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title: hare — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hare» in the school dictionary: A hare is a wild animal like a large rabbit, with long ears and long strong back legs, that runs very fast. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hare

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**Who acts:** hare, that, tortoise, Snowshoe hares, long ears · **What happens:** be, run, race, beat, turn, call · **To what, where:** wild animal, hare, field, Baby hares · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hare is a wild animal like a large rabbit, with long ears and long strong back legs, that runs very fast.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:m1:1
# text = A hare is a wild animal like a large rabbit, with long ears and long strong back legs, that runs very fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
17	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
23	very	very	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hare | a wild animal |  |  |  | like a large rabbit and long ears and long strong back legs | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | present | that |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hare raced across the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x1:1
# text = The hare raced across the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	raced	race	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **race** | participle |  | the hare *not said here* |  | the field |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across field=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hare is bigger than a rabbit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x2:1
# text = A hare is bigger than a rabbit.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a hare |  |  |  |  | than a rabbit; big *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the fable, the tortoise beat the hare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x3:1
# text = In the fable, the tortoise beat the hare.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	beat	beat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | present | the tortoise | the hare |  |  |  | in the fable | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent hare=Patient in fable=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snowshoe hares turn white in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x4:1
# text = Snowshoe hares turn white in winter.
1	Snowshoe	snowshoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	hares	hare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Snowshoe hares |  |  |  | winter | white *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baby hares are called leverets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x5:1
# text = Baby hares are called leverets.
1	Baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	hares	hare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	leverets	leveret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Baby hares |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hares box each other in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x6:1
# text = Hares box each other in spring.
1	Hares	hare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hare's long ears twitched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hare:x7:1
# text = The hare's long ears twitched.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	twitched	twitch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twitch** | participle | the hare's long ears |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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