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title: hind — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hind» in the school dictionary: At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hind

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**Who acts:** dog, Kangaroos, hind legs, hind fawn, aunt, horse · **What happens:** use, stand, beg, have, be, run · **To what, where:** hind legs, back, strong hind legs, woods, Billy

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«hind» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [hind in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hind.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:m1:1
# text = At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | the dog's hind legs |  | the back |  | about animals's legs | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A female red deer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:m2:1
# text = A female red deer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog stood on its hind legs to beg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x1:1
# text = The dog stood on its hind legs to beg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	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 | the dog |  |  | dog's hind legs |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leg=Location |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | the dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kangaroos have very strong hind legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x2:1
# text = Kangaroos have very strong hind legs.
1	Kangaroos	kangaroo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Kangaroos | strong hind legs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A frog's hind legs are longer than its front legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x3:1
# text = A frog's hind legs are longer than its front legs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
7	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a frog's hind legs |  |  |  |  | than frog's front legs; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The hind and her fawn ran into the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x4:1
# text = The hind and her fawn ran into the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	fawn	fawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **run** | past | her hind fawn |  |  |  |  | into the woods *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into wood=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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My aunt could talk the hind legs off a donkey!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x5:1
# text = My aunt could talk the hind legs off a donkey!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | could | My aunt | the hind legs |  |  |  | off a donkey | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A horse kicks with its hind legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x6:1
# text = A horse kicks with its hind legs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kicks	kick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | present | a horse |  |  |  |  | with horse's hind legs | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with leg=Instrument |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“On your hind legs!” squealed Billy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hind:x7:1
# text = “On your hind legs!” squealed Billy.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	On	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	squealed	squeal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Billy	Billy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeal** | past |  | Billy |  | your hind legs |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent billy=Theme |

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