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title: halibut — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «halibut» in the school dictionary: A very large flat fish that lives in cold northern seas, such as the North Atlantic and North Pacific, eaten as food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# halibut

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**Who acts:** large flat fish, halibut, Fishermen, Young halibut, one eye · **What happens:** live, eat, have, grow, grow up, grill · **To what, where:** cold northern seas, large flat fish, eyes, one side, We, huge halibut

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A very large flat fish that lives in cold northern seas, such as the North Atlantic and North Pacific, eaten as food.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:m1:1
# text = A very large flat fish that lives in cold northern seas, such as the North Atlantic and North Pacific, eaten as food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
23	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a large flat fish |  |  | cold northern seas such the North Atlantic and North Pacific |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  | a large flat fish *not said here* |  |  |  | as food | 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 halibut has both eyes on one side of its head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:x1:1
# text = A halibut has both eyes on one side of its head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	halibut	halibut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	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	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a halibut | both eyes |  | one side of halibut's head |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halibut can grow longer than a grown-up person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:x2:1
# text = Halibut can grow longer than a grown-up person.
1	Halibut	halibut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | can | Halibut |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had grilled halibut for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:x3:1
# text = We had grilled halibut for dinner.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grilled	grill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	halibut	halibut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grill** | past · perfect · passive |  | We |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary halibut=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fishermen in Alaska caught a huge halibut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:x4:1
# text = Fishermen in Alaska caught a huge halibut.
1	Fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Alaska	Alaska	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	halibut	halibut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | Fishermen in Alaska | a huge halibut |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent halibut=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Atlantic halibut are now protected because of overfishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:x5:1
# text = Atlantic halibut are now protected because of overfishing.
1	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	halibut	halibut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	overfishing	overfish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present · passive |  | Atlantic halibut |  |  | now |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **overfish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Young halibut swim upright, then one eye moves across.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:halibut:x6:1
# text = Young halibut swim upright, then one eye moves across.
1	Young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	halibut	halibut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upright	upright	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	across	across	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | Young halibut |  |  |  |  | upright *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | present | one eye |  |  |  | then | across *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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