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title: reaper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reaper» in the school dictionary: A person who cuts and gathers a crop such as wheat (old-fashioned). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# reaper

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**Who acts:** person, machine, Grim Reaper, black cloak, reapers, horses · **What happens:** cut, gather, be, carry, work, pull · **To what, where:** crop, grain, picture, scythe, old reaper, wheat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«reaper» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [reaper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reaper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who cuts and gathers a crop such as wheat (old-fashioned).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:m1:1
# text = A person who cuts and gathers a crop such as wheat (old-fashioned).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crop	crop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **gather** | present | a person *not said here* | a crop |  |  |  | such wheat | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A machine that cuts grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:m2:1
# text = A machine that cuts grain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | a machine | grain |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset grain=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The Grim Reaper» is a picture of death as a skeleton in a black cloak carrying a scythe.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:m3:1
# text = «The Grim Reaper» is a picture of death as a skeleton in a black cloak carrying a scythe.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Reaper	reaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	scythe	scythe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Grim Reaper | a picture |  |  |  | of death; as a skeleton in a black cloak | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a black cloak *not said here* | a scythe |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scythe=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reapers worked in the field all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x1:1
# text = The reapers worked in the field all day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reapers	reaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the reapers |  |  |  | day | in the field | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in field=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old reaper was pulled by horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x2:1
# text = The old reaper was pulled by horses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	reaper	reaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past · passive | horses | the old reaper |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A reaping machine cuts wheat faster than people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x3:1
# text = A reaping machine cuts wheat faster than people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	reaping	reaping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **cut** | present | a reaping machine | wheat |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wheat=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Grim Reaper carries a scythe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x4:1
# text = The Grim Reaper carries a scythe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Grim	grim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Reaper	reaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	scythe	scythe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the Grim Reaper | a scythe |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scythe=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harvest songs were sung by the reapers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x5:1
# text = Harvest songs were sung by the reapers.
1	Harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reapers	reaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past · passive | the reapers | Harvest songs |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Bible says that whatever we sow, we will reap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x6:1
# text = The Bible says that whatever we sow, we will reap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sow	sow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	reap	reap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sow** | present | we | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent whatever=Theme |
| 3 | **reap** | future | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Master Cat, who still went on before, met with some reapers, and said to them:

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reaper:x7:1
# text = The Master Cat, who still went on before, met with some reapers, and said to them:
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Master	Master	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Cat	Cat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	before	before	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	reapers	reaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** | past | the Master Cat |  |  |  | still | before *property* | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **meet** | past | the Master Cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with some reapers | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with reaper=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Master Cat *not said here* |  | reapers *= reaper* |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to they=Recipient |

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