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title: krill — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «krill» in the school dictionary: Krill are tiny shrimp-like sea animals that live in huge groups in cold oceans and are food for whales, penguins, seals, fish and seabirds. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# krill

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**Who acts:** Krill, tiny shrimp sea animals, Blue whales, tiny animals, Penguins, whales · **What happens:** be, live, eat, look, feed, turn · **To what, where:** huge groups, food, millions, tiny animals, plankton, krill

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Krill are tiny shrimp-like sea animals that live in huge groups in cold oceans and are food for whales, penguins, seals, fish and seabirds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:m1:1
# text = Krill are tiny shrimp-like sea animals that live in huge groups in cold oceans and are food for whales, penguins, seals, fish and seabirds.
1	Krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
4	shrimp	shrimp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	oceans	ocean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	penguins	penguin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	seabirds	seabird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Krill |  |  |  |  | like tiny shrimp sea animals | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | tiny shrimp sea animals |  |  | huge groups |  | in cold oceans | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |
| 3 | **is a** | present | tiny shrimp sea animals *not said here* | food |  |  |  | for whales and penguins and seals and fish and seabirds | tree rules |

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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 -->
Blue whales eat millions of krill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:x1:1
# text = Blue whales eat millions of krill.
1	Blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Blue whales | millions of krill |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent million=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Krill are tiny animals that look like shrimp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:x2:1
# text = Krill are tiny animals that look like shrimp.
1	Krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shrimp	shrimp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Krill | tiny animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | tiny animals |  |  |  |  | like shrimp | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Penguins in Antarctica feed on krill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:x3:1
# text = Penguins in Antarctica feed on krill.
1	Penguins	penguin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Antarctica	Antarctica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	feed	feed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present | Penguins in Antarctica |  |  |  |  | on krill | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on krill=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Krill eat plankton, and whales eat krill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:x4:1
# text = Krill eat plankton, and whales eat krill.
1	Krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plankton	plankton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Krill | plankton |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plankton=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | present | whales | krill |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent krill=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Huge swarms of krill can turn the sea pink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:x5:1
# text = Huge swarms of krill can turn the sea pink.
1	Huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	swarms	swarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pink	pink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | can | Huge swarms of krill | the sea pink |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pink=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If krill disappeared, many sea animals would go hungry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:krill:x6:1
# text = If krill disappeared, many sea animals would go hungry.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disappeared	disappear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | krill |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | would | many sea animals |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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