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title: lorikeet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lorikeet» in the school dictionary: A lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers with a brush-tipped tongue. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lorikeet

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**Who acts:** lorikeet, small coloured parrot, Lorikeets, Feeding, We · **What happens:** be, feed, tip, land, drink, screech · **To what, where:** small coloured parrot, Australia, rainbow lorikeet, balcony, nectar, tree flowers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers with a brush-tipped tongue.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:m1:1
# text = A lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers with a brush-tipped tongue.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lorikeet	lorikeet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Guinea	Guinea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
30	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	tipped	tip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	amod	_	_
33	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lorikeet | a small coloured parrot |  | Australia and New Guinea and nearby islands |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | present | a small coloured parrot |  |  |  |  | from flowers; with a tipped tongue; on nectar and pollen | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on nectar=Patient |
| 3 | **tip** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A rainbow lorikeet landed on our balcony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:x1:1
# text = A rainbow lorikeet landed on our balcony.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lorikeet	lorikeet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	landed	land	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **land** | participle |  | a rainbow lorikeet *not said here* |  | our balcony |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on balcony=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lorikeets drink nectar from gum tree flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:x2:1
# text = Lorikeets drink nectar from gum tree flowers.
1	Lorikeets	lorikeet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drink	drink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **drink** | present | Lorikeets | nectar |  | tree flowers |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lorikeets screeched in the trees at sunset.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:x3:1
# text = The lorikeets screeched in the trees at sunset.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lorikeets	lorikeet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	screeched	screech	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sunset	sunset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screech** | participle |  | the lorikeets *not said here* |  | the trees | sunset |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lorikeets have tongues like little brushes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:x4:1
# text = Lorikeets have tongues like little brushes.
1	Lorikeets	lorikeet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tongues	tongue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	brushes	brush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Lorikeets | tongues |  |  |  | like little brushes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feeding bread and honey to lorikeets can make them sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:x5:1
# text = Feeding bread and honey to lorikeets can make them sick.
1	Feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lorikeets	lorikeet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | gerund |  | bread and honey | lorikeets |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bread=Theme to lorikeet=Recipient |
| 2 | **make** | can | Feeding | bread |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We counted twelve lorikeets in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lorikeet:x6:1
# text = We counted twelve lorikeets in the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	lorikeets	lorikeet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	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 | **count** | past | We | twelve lorikeets |  | the park |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lorikeet=Theme |

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