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title: harvest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harvest» in the school dictionary: To harvest is to gather crops like corn, apples or wheat when they are ripe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# harvest

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**Who acts:** crops, harvest, amount, They, many sacks, farmer · **What happens:** harvest, be, gather, have, give, ruin · **To what, where:** time, crops, end, amount, 28 sacks, 400 potatoes

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«harvest» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [harvest in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/harvest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To harvest is to gather crops like corn, apples or wheat when they are ripe.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:m1:1
# text = To harvest is to gather crops like corn, apples or wheat when they are ripe.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	harvest	harvest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harvest** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | gather *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | crops *= crop* |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The harvest is the time when crops are gathered, at the end of summer or in autumn.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:m2:1
# text = The harvest is the time when crops are gathered, at the end of summer or in autumn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	gathered	gather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the harvest | the time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gather** | present · passive |  | crops |  |  | at the end of summer or autumn |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at end=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A harvest is the amount of crops gathered: «a good harvest».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:m3:1
# text = A harvest is the amount of crops gathered: «a good harvest».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
8	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a harvest | the amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gather** | past | the amount *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of crops | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They harvest 28 sacks of oranges each day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x1:1
# text = They harvest 28 sacks of oranges each day.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	harvest	harvest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	oranges	orange	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harvest** | present | They | 28 sacks of oranges |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many sacks will they have after 5 days?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x2:1
# text = How many sacks will they have after 5 days?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | future | many sacks |  |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer harvested 400 potatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x3:1
# text = The farmer harvested 400 potatoes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	harvested	harvest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	400	400	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harvest** | past | the farmer | 400 potatoes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each acre gives a harvest of 30 bushels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x4:1
# text = Each acre gives a harvest of 30 bushels.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	acre	acre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	bushels	bushel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | each acre | a harvest of 30 bushels |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harvest=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers harvest wheat at the end of summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x5:1
# text = Farmers harvest wheat at the end of summer.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	harvest	harvest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harvest** | present | Farmers | wheat |  |  | at the end of summer |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain ruined the harvest this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x6:1
# text = Rain ruined the harvest this year.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ruin** | past | Rain | the harvest |  |  | year |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harvest=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We brought food to the harvest festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x7:1
# text = We brought food to the harvest festival.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | We | food |  | the harvest festival |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme to festival=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees harvest nectar from flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x8:1
# text = Bees harvest nectar from flowers.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	harvest	harvest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harvest** | present | Bees | nectar |  | flowers |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good harvests, or bad, the farmer was always poor, the money-lender rich.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harvest:x9:1
# text = Good harvests, or bad, the farmer was always poor, the money-lender rich.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	harvests	harvest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	lender	lender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
17	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the farmer |  |  |  |  | always, poor *property* | tree rules |

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