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title: rhinoceros — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rhinoceros» in the school dictionary: A rhinoceros is a very large, thick-skinned grey animal from Africa or Asia with one or two horns on its nose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rhinoceros

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**Who acts:** rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, We, Rangers, Beast, five eyes · **What happens:** be, have, make, see, call, guard · **To what, where:** large skinned grey animal, Africa, thick skin, Rhino horn, two rhinos, safari · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A rhinoceros is a very large, thick-skinned grey animal from Africa or Asia with one or two horns on its nose.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:m1:1
# text = A rhinoceros is a very large, thick-skinned grey animal from Africa or Asia with one or two horns on its nose.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rhinoceros	rhinoceros	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	skinned	skinned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	conj	_	_
21	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 rhinoceros | a large skinned grey animal |  | Africa or Asia |  | with one horns on rhinoceros's nose | 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 rhinoceros has very thick skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x1:1
# text = A rhinoceros has very thick skin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rhinoceros	rhinoceros	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a rhinoceros | thick skin |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The black rhinoceros is critically endangered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x2:1
# text = The black rhinoceros is critically endangered.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rhinoceros	rhinoceros	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	critically	critically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	endangered	endangered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the black rhinoceros |  |  |  |  | critically, endangered *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rhino horn is made of keratin, like your hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x3:1
# text = Rhino horn is made of keratin, like your hair.
1	Rhino	Rhino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	keratin	keratin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Rhino horn |  |  |  | of keratin; like your hair | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw two rhinos on safari.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x4:1
# text = We saw two rhinos on safari.
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	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	rhinos	rhino	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	safari	safari	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | two rhinos |  | safari |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rhino=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A baby rhinoceros is called a calf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x5:1
# text = A baby rhinoceros is called a calf.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rhinoceros	rhinoceros	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | a baby rhinoceros |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rangers guard the rhinoceroses from poachers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x6:1
# text = Rangers guard the rhinoceroses from poachers.
1	Rangers	ranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	guard	guard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rhinoceroses	rhinoceros	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	poachers	poacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	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 | **guard** | present | Rangers | the rhinoceroses |  |  |  | from poachers | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent rhinoceros=Beneficiary from poacher=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Beast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were five eyes in its face.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rhinoceros:x7:1
# text = The Beast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were five eyes in its face.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rhinoceros	rhinoceros	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the Beast | a head |  |  |  | like that | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **be** | past | five eyes in Beast's face |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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