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title: mollie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mollie» in the school dictionary: A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mollie

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**Who acts:** females, Mollie, We, Mollies, horse, Sailfin mollies · **What happens:** be, keep, give, lay, form, have · **To what, where:** small lively freshwater fish, home aquariums, birth, live babies, eggs, name

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:m1:1
# text = A mollie, or molly, is a small, lively freshwater fish often kept in home aquariums; the females give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mollie	mollie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	molly	molly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	freshwater	freshwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	aquariums	aquarium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
23	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
27	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	29	mark	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	fixed	_	_
29	laying	lay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	advcl	_	_
30	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a small lively freshwater fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | a small lively freshwater fish *not said here* |  | home aquariums |  | often *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in aquarium=Location |
| 3 | **give** | present | the females | birth | live babies |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent birth=Theme to baby=Recipient |
| 4 | **lay** | gerund | the females *not said here* | eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

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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 -->
Mollie is a girls' name (a name), a pet form of Mary.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:m2:1
# text = Mollie is a girls' name (a name), a pet form of Mary.
1	Mollie	mollie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mollie | girls's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | Mary |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have three black mollies in our fish tank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:x1:1
# text = We have three black mollies in our fish tank.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mollies	mollie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tank	tank	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 | **have** | present | We | three black mollies |  | our fish tank |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mollie=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mollies give birth to live baby fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:x2:1
# text = Mollies give birth to live baby fish.
1	Mollies	mollie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **give** | present | Mollies | birth | live baby fish |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent birth=Theme to fish=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mollie hid behind the plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:x3:1
# text = The mollie hid behind the plant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mollie	mollie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plant	plant	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 | **hide** | past | the mollie |  |  | the plant |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind plant=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mollie is my best friend's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:x4:1
# text = Mollie is my best friend's name.
1	Mollie	mollie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	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 | **is a** | present | Mollie | my best friend's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In «Animal Farm», Mollie is a horse who loves ribbons and sugar.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:x5:1
# text = In «Animal Farm», Mollie is a horse who loves ribbons and sugar.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Mollie	Mollie	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	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	ribbons	ribbon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mollie | a horse |  | Animal Farm |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | a horse | ribbons and sugar |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ribbon=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailfin mollies have a tall fin on their backs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mollie:x6:1
# text = Sailfin mollies have a tall fin on their backs.
1	Sailfin	Sailfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	mollies	mollie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fin	fin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	backs	back	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Sailfin mollies | a tall fin |  | mollies's backs |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fin=Patient |

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