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title: mouse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mouse» in the school dictionary: A mouse is a very small animal with a long thin tail, round ears and sharp teeth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mouse

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**Who acts:** mouse, computer mouse, you, 6 mice, She, cat · **What happens:** be, move, point, click, call, jump · **To what, where:** small animal, small tool, screen, shy quiet person, 12 inches, barn · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mouse» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [mouse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mouse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mouse is a very small animal with a long thin tail, round ears and sharp teeth.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:m1:1
# text = A mouse is a very small animal with a long thin tail, round ears and sharp teeth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	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	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mouse | a small animal |  |  |  | with a long thin tail  round ears and sharp teeth | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 computer mouse is a small tool you move by hand to point and click on a screen.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:m2:1
# text = A computer mouse is a small tool you move by hand to point and click on a screen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mouse	mouse	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	point	point	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	click	click	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a computer mouse | a small tool |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | you | a small tool *not said here* |  |  |  | by hand | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tool=Theme |
| 3 | **point** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **click** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | a screen |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on screen=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shy, quiet person is sometimes called a mouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:m3:1
# text = A shy, quiet person is sometimes called a mouse.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | a shy quiet person |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mouse jumped 12 inches less than the frog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x1:1
# text = The mouse jumped 12 inches less than the frog.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	inches	inch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	obl	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the mouse | 12 inches |  |  |  | less *obl* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme inch=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How far did the mouse jump?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x2:1
# text = How far did the mouse jump?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past · do-support | the mouse |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 6 mice in the barn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x3:1
# text = There are 6 mice in the barn.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 6 mice |  |  | the barn; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in barn=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much farther did the grasshopper jump than the mouse?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x4:1
# text = How much farther did the grasshopper jump than the mouse?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	farther	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	grasshopper	grasshopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the grasshopper jump |  |  |  | than the mouse; far *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jump=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mouse ate some cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x5:1
# text = The mouse ate some cheese.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the mouse | some cheese |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Click the mouse to open the file.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x6:1
# text = Click the mouse to open the file.
1	Click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | imperative | you *not said here* | the mouse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **open** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the file |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location file=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was as quiet as a mouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x7:1
# text = She was as quiet as a mouse.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as a mouse; quiet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cat chased a mouse into the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x8:1
# text = Our cat chased a mouse into the garden.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | Our cat | a mouse |  | the garden |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme into garden=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mouse is a mammal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x9:1
# text = A mouse is a mammal.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	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	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story is about a brave little mouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x10:1
# text = The story is about a brave little mouse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the story |  |  |  |  | about a brave little mouse | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouse:x11:1
# text = "Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Spare	spare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spare** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the poor Mouse *= mouse* |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Asset |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | the poor Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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