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title: rooster — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rooster» in the school dictionary: An adult male chicken, usually with a bright red comb on its head and colourful tail feathers, known for crowing loudly in the morning. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rooster

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**Who acts:** rooster, hen, Cock, doodle doo, you · **What happens:** know, crow, name, be, doo, go · **To what, where:** year, rooster, male chicken, female, red comb, head · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An adult male chicken, usually with a bright red comb on its head and colourful tail feathers, known for crowing loudly in the morning.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:m1:1
# text = An adult male chicken, usually with a bright red comb on its head and colourful tail feathers, known for crowing loudly in the morning.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	comb	comb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
21	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	crowing	crow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **crow** | gerund |  |  |  |  | morning | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: 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 -->
Rooster: the name of a year in the Chinese zodiac.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:m2:1
# text = Rooster: the name of a year in the Chinese zodiac.
1	Rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	zodiac	zodiac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  |  | a year in the Chinese zodiac |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rooster crowed at sunrise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x1:1
# text = The rooster crowed at sunrise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	crowed	crow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crow** | participle |  | the rooster *not said here* |  |  | sunrise |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rooster is a male chicken, and a hen is a female.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x2:1
# text = A rooster is a male chicken, and a hen is a female.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rooster | a male chicken |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a hen | a female |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Cock-a-doodle-doo!» went the rooster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x3:1
# text = «Cock-a-doodle-doo!» went the rooster.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	doo	doo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doo** *in a quote* |  | Cock |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | a doodle doo | the rooster |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rooster=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep away from the rooster — he can peck hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x4:1
# text = Keep away from the rooster — he can peck hard.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	peck	peck	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from the rooster; away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer from rooster=Eventuality |
| 2 | **peck** | can | rooster |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rooster has a red comb on its head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x5:1
# text = The rooster has a red comb on its head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rooster	rooster	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	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	comb	comb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the rooster | a red comb |  | rooster's head |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comb=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour's rooster wakes us up every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x6:1
# text = Our neighbour's rooster wakes us up every morning.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | present | Our neighbour's rooster | us |  |  | morning |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent we=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Where are you going, Jack?” said the rooster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rooster:x7:1
# text = “Where are you going, Jack?” said the rooster.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | you | Jack |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | the rooster |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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