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title: rhesus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rhesus» in the school dictionary: A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rhesus

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**Who acts:** rhesus monkey, rhesus factor, protein, blood, Rhesus monkeys, blood group · **What happens:** be, call, have, live, mean, steal · **To what, where:** small brown monkey, Asia, protein, red blood cells, blood, factor · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«rhesus» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [rhesus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhesus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:m1:1
# text = A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	macaque	macaque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	reddish	reddish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rhesus monkey | a small brown monkey |  | Asia |  | with a reddish face | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rhesus factor (Rh) is a protein on red blood cells; blood is called Rh-positive if it has it and Rh-negative if not.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:m2:1
# text = The rhesus factor (Rh) is a protein on red blood cells; blood is called Rh-positive if it has it and Rh-negative if not.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Rh	Rh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
18	Rh	Rh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	positive	positive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
21	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	Rh	Rh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	negative	negative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	conj	_	_
29	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
30	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the rhesus factor | a protein |  | red blood cells |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive | a protein *not said here* | blood |  |  |  | positive *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | blood | factor |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rhesus monkeys live in large groups in India.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:x1:1
# text = Rhesus monkeys live in large groups in India.
1	Rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Rhesus monkeys |  |  | large groups in India |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My blood group is O rhesus positive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:x2:1
# text = My blood group is O rhesus positive.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	O	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	6	case	_	_
6	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	positive	positive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My blood group |  |  |  |  | of rhesus | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plus in A+ means rhesus positive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:x3:1
# text = The plus in A+ means rhesus positive.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	positive	positive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | rhesus |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhesus=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A rhesus macaque stole a banana from a tourist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:x4:1
# text = A rhesus macaque stole a banana from a tourist.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	macaque	macaque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tourist	tourist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | a rhesus macaque | a banana |  | a tourist |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent banana=Theme from tourist=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rhesus monkeys were sent into space in the early days of rockets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:x5:1
# text = Rhesus monkeys were sent into space in the early days of rockets.
1	Rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	monkeys	monkey	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	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rockets	rocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | Rhesus monkeys |  | space | day |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors check the rhesus factor before giving blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhesus:x6:1
# text = Doctors check the rhesus factor before giving blood.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	check	check	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rhesus	rhesus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | Doctors | the rhesus factor |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent factor=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | Doctors *not said here* | blood |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |

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