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title: roach — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «roach» in the school dictionary: A cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# roach

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**Who acts:** flat brown insect, USA, you, roaches, Grandad, roach · **What happens:** run, live, see, keep, not get in, catch · **To what, where:** dirty kitchens, roach, fridge, food, boxes, canal

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«roach» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [roach in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/roach.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: USA, Canada, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:m1:1
# text = A cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cockroach	cockroach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	kitchens	kitchen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | a flat brown insect |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | present | a flat brown insect *not said here* |  |  | dirty kitchens and warm places |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kitchen=Location |

<!-- .note -->
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 small silver freshwater fish with reddish eyes and fins, common in rivers, lakes and canals in Britain and Europe.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:m2:1
# text = A small silver freshwater fish with reddish eyes and fins, common in rivers, lakes and canals in Britain and Europe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	freshwater	freshwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	reddish	reddish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fins	fin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	canals	canal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The end of a cannabis cigarette; drug slang, not a word for school.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:m3:1
# text = The end of a cannabis cigarette; drug slang, not a word for school.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cannabis	cannabis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	drug	drug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(USA) We saw a roach run under the fridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x1:1
# text = (USA) We saw a roach run under the fridge.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	roach	roach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | USA | a roach |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer roach=Stimulus |
| 2 | **run** | participle |  | a roach *not said here* |  | the fridge |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under fridge=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep food in boxes so roaches don't get in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x2:1
# text = Keep food in boxes so roaches don't get in.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	roaches	roach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | food |  | boxes |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Theme in box=Location |
| 2 | **not** **get in** | present · do-support | roaches |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad caught a roach in the canal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x3:1
# text = Grandad caught a roach in the canal.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	roach	roach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | Grandad | a roach |  | the canal |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roach=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The roach has a silver body and red eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x4:1
# text = The roach has a silver body and red eyes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	roach	roach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the roach | a silver body and red eyes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roach and perch swam in the clear river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x5:1
# text = Roach and perch swam in the clear river.
1	Roach	roach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	perch	perch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | Roach and perch |  |  | the clear river |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cockroaches, or roaches, have six legs like all insects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x6:1
# text = Cockroaches, or roaches, have six legs like all insects.
1	Cockroaches	cockroach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	roaches	roach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Cockroaches or roaches | six legs |  |  |  | like all insects | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The exterminator came to get rid of the roaches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x7:1
# text = The exterminator came to get rid of the roaches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	exterminator	exterminator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	roaches	roach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the exterminator |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | the exterminator *not said here* |  |  |  |  | rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Well, one Sunday morning he was fishing as usual, and not a salmon had risen to him, his basket was bare of roach or dace.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roach:x8:1
# text = Well, one Sunday morning he was fishing as usual, and not a salmon had risen to him, his basket was bare of roach or dace.
1	Well	well	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	fishing	fish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	risen	rise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	roach	roach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	dace	dace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fish** | past · progressive | he |  |  |  | morning | as usual | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rise** | past · perfect · passive |  | a salmon | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent to he=Result |
| 3 | **is** | past | his basket |  |  |  |  | of roach or dace; bare *property* | tree rules |

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