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title: mite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mite» in the school dictionary: A tiny animal with eight legs, related to spiders, often too small to see: dust mites. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mite

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**Who acts:** you, Dust mites, mite, Red mites, It, we · **What happens:** see, feel, live, have, bite, soak · **To what, where:** small child, pillows, eight legs, chickens, poor little mite, mite chilly

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«mite» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [mite in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tiny animal with eight legs, related to spiders, often too small to see: dust mites.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:m1:1
# text = A tiny animal with eight legs, related to spiders, often too small to see: dust mites.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 small child or small creature that you feel sorry for: the poor little mite.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:m2:1
# text = A small child or small creature that you feel sorry for: the poor little mite.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	mite	mite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | you | a small child or small creature |  |  |  | for the poor little mite; sorry *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent that=Location for mite=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal, «a mite» — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A little bit, slightly: a mite cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:m3:1
# text = A little bit, slightly: a mite cold.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	mite	mite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very small coin or amount.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:m4:1
# text = A very small coin or amount.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dust mites live in our pillows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x1:1
# text = Dust mites live in our pillows.
1	Dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pillows	pillow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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** | present | Dust mites |  |  | our pillows |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pillow=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mite has eight legs, like a spider.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x2:1
# text = A mite has eight legs, like a spider.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mite	mite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a mite | eight legs and a spider |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Red mites can bite chickens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x3:1
# text = Red mites can bite chickens.
1	Red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | can | Red mites | chickens |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poor little mite was soaked in the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x4:1
# text = The poor little mite was soaked in the rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mite	mite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soak** | past · passive |  | the poor little mite |  |  |  | in the rain | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in rain=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a mite chilly this morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x5:1
# text = It's a mite chilly this morning.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mite	mite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chilly	chilly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a mite chilly |  |  | morning |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Under the microscope we saw a mite crawling on a leaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x6:1
# text = Under the microscope we saw a mite crawling on a leaf.
1	Under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mite	mite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	crawling	crawl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | we | a mite |  | the microscope |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mite=Stimulus |
| 2 | **crawl** | gerund | a mite *not said here* |  |  | a leaf |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leaf=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5 mites have 5 × 8 = 40 legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x7:1
# text = 5 mites have 5 × 8 = 40 legs.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
5	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	6	case	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	8	case	_	_
8	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | 5 mites | 5 40 legs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There he would find better fare than briny water and sand mites.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mite:x8:1
# text = There he would find better fare than briny water and sand mites.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	4	expl	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	fare	fare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	briny	briny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | would | he | better fare and sand mites |  | there |  | than briny water | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fare=Topic |

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