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title: peekaboo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peekaboo» in the school dictionary: Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peekaboo

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**Who acts:** Peekaboo, you, peekaboo piece, hole, something, baby sister · **What happens:** be, hide, show, say, have, let · **To what, where:** game, face, Peekaboo, small gap, sofa, dress · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«peekaboo» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [peekaboo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peekaboo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:m1:1
# text = Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!».
1	Peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Peekaboo | a game |  |  |  | for babies | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | present | you | your face |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive | you *not said here* | face |  |  | then |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | Peekaboo |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent peekaboo=Topic |

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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 -->
Peekaboo is what you say when you show your face in that game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:m2:1
# text = Peekaboo is what you say when you show your face in that game.
1	Peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Peekaboo |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **show** | present | you | your face |  |  |  | in that game | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent face=Patient in game=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peekaboo piece of clothing has a small gap or hole that lets something show.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:m3:1
# text = A peekaboo piece of clothing has a small gap or hole that lets something show.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
15	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a peekaboo piece of clothing | a small gap or hole |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gap=Patient |
| 2 | **let** | present | hole |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My baby sister laughs when I play peekaboo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x1:1
# text = My baby sister laughs when I play peekaboo.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | My baby sister |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | I | peekaboo |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peekaboo=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Peekaboo!» said Dad, peeping out from behind his hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x2:1
# text = «Peekaboo!» said Dad, peeping out from behind his hands.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	peeping	peep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	advcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Peekaboo |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **peep out** | gerund | Peekaboo *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from Dad's hands | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from hand=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy played peekaboo behind the sofa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x3:1
# text = The puppy played peekaboo behind the sofa.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sofa	sofa	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 | **play** | past | the puppy | peekaboo |  | the sofa |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peekaboo=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies love peekaboo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x4:1
# text = Babies love peekaboo.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Babies | peekaboo |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer peekaboo=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun played peekaboo with the clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x5:1
# text = The sun played peekaboo with the clouds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the sun | peekaboo |  |  |  | with the clouds | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent peekaboo=Theme with cloud=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a dress with a peekaboo back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x6:1
# text = She wore a dress with a peekaboo back.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a dress |  |  |  | with a peekaboo | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma hid behind the door: «Peekaboo, I see you!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x7:1
# text = Grandma hid behind the door: «Peekaboo, I see you!»
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | Grandma | Peekaboo |  | the door |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | present | I | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played peekaboo all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peekaboo:x8:1
# text = We played peekaboo all afternoon.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	peekaboo	peekaboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | peekaboo |  |  | afternoon |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peekaboo=Theme |

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