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title: heifer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heifer» in the school dictionary: A young female cow that has not yet had a calf (or has had only one). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heifer

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**Who acts:** young female cow, calf, heifer, Five heifers, farmer, old woman · **What happens:** not have, have, graze, become, take, mention · **To what, where:** calf, one, first calf, meadow, cow, calves

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A young female cow that has not yet had a calf (or has had only one).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:m1:1
# text = A young female cow that has not yet had a calf (or has had only one).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
8	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present | a young female cow |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | past | a young female cow | a calf |  |  | yet |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Patient |
| 3 | **have** | present · perfect | a calf *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |

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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 heifer will have her first calf in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:x1:1
# text = The heifer will have her first calf in spring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heifer	heifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | future | the heifer | heifer's first calf |  |  | in spring |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Five heifers were grazing in the meadow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:x2:1
# text = Five heifers were grazing in the meadow.
1	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	heifers	heifer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	grazing	graze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	meadow	meadow	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 | **graze** | past · progressive | Five heifers |  |  | the meadow |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A heifer becomes a cow after she has calves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:x3:1
# text = A heifer becomes a cow after she has calves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heifer	heifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	becomes	become	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	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	calves	calf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | a heifer | a cow |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | heifer | calves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer took his best heifer to the agricultural show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:x4:1
# text = The farmer took his best heifer to the agricultural show.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	heifer	heifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **take** | past | the farmer | farmer's best heifer |  | the agricultural show |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent heifer=Theme to show=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, a red heifer is mentioned in the book of Numbers.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:x5:1
# text = In the Bible, a red heifer is mentioned in the book of Numbers.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	heifer	heifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mention** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | a red heifer |  | the Bible |  | in the book of Numbers | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the old woman woke, there was no heifer in sight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heifer:x6:1
# text = When the old woman woke, there was no heifer in sight.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	heifer	heifer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | past | the old woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **be** | past | no heifer in sight |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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