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title: haw — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «haw» in the school dictionary: A haw is the small red berry of the hawthorn tree. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# haw

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** haw, sound, gee, donkey, braying sound, Birds · **What happens:** be, hum, haw, mean, take, decide · **To what, where:** small red berry, US, noises, sound, haw haw, call · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«haw» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [haw in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haw.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A haw is the small red berry of the hawthorn tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:m1:1
# text = A haw is the small red berry of the hawthorn tree.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	berry	berry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	hawthorn	hawthorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a haw | the small red berry |  |  |  | of the hawthorn tree | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hum and haw (US: hem and haw) means to take a long time to decide, making noises like «um» and «er».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:m2:1
# text = To hum and haw (US: hem and haw) means to take a long time to decide, making noises like «um» and «er».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hum	hum	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	csubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	haw	haw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	hem	hem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
22	noises	noise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	um	um	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	er	er	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hum** | to-infinitive |  | US |  |  |  | hem and haw *obl* | vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **haw** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **decide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **make** | gerund |  | noises |  |  |  | like um | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: interjection — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Haw» is the sound of a loud laugh, often written «haw haw».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:m3:1
# text = «Haw» is the sound of a loud laugh, often written «haw haw».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Haw | the sound |  |  |  | of a loud laugh | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | participle | the sound *not said here* | haw haw |  |  |  | often *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: farming, USA — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Haw!» is a call to a horse or ox to turn left (and «gee» means turn right).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:m4:1
# text = «Haw!» is a call to a horse or ox to turn left (and «gee» means turn right).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	ox	ox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
15	left	left	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	gee	gee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
22	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	ccomp	_	_
23	right	right	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Haw | a call |  |  |  | to a horse or ox | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | left *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | gee |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **turn** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The braying sound a donkey makes is also "haw", often written "hee-haw".

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:m5:1
# text = The braying sound a donkey makes is also "haw", often written "hee-haw".
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	braying	bray	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	hee	hee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bray** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | a donkey | the braying sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Product |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the braying sound | haw |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **write** | participle | haw *not said here* | hee haw |  |  |  | often *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds were eating the red haws on the hawthorn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x1:1
# text = Birds were eating the red haws on the hawthorn.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	haws	haw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hawthorn	hawthorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · progressive | Birds | the red haws |  | the hawthorn |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haw=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The haws ripen in autumn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x2:1
# text = The haws ripen in autumn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	haws	haw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ripen	ripen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ripen** | present | the haws |  |  |  | autumn |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop humming and hawing and choose a flavour!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x3:1
# text = Stop humming and hawing and choose a flavour!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	humming	hum	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hawing	haw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hum** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **haw** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **choose** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a flavour |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hemmed and hawed before answering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x4:1
# text = He hemmed and hawed before answering.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hemmed	hem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hawed	haw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	answering	answer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hem** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **haw** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Haw haw!» laughed the pirate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x5:1
# text = «Haw haw!» laughed the pirate.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | Haw haw | the pirate |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pirate=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer shouted «Haw!» and the horse turned left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x6:1
# text = The farmer shouted «Haw!» and the horse turned left.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the farmer | Haw |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haw=Topic |
| 2 | **turn** | past | the horse |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | participle | the horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Hee-haw, hee-haw!" roared the ass; "bow-wow!" barked the dog; "meaw-meaw!" cried the cat; "cock-a-doodle-doo!" crowed the cock.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haw:x7:1
# text = "Hee-haw, hee-haw!" roared the ass; "bow-wow!" barked the dog; "meaw-meaw!" cried the cat; "cock-a-doodle-doo!" crowed the cock.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hee	Hee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	hee	hee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	haw	haw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	wow	wow	NOUN	NN	_	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
21	barked	bark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
25	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	meaw	meaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	meaw	meaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	_
31	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	45	punct	_	_
35	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	doo	doo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	42	punct	_	_
45	crowed	crow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roar** | past | Hee haw | the ass |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location ass=Theme |
| 2 | **bark** | past | bow wow | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | meaw meaw | the cat |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |
| 4 | **doo** *in a quote* |  | cock |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **crow** | past | a doodle doo | the cock |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cock=Topic |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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