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title: pinecone — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pinecone» in the school dictionary: The hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pinecone

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**Who acts:** pine tree, We, pinecone, Squirrels, Pinecones · **What happens:** hold, collect, open, pull, make, close · **To what, where:** seeds, pinecones, forest, warm sun., bird feeder, pinecone

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:m1:1
# text = The hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	woody	woody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	scaly	scaly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a pine tree | the tree's seeds |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We collected pinecones in the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:x1:1
# text = We collected pinecones in the forest.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pinecones	pinecone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **collect** | past | We | pinecones |  | the forest |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pinecone=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pinecone opened in the warm sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:x2:1
# text = The pinecone opened in the warm sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pinecone	pinecone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the pinecone |  |  | the warm sun. |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Squirrels pull seeds out of pinecones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:x3:1
# text = Squirrels pull seeds out of pinecones.
1	Squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pinecones	pinecone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	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 | **pull** | present | Squirrels | seeds |  | pinecones |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent seed=Theme out pinecone=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a bird feeder from a pinecone and peanut butter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:x4:1
# text = We made a bird feeder from a pinecone and peanut butter.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	feeder	feeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pinecone	pinecone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	peanut	peanut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a bird feeder |  | a pinecone and peanut butter |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent feeder=Product from pinecone=Material |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pinecone closed when it got damp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:x5:1
# text = The pinecone closed when it got damp.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pinecone	pinecone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle | the pinecone |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | pinecone |  |  |  |  | damp *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pinecones lay all over the forest floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pinecone:x6:1
# text = Pinecones lay all over the forest floor.
1	Pinecones	pinecone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **lay** | present | Pinecones |  |  | the forest floor |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over floor=Destination |

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