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title: harpy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harpy» in the school dictionary: In Greek myths, a harpy is a monster with the face and body of a woman and the wings and claws of a bird. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# harpy

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**Who acts:** harpy, harpy eagle, harpies, hero, Calling, he · **What happens:** be, think, swoop down, steal, carry off, chase away · **To what, where:** monster, Greek myths, insulting word, woman, huge powerful eagle, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«harpy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [harpy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/harpy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek myths, a harpy is a monster with the face and body of a woman and the wings and claws of a bird.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:m1:1
# text = In Greek myths, a harpy is a monster with the face and body of a woman and the wings and claws of a bird.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a harpy | a monster |  | Greek myths |  | with the face and body of a woman and the wings and claws of a bird | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: rude — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harpy is an insulting word for a woman who is thought to be nasty or bossy.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:m2:1
# text = Harpy is an insulting word for a woman who is thought to be nasty or bossy.
1	Harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	insulting	insulting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	bossy	bossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Harpy | a insulting word |  |  |  | for a woman | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | a woman |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | nasty *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The harpy eagle is a huge, powerful eagle of South American rainforests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:m3:1
# text = The harpy eagle is a huge, powerful eagle of South American rainforests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the harpy eagle | a huge powerful eagle |  |  |  | of South American rainforests | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The harpies swooped down and stole the king's food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x1:1
# text = The harpies swooped down and stole the king's food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harpies	harpy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swooped	swoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swoop down** | past | the harpies |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | past | the harpies *not said here* | the king's food |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location food=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A harpy eagle can carry off a sloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x2:1
# text = A harpy eagle can carry off a sloth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry off** | can | a harpy eagle | a sloth |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sloth=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the hero chased the harpies away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x3:1
# text = In the story, the hero chased the harpies away.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	harpies	harpy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase away** | past | the hero | the harpies |  | the story |  | away *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent harpy=Theme in story=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling someone a harpy is rude and unkind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x4:1
# text = Calling someone a harpy is rude and unkind.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme harpy=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present | Calling |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Calling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harpies had sharp claws and screeched loudly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x5:1
# text = Harpies had sharp claws and screeched loudly.
1	Harpies	harpy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	screeched	screech	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Harpies | sharp claws |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claw=Patient |
| 2 | **screech** | past | Harpies *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The harpy eagle is one of the strongest birds in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x6:1
# text = The harpy eagle is one of the strongest birds in the world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the harpy eagle | one |  |  |  | of the strongest birds in the world | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Immediately he took the shape of a harpy, and, filled with rage, was determined to devour his son, and even the Princess too, if only he could overtake them.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harpy:x7:1
# text = Immediately he took the shape of a harpy, and, filled with rage, was determined to devour his son, and even the Princess too, if only he could overtake them.
1	Immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	harpy	harpy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	rage	rage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	devour	devour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	even	even	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
27	too	too	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
29	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
30	only	only	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
32	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	33	aux	_	_
33	overtake	overtake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
34	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | he | the shape of a harpy |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |
| 2 | **fill** | participle | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with rage | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with rage=Instrument |
| 3 | **is** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **devour** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his son |  |  |  |  | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 5 | **overtake** *a condition, not said to happen* | could | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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