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title: hindquarters — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hindquarters» in the school dictionary: The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hindquarters

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**Who acts:** hindquarters, you, horse, cat, dog, Mud · **What happens:** be, not stand, kick, sit, wag, push · **To what, where:** hindquarters, whole hindquarters, lion, leap

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:m1:1
# text = The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	legged	legged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	including	including	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	rump	rump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse's hindquarters are very strong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:x1:1
# text = The horse's hindquarters are very strong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hindquarters	hindquarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the horse's hindquarters |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Never stand right behind a horse's hindquarters, or it may kick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:x2:1
# text = Never stand right behind a horse's hindquarters, or it may kick.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	hindquarters	hindquarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	kick	kick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stand** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a horse's hindquarters |  | right *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind hindquarter=Location |
| 2 | **kick** | may | horse |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The cat sat on its hindquarters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:x3:1
# text = The cat sat on its hindquarters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hindquarters	hindquarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | the cat |  |  | cat's hindquarters |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hindquarter=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog wagged its whole hindquarters with joy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:x4:1
# text = The dog wagged its whole hindquarters with joy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wagged	wag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hindquarters	hindquarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wag** | past | the dog | dog's whole hindquarters |  |  |  | with joy | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hindquarter=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The lion's hindquarters pushed it forward in a leap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:x5:1
# text = The lion's hindquarters pushed it forward in a leap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hindquarters	hindquarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	leap	leap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | past | the lion's hindquarters | lion |  | a leap |  | forward *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme in leap=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mud covered the cow's hindquarters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindquarters:x6:1
# text = Mud covered the cow's hindquarters.
1	Mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	hindquarters	hindquarter	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 | **cover** | past | Mud | the cow's hindquarters |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hindquarter=Destination |

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