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title: pronghorn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pronghorn» in the school dictionary: A deer-like animal of the grasslands of North America, with forked (pronged) horns, famous for being the fastest land animal in America. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pronghorn

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**Who acts:** pronghorn, We, pronghorns, horns, Wolves · **What happens:** fork, prong, be, run, see, graze · **To what, where:** America, pronghorns, Wyoming, little fork, short bursts, pronghorn

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A deer-like animal of the grasslands of North America, with forked (pronged) horns, famous for being the fastest land animal in America.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:m1:1
# text = A deer-like animal of the grasslands of North America, with forked (pronged) horns, famous for being the fastest land animal in America.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grasslands	grassland	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	forked	fork	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	pronged	prong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
18	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
22	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
24	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	26	amod	_	_
25	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fork** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **prong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | America |  | for the fastest land animal | tree rules |

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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 -->
A pronghorn can run faster than a racehorse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:x1:1
# text = A pronghorn can run faster than a racehorse.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pronghorn	pronghorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	racehorse	racehorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **run** | can | a pronghorn |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We saw pronghorns grazing in Wyoming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:x2:1
# text = We saw pronghorns grazing in Wyoming.
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	pronghorns	pronghorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	grazing	graze	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Wyoming	Wyoming	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	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 | **see** | past | We | pronghorns |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pronghorn=Stimulus |
| 2 | **graze** | gerund | pronghorns *not said here* |  |  | Wyoming |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pronghorn's horns have a little fork, or prong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:x3:1
# text = The pronghorn's horns have a little fork, or prong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pronghorn	pronghorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	prong	prong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the pronghorn's horns | a little fork or prong |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fork=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pronghorns can run fast for a long time, not just in short bursts.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:x4:1
# text = Pronghorns can run fast for a long time, not just in short bursts.
1	Pronghorns	pronghorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bursts	burst	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | can | Pronghorns |  |  | short bursts | time | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burst=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Wolves and coyotes chase pronghorn on the prairie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:x5:1
# text = Wolves and coyotes chase pronghorn on the prairie.
1	Wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	coyotes	coyote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	chase	chase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	pronghorn	pronghorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prairie	prairie	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 | **chase** | present | Wolves and coyotes | pronghorn |  | the prairie |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pronghorn=Theme on prairie=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The pronghorn is the fastest land animal in North America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pronghorn:x6:1
# text = The pronghorn is the fastest land animal in North America.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pronghorn	pronghorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the pronghorn | the fastest land animal |  | North America |  |  | tree rules |

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