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title: mosquito — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mosquito» in the school dictionary: A mosquito is a small flying insect with long legs; the females bite people and animals and suck their blood. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mosquito

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**Who acts:** mosquito, females, Mosquito bites, you, We, Mosquitoes · **What happens:** fly, be, bite, suck, put, keep away · **To what, where:** small flying insect, people, blood, me, arm, insect repellent

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«mosquito» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: [mosquito in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mosquito.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mosquito is a small flying insect with long legs; the females bite people and animals and suck their blood.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:m1:1
# text = A mosquito is a small flying insect with long legs; the females bite people and animals and suck their blood.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mosquito	mosquito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	bite	bite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	suck	suck	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a mosquito | a small flying insect |  |  |  | with long legs | tree rules |
| 3 | **bite** | present | the females | people and animals |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 4 | **suck** | present | the females *not said here* | females's blood |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent blood=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mosquito bit me on the arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x1:1
# text = A mosquito bit me on the arm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mosquito	mosquito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bit	bite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	arm	arm	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 | **bite** | past | a mosquito | me |  | the arm |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent i=Patient on arm=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mosquito bites are very itchy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x2:1
# text = Mosquito bites are very itchy.
1	Mosquito	mosquito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bites	bite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mosquito bites |  |  |  |  | itchy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x3:1
# text = Put on insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	repellent	repellent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | insect repellent |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on repellent=Destination |
| 2 | **keep away** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | mosquitoes |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mosquito=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We slept under a mosquito net.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x4:1
# text = We slept under a mosquito net.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mosquito	mosquito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | We |  |  | a mosquito net |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x5:1
# text = Mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water.
1	Mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	water	water	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 | **lay** | present | Mosquitoes | Mosquitoes's eggs |  | water |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in water=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Empty the old paddling pool so mosquitoes can't breed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x6:1
# text = Empty the old paddling pool so mosquitoes can't breed.
1	Empty	empty	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	paddling	paddling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	breed	breed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **empty** | imperative | you *not said here* | the old paddling pool |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pool=Source |
| 2 | **not** **breed** | can | mosquitoes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only female mosquitoes bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x7:1
# text = Only female mosquitoes bite.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bite	bite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | present | female mosquitoes |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some countries mosquitoes carry malaria.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x8:1
# text = In some countries mosquitoes carry malaria.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	mosquitoes	mosquito	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	malaria	malaria	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | mosquitoes | malaria |  | some countries |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent malaria=Value in country=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A queer sound could be heard, soft as a little bell, and faint and muffled like the buzz of a far-away mosquito.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosquito:x9:1
# text = A queer sound could be heard, soft as a little bell, and faint and muffled like the buzz of a far-away mosquito.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	queer	queer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	muffled	muffle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	buzz	buzz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
23	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	away	away	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	mosquito	mosquito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | could · passive |  | a queer sound |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **muffle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like the buzz of a mosquito | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **buzz** |  | a mosquito |  |  |  |  |  | nom buzz «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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