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title: pine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pine» in the school dictionary: A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. Its seeds grow in pine cones. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pine

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**Who acts:** pine, thin sharp leaves, needles, seeds, 24 pine trees, Sam · **What happens:** be, call, stay, grow, use, feel · **To what, where:** tall evergreen tree, needles, pine cones, pale wood, park, 15 pine cones · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. Its seeds grow in pine cones.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:m1:1
# text = A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pine	pine	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	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	evergreen	evergreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	needles	needle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	xcomp	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pine | a tall evergreen tree |  |  |  | with thin sharp leaves | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | thin sharp leaves *not said here* | needles |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stay** | present | needles |  |  |  | year | green *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Its seeds grow in pine cones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:m1:2
# text = Its seeds grow in pine cones.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cones	cone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | tree's seeds |  |  | pine cones |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cone=Location |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pine is the pale wood of this tree, used for furniture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:m2:1
# text = Pine is the pale wood of this tree, used for furniture.
1	Pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	furniture	furniture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pine | the pale wood |  |  |  | of this tree | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the pale wood *not said here* |  |  |  | for furniture | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pine for someone or something is to miss them very much and feel sad.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:m3:1
# text = To pine for someone or something is to miss them very much and feel sad.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	advcl	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	miss	miss	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	much	much	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | miss *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pine away means to grow weak and thin from sadness or longing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:m4:1
# text = To pine away means to grow weak and thin from sadness or longing.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | pine |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | pine *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from sadness or longing; weak *property* | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from sadness=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 24 pine trees in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x1:1
# text = There are 24 pine trees in the park.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	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 | **does** | present | 24 pine trees |  |  | the park; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in park=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sam picked up 15 pine cones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x2:1
# text = Sam picked up 15 pine cones.
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cones	cone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | past | Sam | 15 pine cones |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cone=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forest has 3 times as many pines as oaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x3:1
# text = The forest has 3 times as many pines as oaks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pines	pine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	oaks	oak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the forest | many pines |  |  | time | as oaks | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pine=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They planted 8 rows of pine trees with 6 in each row.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x4:1
# text = They planted 8 rows of pine trees with 6 in each row.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | They | 8 rows of pine trees |  | each row |  | with 6 | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent row=Patient with 6=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pine trees stay green all winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x5:1
# text = Pine trees stay green all winter.
1	Pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Pine trees |  |  |  | winter | green *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forest smelled of pine needles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x6:1
# text = The forest smelled of pine needles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	needles	needle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | participle |  | the forest *not said here* |  |  |  | of pine needles | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of needle=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our kitchen table is made of pine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x7:1
# text = Our kitchen table is made of pine.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Our kitchen table |  |  |  | of pine | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy pined for its owner while she was away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x8:1
# text = The puppy pined for its owner while she was away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	pined	pine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pine** | participle |  | the puppy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But the Tsarevich did nothing but pine away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pine:x9:1
# text = But the Tsarevich did nothing but pine away.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Tsarevich	Tsarevich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the Tsarevich | nothing |  |  |  | away *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |

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