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title: peahen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peahen» in the school dictionary: A female peafowl. She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peahen

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**Who acts:** She, peahen, Peahens, peacock, We · **What happens:** be, sit, spot, spread, impress, see · **To what, where:** eggs, tail, peahen, zoo, long colourful tail, chicks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A female peafowl. She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock.

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*Sentence 1:* A female peafowl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:m1:1
# text = A female peafowl.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	peafowl	peafowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:m1:2
# text = She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | brown, mostly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peahen sat quietly on her eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:x1:1
# text = The peahen sat quietly on her eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **sit** | past | the peahen |  |  | peahen's eggs |  | quietly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on egg=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Peahens are brown, so they are hard to spot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:x2:1
# text = Peahens are brown, so they are hard to spot.
1	Peahens	peahen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	spot	spot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Peahens |  |  |  |  | brown *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Peahens *= peahen* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **spot** | to-infinitive | Peahens *= peahen* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The peacock spread his tail to impress the peahen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:x3:1
# text = The peacock spread his tail to impress the peahen.
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	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	impress	impress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | the peacock | peacock's tail |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme |
| 2 | **impress** | to-infinitive | the peacock *not said here* | the peahen |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus peahen=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We saw a peahen and three peachicks at the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:x4:1
# text = We saw a peahen and three peachicks at the zoo.
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	4	det	_	_
4	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	peachicks	peachick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a peahen and three peachicks |  | the zoo |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer peahen=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A peahen does not have a long, colourful tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:x5:1
# text = A peahen does not have a long, colourful tail.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | a peahen | a long colourful tail |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The peahen called loudly to her chicks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peahen:x6:1
# text = The peahen called loudly to her chicks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peahen	peahen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **call** | participle |  | the peahen *not said here* | her chicks |  |  | loudly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to chick=Recipient |

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