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title: lioness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lioness» in the school dictionary: A female lion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lioness

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**Who acts:** brave strong woman, lioness, Lionesses, Mum, Three lionesses · **What happens:** protect, creep, do, lick, have, fight · **To what, where:** family, tall grass, most, cubs, mane, football match

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«lioness» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [lioness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lioness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A female lion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:m1:1
# text = A female lion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brave, strong woman who protects her family or team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:m2:1
# text = A brave, strong woman who protects her family or team.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | a brave strong woman | woman's family or team |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The lioness crept through the tall grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x1:1
# text = The lioness crept through the tall grass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crept	creep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	grass	grass	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 | **creep** | past | the lioness |  |  | the tall grass |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through grass=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lionesses do most of the hunting for the pride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x2:1
# text = Lionesses do most of the hunting for the pride.
1	Lionesses	lioness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Lionesses | most of the hunting |  |  |  | for the pride | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The lioness licked her cubs clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x3:1
# text = The lioness licked her cubs clean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	licked	lick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cubs	cub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lick** | past | the lioness | lioness's cubs |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cub=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A lioness has no mane, unlike a male lion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x4:1
# text = A lioness has no mane, unlike a male lion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	mane	mane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	unlike	unlike	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a lioness | no mane |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mane=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Mum fought for us like a lioness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x5:1
# text = Mum fought for us like a lioness.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lioness	lioness	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 | **fight** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | for us; like a lioness | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The Lionesses won the football match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x6:1
# text = The Lionesses won the football match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lionesses	Lioness	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the Lionesses | the football match |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Three lionesses chased a zebra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x7:1
# text = Three lionesses chased a zebra.
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	lionesses	lioness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | Three lionesses | a zebra |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zebra=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the zoo, the lioness was sleeping in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x8:1
# text = At the zoo, the lioness was sleeping in the sun.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past · progressive | the lioness |  |  | the zoo |  | in the sun. | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in sun.=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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Presently there met him a lioness with her cub.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lioness:x9:1
# text = Presently there met him a lioness with her cub.
1	Presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	cub	cub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past |  | him *= he* |  | there |  | presently *property* | tree rules |

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