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title: heron — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heron» in the school dictionary: A tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heron

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**Who acts:** tall bird, heron, We, Herons, great blue heron, you · **What happens:** stand, catch, see, fly, pull back, eat · **To what, where:** shallow water, fish, grey heron, necks, S shape, garden pond · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:m1:1
# text = A tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
25	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | a tall bird with long legs |  |  | shallow water | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | a tall bird with long legs *not said here* | fish and frogs |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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 -->
A heron stood very still in the shallow water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x1:1
# text = A heron stood very still in the shallow water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | a heron |  |  | the shallow water | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heron caught a fish with its long beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x2:1
# text = The heron caught a fish with its long beak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the heron | a fish |  |  |  | with heron's long beak | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a grey heron by the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x3:1
# text = We saw a grey heron by the river.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a grey heron |  |  |  | by the river | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heron=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Herons fly with their necks pulled back in an S shape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x4:1
# text = Herons fly with their necks pulled back in an S shape.
1	Herons	heron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	S	s	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | Herons |  |  |  |  | with Herons's necks | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pull back** | participle |  | Herons's necks *not said here* |  | a S shape |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A heron ate all the fish from our garden pond!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x5:1
# text = A heron ate all the fish from our garden pond!
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pond	pond	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 | **eat** | past | a heron | all fish |  | our garden pond |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The great blue heron is common in North America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x6:1
# text = The great blue heron is common in North America.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the great blue heron |  |  | North America |  | common *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘What do you do yourself?’ asked the heron.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heron:x7:1
# text = ‘What do you do yourself?’ asked the heron.
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · do-support | you |  | yourself |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past |  |  | the heron |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent heron=Recipient clause=Topic |

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