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title: rabies — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rabies» in the school dictionary: Rabies is a very dangerous disease that animals such as dogs, bats, foxes and raccoons can pass to people, usually by biting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rabies

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**Who acts:** Rabies, animals, It, treatment, dog, you · **What happens:** be, pass, bite, attack, kill, spread · **To what, where:** dangerous disease, people, brain, Rabies, bite, infected animal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«rabies» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [rabies in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rabies.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rabies is a very dangerous disease that animals such as dogs, bats, foxes and raccoons can pass to people, usually by biting.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:m1:1
# text = Rabies is a very dangerous disease that animals such as dogs, bats, foxes and raccoons can pass to people, usually by biting.
1	Rabies	rabies	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	obj	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	raccoons	raccoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
25	biting	bite	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rabies | a dangerous disease |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | can | animals such dogs and bats and foxes and raccoons | a dangerous disease | people |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent that=Theme to people=Recipient |
| 3 | **bite** | gerund | animals such dogs and bats and foxes and raccoons *not said here* |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It attacks the brain and nerves, and without quick treatment it nearly always kills.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:m2:1
# text = It attacks the brain and nerves, and without quick treatment it nearly always kills.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attacks	attack	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	nerves	nerve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	_
15	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | present | It | the brain and nerves |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brain=Patient |
| 2 | **kill** | present | treatment |  |  |  |  | without quick treatment; always *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rabies is spread through the bite of an infected animal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x1:1
# text = Rabies is spread through the bite of an infected animal.
1	Rabies	rabies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	infected	infected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present · passive |  | Rabies |  | the bite of a infected animal |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme through bite=Destination |
| 2 | **bite** |  |  | a infected animal |  |  |  |  | nom bite «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our dog had his rabies shot at the vet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x2:1
# text = Our dog had his rabies shot at the vet.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	rabies	rabies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our dog |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | past | dog's rabies |  |  | the vet |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent at vet=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never touch a bat, even if it looks sick, because it might have rabies.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x3:1
# text = Never touch a bat, even if it looks sick, because it might have rabies.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
16	rabies	rabies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **touch** | imperative | you *not said here* | a bat |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bat=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **look** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | bat |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **have** | might | bat | rabies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabies=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If an animal bites you, tell an adult straight away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x4:1
# text = If an animal bites you, tell an adult straight away.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a animal | you |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A doctor can give injections that stop rabies if you go quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x5:1
# text = A doctor can give injections that stop rabies if you go quickly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	injections	injection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	rabies	rabies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | a doctor | injections |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent injection=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | present | injections | rabies |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality rabies=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some countries, such as the UK, have no rabies in their land animals.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x6:1
# text = Some countries, such as the UK, have no rabies in their land animals.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	rabies	rabies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some countries such the UK | no rabies |  |  |  | in countries's land animals | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabies=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An animal with rabies may act strangely or very angrily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rabies:x7:1
# text = An animal with rabies may act strangely or very angrily.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rabies	rabies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	strangely	strangely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | may | a animal with rabies |  |  |  |  | strangely *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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