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title: honeysuckle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «honeysuckle» in the school dictionary: A climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, white or pink tube-shaped flowers that contain sweet nectar. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# honeysuckle

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**Who acts:** climbing plant, yellow shaped flowers, honeysuckle, Moths, We, Honeysuckle berries · **What happens:** smell, shape, contain, visit, climb, taste · **To what, where:** yellow shaped flowers, sweet nectar, honeysuckle, garden fence, tiny drop, honeysuckle flower

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, white or pink tube-shaped flowers that contain sweet nectar.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:m1:1
# text = A climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, white or pink tube-shaped flowers that contain sweet nectar.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
8	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | gerund | a climbing plant *not said here* | yellow shaped flowers |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Stimulus |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **contain** | present | yellow shaped flowers | sweet nectar |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nectar=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 -->
The honeysuckle smells sweetest in the evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x1:1
# text = The honeysuckle smells sweetest in the evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	honeysuckle	honeysuckle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweetest	sweet	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **smell** | present | the honeysuckle |  |  |  | evening | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moths visit honeysuckle at night for nectar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x2:1
# text = Moths visit honeysuckle at night for nectar.
1	Moths	moth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visit	visit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	honeysuckle	honeysuckle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **visit** | present | Moths | honeysuckle |  |  | night | for nectar | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honeysuckle=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honeysuckle climbed all over the garden fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x3:1
# text = Honeysuckle climbed all over the garden fence.
1	Honeysuckle	honeysuckle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **climb** | past | Honeysuckle |  |  | the garden fence |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over fence=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tasted the tiny drop of nectar in a honeysuckle flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x4:1
# text = We tasted the tiny drop of nectar in a honeysuckle flower.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	honeysuckle	honeysuckle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **taste** | past | We | the tiny drop of nectar |  | a honeysuckle flower |  |  | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent drop=Theme in flower=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honeysuckle berries can be poisonous, so do not eat them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x5:1
# text = Honeysuckle berries can be poisonous, so do not eat them.
1	Honeysuckle	honeysuckle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Honeysuckle berries |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | infinitive · do-support |  | berries *= berry* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hedge was covered in pink honeysuckle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x6:1
# text = The hedge was covered in pink honeysuckle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	honeysuckle	honeysuckle	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 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the hedge |  |  |  | in pink honeysuckle | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in honeysuckle=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Then there came to him the fragrance of thyme, followed by the more powerful scent of honeysuckle and violets; and he fancied he heard the note of the cuckoo.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:honeysuckle:x7:1
# text = Then there came to him the fragrance of thyme, followed by the more powerful scent of honeysuckle and violets; and he fancied he heard the note of the cuckoo.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fragrance	fragrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	thyme	thyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	honeysuckle	honeysuckle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	violets	violet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	fancied	fancy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	ccomp	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	cuckoo	cuckoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the fragrance of thyme |  | him *= he* | there | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to he=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **follow** | participle |  | the fragrance of thyme *not said here* |  |  |  | by the powerful scent of honeysuckle and violets | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by scent=Location |
| 3 | **fancy** | past | fragrance |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **hear** | past | fragrance | the note of the cuckoo |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer note=Stimulus |
| 5 | **scent** |  |  | honeysuckle and violets |  |  |  |  | nom scent «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **note** |  |  | the cuckoo |  |  |  |  | nom note «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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