosaur:x6:1
# text = Hadrosaurs walked on two or four legs.
1	Hadrosaurs	hadrosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | Hadrosaurs |  |  | two legs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leg=Trajectory |

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