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title: mammoth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mammoth» in the school dictionary: A mammoth was a huge, hairy animal like an elephant with long curved tusks that lived long ago and died out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mammoth

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**Who acts:** mammoth, long curved tusks, woolly mammoth, Scientists, Mammoths, Cleaning · **What happens:** be, curve, live, die out, mean, have · **To what, where:** huge hairy animal, thick brown fur, fur, mammoth tusk, frozen ground, room

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«mammoth» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [mammoth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mammoth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mammoth was a huge, hairy animal like an elephant with long curved tusks that lived long ago and died out.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:m1:1
# text = A mammoth was a huge, hairy animal like an elephant with long curved tusks that lived long ago and died out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	hairy	hairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
19	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a mammoth | a huge hairy animal |  |  |  | like a elephant with long curved tusks | tree rules |
| 2 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 3 | **live** | past | long curved tusks |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **die out** | past | long curved tusks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mammoth means very, very big, like a mammoth task or a mammoth meal.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:m2:1
# text = Mammoth means very, very big, like a mammoth task or a mammoth meal.
1	Mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mammoth |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The woolly mammoth had thick brown fur to keep it warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x1:1
# text = The woolly mammoth had thick brown fur to keep it warm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the woolly mammoth | thick brown fur |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the woolly mammoth *not said here* | fur |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists found a mammoth tusk in the frozen ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x2:1
# text = Scientists found a mammoth tusk in the frozen ground.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tusk	tusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	ground	ground	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 | **find** | past | Scientists | a mammoth tusk |  | the frozen ground |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tusk=Topic |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mammoths lived during the Ice Age and are now extinct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x3:1
# text = Mammoths lived during the Ice Age and are now extinct.
1	Mammoths	mammoth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Ice	Ice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Mammoths |  |  |  | during the Ice Age |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Mammoths *not said here* |  |  |  | now | extinct *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cleaning my room was a mammoth job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x4:1
# text = Cleaning my room was a mammoth job.
1	Cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | gerund |  | my room |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent room=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Cleaning | a mammoth job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate a mammoth plate of chips after the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x5:1
# text = We ate a mammoth plate of chips after the match.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We | a mammoth plate of chips after the match |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plate=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a full mammoth skeleton.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x6:1
# text = The museum has a full mammoth skeleton.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	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	7	det	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a full mammoth skeleton |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skeleton=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a mammoth queue outside the toy shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x7:1
# text = There was a mammoth queue outside the toy shop.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a mammoth queue outside the toy shop |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Early people hunted mammoths for meat and fur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mammoth:x8:1
# text = Early people hunted mammoths for meat and fur.
1	Early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mammoths	mammoth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | past | Early people | mammoths |  |  |  | for meat and fur | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent mammoth=Location for meat=Theme |

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