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title: mascot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mascot» in the school dictionary: A person, animal or object that a team, school or club keeps because it is believed to bring good luck. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mascot

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**Who acts:** person, character, team mascot, school mascot, weekend, mascot · **What happens:** keep, believe, bring, stand, entertain, be · **To what, where:** club, good luck, people, figure, car, giant bear · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mascot» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [mascot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mascot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person, animal or object that a team, school or club keeps because it is believed to bring good luck.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:m1:1
# text = A person, animal or object that a team, school or club keeps because it is believed to bring good luck.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a person and animal or object |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present · passive |  | club |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | good luck |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent luck=Theme |

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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 -->
A character, often a person in a big furry costume, that stands for a team, event, company or product and entertains people.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:m2:1
# text = A character, often a person in a big furry costume, that stands for a team, event, company or product and entertains people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	furry	furry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	costume	costume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	entertains	entertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
26	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | a character and a person in a big furry costume |  |  |  |  | for a team and event and company or product | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for team=Attribute |
| 2 | **entertain** | present | a character and a person in a big furry costume *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small toy or figure kept for luck, for example in a car or a pencil case.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:m3:1
# text = A small toy or figure kept for luck, for example in a car or a pencil case.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  | figure *not said here* |  | a car or a pencil case |  | for luck; for example | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in car=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team mascot is a giant bear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x1:1
# text = Our team mascot is a giant bear.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our team mascot | a giant bear |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school mascot is a lion called Leo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x2:1
# text = The school mascot is a lion called Leo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the school mascot | a lion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a lion *not said here* | Leo |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent leo=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This weekend I took the class mascot home and wrote in its diary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x3:1
# text = This weekend I took the class mascot home and wrote in its diary.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	diary	diary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | this weekend | the class mascot |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mascot=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | past | this weekend *not said here* |  |  | mascot's diary |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in diary=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mascot waved to the crowd before the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x4:1
# text = The mascot waved to the crowd before the match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | the mascot |  | the crowd |  | before the match |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to crowd=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every Olympic Games has its own mascot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x5:1
# text = Every Olympic Games has its own mascot.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	Olympic	olympic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Games	Game	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every Olympic Games | its own mascot |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mascot=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship's cat was the sailors' lucky mascot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x6:1
# text = The ship's cat was the sailors' lucky mascot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the ship's cat | the sailors's lucky mascot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She kept a little mascot in her pencil case for the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mascot:x7:1
# text = She kept a little mascot in her pencil case for the test.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	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	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mascot	mascot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | She | a little mascot |  | her pencil case |  | for the test | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mascot=Theme in case=Location |

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