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title: mealworm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mealworm» in the school dictionary: The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mealworm

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**Who acts:** larva, We, mealworms, Robins, lizard, mealworm · **What happens:** darkl, look, eat, sell, watch, turn · **To what, where:** grain, Mealworms, live mealworms, larva, old flour

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:m1:1
# text = The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	larva	larva	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	darkling	darkl	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
16	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
17	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
23	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **darkl** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | the larva of a darkling beetle |  |  |  |  | like a small brown worm | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **eat** | present | the larva of a darkling beetle *not said here* | grain and flour |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=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 -->
Mealworms sold as food for birds, reptiles and pets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:m2:1
# text = Mealworms sold as food for birds, reptiles and pets.
1	Mealworms	mealworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	reptiles	reptile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | participle |  | Mealworms *not said here* |  |  |  | as food | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched our mealworms turn into beetles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:x1:1
# text = We watched our mealworms turn into beetles.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mealworms	mealworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	beetles	beetle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **watch** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | present | our mealworms |  |  |  |  | into beetles *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into beetle=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Robins love mealworms in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:x2:1
# text = Robins love mealworms in winter.
1	Robins	robin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mealworms	mealworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Robins | mealworms |  |  | winter |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mealworm=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My lizard eats live mealworms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:x3:1
# text = My lizard eats live mealworms.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mealworms	mealworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **eat** | present | My lizard | live mealworms |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mealworm=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mealworm is a larva, not a worm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:x4:1
# text = A mealworm is a larva, not a worm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mealworm	mealworm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	larva	larva	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mealworm | a larva and a worm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mealworms can live in old flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:x5:1
# text = Mealworms can live in old flour.
1	Mealworms	mealworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | can | Mealworms |  |  | old flour |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in flour=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people cook mealworms as a snack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mealworm:x6:1
# text = Some people cook mealworms as a snack.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cook	cook	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mealworms	mealworm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snack	snack	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 | **cook** | present | some people | mealworms |  |  |  | as a snack | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mealworm=Patient |

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