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title: peacock — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peacock» in the school dictionary: A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract females. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peacock

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**Who acts:** peacock, eye patterns, female, person, they, peacock butterfly · **What happens:** be, spread out, attract, show off, look, call · **To what, where:** large male bird, huge fan, females, male, peahen, peafowl · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract females.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:m1:1
# text = A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract females.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peacock	peacock	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
13	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
26	out	out	ADP	RP	_	25	compound:prt	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	advcl	_	_
33	females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a peacock | a large male bird |  |  |  | with a long brilliant green tail with eye patterns | tree rules |
| 2 | **spread out** | present | eye patterns |  |  | a huge fan |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in fan=Location |
| 3 | **attract** | to-infinitive | eye patterns *not said here* | females |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent female=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 -->
Strictly, the peacock is the male; the female is a peahen, and both are peafowl.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:m2:1
# text = Strictly, the peacock is the male; the female is a peahen, and both are peafowl.
1	Strictly	strictly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	peafowl	peafowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	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 | the peacock | the male |  |  |  | strictly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the female | a peahen and both peafowl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the female *not said here* | both peafowl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is vain and shows off how they look can be called a peacock.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:m3:1
# text = A person who is vain and shows off how they look can be called a peacock.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	vain	vain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | vain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show off** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **look** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **call** | can · passive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peacock butterfly is a butterfly with eye spots on its wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:m4:1
# text = A peacock butterfly is a butterfly with eye spots on its wings.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a peacock butterfly | a butterfly |  |  |  | with eye spots on butterfly's wings | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peacock spread its tail in a huge shimmering fan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x1:1
# text = The peacock spread its tail in a huge shimmering fan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	shimmering	shimmering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | the peacock | peacock's tail |  | a huge shimmering fan |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tail=Theme in fan=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peacock's tail feathers have spots that look like eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x2:1
# text = A peacock's tail feathers have spots that look like eyes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a peacock's tail feathers | spots |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | present | spots |  |  |  |  | like eyes | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peacock screeched loudly in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x3:1
# text = The peacock screeched loudly in the park.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	screeched	screech	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **screech** | past | the peacock |  |  | the park |  | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in park=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peahen is brown, but the peacock is blue and green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x4:1
# text = The peahen is brown, but the peacock is blue and green.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the peahen |  |  |  |  | brown *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the peacock |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the peahen *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He strutted around in his new trainers like a peacock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x5:1
# text = He strutted around in his new trainers like a peacock.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	strutted	strut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strut around** | past | He |  |  | his new trainers like a peacock |  | around *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in trainer=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was as proud as a peacock of her painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x6:1
# text = She was as proud as a peacock of her painting.
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	proud	proud	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	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	painting	painting	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 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as a peacock of her painting; proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a peacock butterfly on the buddleia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x7:1
# text = We saw a peacock butterfly on the buddleia.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	buddleia	buddleia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a peacock butterfly |  | the buddleia |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer butterfly=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peacock is the national bird of India.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x8:1
# text = The peacock is the national bird of India.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the peacock | the national bird |  |  |  | of India | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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There stood beneath the tree two handsome peacocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacock:x9:1
# text = There stood beneath the tree two handsome peacocks.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	peacocks	peacock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past |  | two handsome peacocks |  | the tree; there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath tree=Location |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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