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title: pika — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pika» in the school dictionary: A pika is a small, round furry mammal with short ears and no tail, related to rabbits, that lives among rocks on cold mountains in Asia and North America. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pika

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**Who acts:** pika, that, Pikas, We, our · **What happens:** be, live, look, squeak, gather, eat · **To what, where:** small round furry mammal, rocks, pika, grass, trip, hot weather

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A pika is a small, round furry mammal with short ears and no tail, related to rabbits, that lives among rocks on cold mountains in Asia and North America.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:m1:1
# text = A pika is a small, round furry mammal with short ears and no tail, related to rabbits, that lives among rocks on cold mountains in Asia and North America.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pika	pika	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	furry	furry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
23	among	among	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
25	on	on	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
31	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pika | a small round furry mammal |  |  |  | with short ears and no tail | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | that |  |  | rocks on cold mountains in Asia and North America |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among rock=Location |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A pika looks like a tiny hamster but is related to rabbits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:x1:1
# text = A pika looks like a tiny hamster but is related to rabbits.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pika	pika	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hamster	hamster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | a pika |  |  |  |  | like a tiny hamster | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | a pika *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to rabbits; related *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The pika squeaked from the rocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:x2:1
# text = The pika squeaked from the rocks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pika	pika	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	squeaked	squeak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeak** | participle |  | the pika *not said here* |  | the rocks |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pikas gather grass to eat in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:x3:1
# text = Pikas gather grass to eat in winter.
1	Pikas	pika	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gather	gather	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **gather** | present | Pikas | grass |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | Pikas *not said here* |  |  |  | winter |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We saw a pika on our trip to the Rocky Mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:x4:1
# text = We saw a pika on our trip to the Rocky Mountains.
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	pika	pika	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	_	11	compound	_	_
11	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 pika |  | our trip to the Rocky Mountains |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pika=Stimulus |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  | to the Rocky Mountains | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Pikas cannot survive in very hot weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:x5:1
# text = Pikas cannot survive in very hot weather.
1	Pikas	pika	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **survive** | can | Pikas |  |  | hot weather |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The pika hid between two big stones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pika:x6:1
# text = The pika hid between two big stones.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pika	pika	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stones	stone	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 | **hide** | past | the pika |  |  | two big stones |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between stone=Location |

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