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title: picker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «picker» in the school dictionary: A person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# picker

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**Who acts:** person, warehouse, Strawberry pickers, We, cousin, machine · **What happens:** pick, choose, joke, collect, start, use · **To what, where:** fruit, something, items, work, litter pickers, playground · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«picker» 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: [picker in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picker.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:m1:1
# text = A person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | present | a person | fruit and vegetables and flowers or cotton |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |

<!-- .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 person or tool that picks or chooses something: a litter picker, a nose picker (rude, joking).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:m2:1
# text = A person or tool that picks or chooses something: a litter picker, a nose picker (rude, joking).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	chooses	choose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	picker	picker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	picker	picker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | present | a person or tool |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **choose** | present | a person or tool *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund | a person or tool *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: work — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person in a warehouse who collects items for orders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:m3:1
# text = A person in a warehouse who collects items for orders.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	warehouse	warehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	items	item	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | a warehouse | items |  |  |  | for orders | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Strawberry pickers start work very early in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x1:1
# text = Strawberry pickers start work very early in summer.
1	Strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pickers	picker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	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 | **start** | present | Strawberry pickers | work |  |  | summer | early *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We used litter pickers to clean the playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x2:1
# text = We used litter pickers to clean the playground.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pickers	picker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | We | litter pickers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picker=Patient |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the playground |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent playground=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin worked as a fruit picker in Queensland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x3:1
# text = My cousin worked as a fruit picker in Queensland.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	picker	picker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Queensland	Queensland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | My cousin |  |  |  |  | as a fruit picker in Queensland | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as picker=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The machine is a cotton picker that harvests whole fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x4:1
# text = The machine is a cotton picker that harvests whole fields.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	picker	picker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	harvests	harvest	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the machine | a cotton picker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **harvest** | present | a cotton picker | whole fields |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grape pickers fill baskets in the vineyard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x5:1
# text = Grape pickers fill baskets in the vineyard.
1	Grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pickers	picker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fill	fill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	baskets	basket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vineyard	vineyard	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 | **fill** | present | Grape pickers | baskets |  | the vineyard |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent basket=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Stop it, you nose picker!» laughed my little brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x6:1
# text = «Stop it, you nose picker!» laughed my little brother.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	picker	picker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
10	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **picker** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **laugh** | past |  | my little brother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Warehouse pickers collect the things people order online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x7:1
# text = Warehouse pickers collect the things people order online.
1	Warehouse	warehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pickers	picker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	order	order	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	online	online	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | Warehouse pickers | the things |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **order** | present | people | the things *not said here* |  |  |  | online *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every bush was weighted to the ground with the largest, dark red, ripe raspberries, such a wealth of berries as two little berry pickers had never found before!

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:picker:x8:1
# text = Every bush was weighted to the ground with the largest, dark red, ripe raspberries, such a wealth of berries as two little berry pickers had never found before!
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	weighted	weight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
10	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	raspberries	raspberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	20	det:predet	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
24	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
25	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
26	berry	berry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	pickers	picker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj:pass	_	_
28	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
30	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
31	before	before	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weight** | past · passive |  | every bush |  |  |  | to the ground; with the largest dark red ripe raspberries and such wealth of berries | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with raspberry=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **find** | past · perfect · passive |  | two little berry pickers |  |  |  | before *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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