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title: honeybee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «honeybee» in the school dictionary: A bee that lives in a large group called a colony and makes honey and wax. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# honeybee

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**Who acts:** bee, large group, Honeybees, hive, apples, you · **What happens:** live, call, make, buzz, hold, help · **To what, where:** large group, colony, honey, nectar, honeybee, flower · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A bee that lives in a large group called a colony and makes honey and wax.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:m1:1
# text = A bee that lives in a large group called a colony and makes honey and wax.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a bee |  |  | a large group |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a large group *not said here* | a colony |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent colony=Recipient |
| 3 | **make** | present | a bee *not said here* | honey and wax |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset honey=Product |

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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 -->
Honeybees make honey from nectar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:x1:1
# text = Honeybees make honey from nectar.
1	Honeybees	honeybee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Honeybees | honey |  | nectar |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset honey=Product from nectar=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The honeybee buzzed from flower to flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:x2:1
# text = The honeybee buzzed from flower to flower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	honeybee	honeybee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	buzzed	buzz	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz** | participle |  | the honeybee *not said here* | flower |  |  | to flower | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to flower=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hive can hold thousands of honeybees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:x3:1
# text = A hive can hold thousands of honeybees.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hive	hive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	honeybees	honeybee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | can | a hive | thousands of honeybees |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honeybees help apples and berries grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:x4:1
# text = Honeybees help apples and berries grow.
1	Honeybees	honeybee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Honeybees |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | apples and berries |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay calm if a honeybee lands on you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:x5:1
# text = Stay calm if a honeybee lands on you.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	honeybee	honeybee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **land** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a honeybee |  |  |  |  | on you | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on you=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen honeybee lays the eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeybee:x6:1
# text = The queen honeybee lays the eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	honeybee	honeybee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | the queen honeybee | the eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

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