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

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**Who acts:** tipped tongue, Lory, tears, like tongue, We, Rainbow lorikeets · **What happens:** tip, eat, be, argue, say, know · **To what, where:** nectar, flowers, bird, pool, like tongue, bright red lories · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«lory» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [lory in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lory.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, with a brush-tipped tongue for eating nectar and pollen from flowers.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:m1:1
# text = A small, brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, with a brush-tipped tongue for eating nectar and pollen from flowers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Guinea	Guinea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
18	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	tipped	tip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
22	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
24	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
27	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | a tipped tongue *not said here* | nectar and pollen |  | flowers |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Patient |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Alice in Wonderland, the Lory is a bird in the pool of tears who argues with Alice and says «I am older than you, and must know better».

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:m2:1
# text = In Alice in Wonderland, the Lory is a bird in the pool of tears who argues with Alice and says «I am older than you, and must know better».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Lory	Lory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	argues	argue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	ccomp	_	_
26	than	than	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
31	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	ccomp	_	_
32	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	31	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Lory | a bird |  | the pool of tears |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | tears |  |  |  |  | with Alice | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with alice=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | tears *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | tears *= tear* |  |  |  |  | than you; old *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **know** *in a quote* | must |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lory has a brush-like tongue for licking nectar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x1:1
# text = A lory has a brush-like tongue for licking nectar.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lory	lory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	licking	lick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a lory | a like tongue |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Patient |
| 2 | **lick** | gerund | a like tongue *not said here* | nectar |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lory sulked and said it was older than Alice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x2:1
# text = The Lory sulked and said it was older than Alice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lory	Lory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sulked	sulk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	ccomp	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sulk** | past | the Lory |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Lory *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | Lory |  |  |  |  | than Alice; old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw bright red and green lories at the bird park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x3:1
# text = We saw bright red and green lories at the bird park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	lories	lory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | bright red lories |  | the bird park |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lory=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rainbow lorikeets are a kind of lory found in Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x4:1
# text = Rainbow lorikeets are a kind of lory found in Australia.
1	Rainbow	rainbow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lorikeets	lorikeet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lory	lory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rainbow lorikeets | a kind |  |  |  | of lory | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | a kind *not said here* |  | Australia |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lory, the Duck and the Dodo all ran in the Caucus-race.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x5:1
# text = The Lory, the Duck and the Dodo all ran in the Caucus-race.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lory	Lory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Duck	Duck	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Dodo	Dodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	Caucus	Caucus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the Lory and the Duck and the Dodo |  |  | the Caucus race |  | all *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in race=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lory drank sweet juice from the flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x6:1
# text = The lory drank sweet juice from the flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lory	lory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the lory | sweet juice |  | the flowers |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice would not let the Lory win the argument just because it was older.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lory:x7:1
# text = Alice would not let the Lory win the argument just because it was older.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Lory	Lory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | would | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **win** | present | the Lory | the argument |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is** | past | Lory |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

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