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title: pubertal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pubertal» in the school dictionary: To do with puberty, the time, usually between about 8 and 16, when a child's body slowly changes into an adult's body: «pubertal changes», «pubertal growth spurt». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pubertal

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**Who acts:** body, pubertal growth spurt, you, Pubertal changes, doctor, boy · **What happens:** change, make, grow, happen, check, be · **To what, where:** body, you, several centimetres, different ages, pubertal stage, part

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with puberty, the time, usually between about 8 and 16, when a child's body slowly changes into an adult's body: «pubertal changes», «pubertal growth spurt».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:m1:1
# text = To do with puberty, the time, usually between about 8 and 16, when a child's body slowly changes into an adult's body: «pubertal changes», «pubertal growth spurt».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	puberty	puberty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	22	mark	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	pubertal	pubertal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
34	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	pubertal	pubertal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
36	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	compound	_	_
37	spurt	spurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	31	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | a child's body |  |  |  |  | into a adult's body *result*; slowly *property* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into body=Result |

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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 -->
The pubertal growth spurt can make you grow several centimetres in a year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:x1:1
# text = The pubertal growth spurt can make you grow several centimetres in a year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	pubertal	pubertal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	spurt	spurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | the pubertal growth spurt | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | you *not said here* | several centimetres |  |  | year |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location centimetre=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pubertal changes happen at different ages for different children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:x2:1
# text = Pubertal changes happen at different ages for different children.
1	Pubertal	Pubertal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Pubertal changes |  |  |  | at different ages | for different children | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at age=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor checked whether the boy was at a pubertal stage yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:x3:1
# text = The doctor checked whether the boy was at a pubertal stage yet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pubertal	pubertal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
12	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the doctor |  |  |  | yet |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the boy |  |  | a pubertal stage |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feeling moody can be part of normal pubertal changes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:x4:1
# text = Feeling moody can be part of normal pubertal changes.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	moody	moody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	pubertal	pubertal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | moody *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Feeling | part |  |  |  | of normal pubertal changes | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Health lessons explain pubertal changes so nobody is scared.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:x5:1
# text = Health lessons explain pubertal changes so nobody is scared.
1	Health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explain	explain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pubertal	pubertal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | Health lessons | pubertal changes |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pubertal growth often starts earlier in girls than in boys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pubertal:x6:1
# text = Pubertal growth often starts earlier in girls than in boys.
1	Pubertal	Pubertal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | Pubertal growth |  |  |  |  | in girls than boys; early, often *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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