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title: sauropod — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sauropod» in the school dictionary: A sauropod was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck, a long tail, a small head and four thick legs like pillars, such as Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus and Argentinosaurus. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sauropod

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**Who acts:** sauropod, Diplodocus, Sauropods, We, head, Brachiosaurus · **What happens:** eat, be, walk, see, swallow, chew · **To what, where:** huge eating dinosaur, sauropod, largest animals, land, sauropod footprints, rock

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A sauropod was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck, a long tail, a small head and four thick legs like pillars, such as Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus and Argentinosaurus.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:m1:1
# text = A sauropod was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck, a long tail, a small head and four thick legs like pillars, such as Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus and Argentinosaurus.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sauropod	sauropod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
26	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
28	like	like	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	pillars	pillar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	33	case	_	_
32	as	as	ADP	IN	_	31	fixed	_	_
33	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	Brachiosaurus	Brachiosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
37	Argentinosaurus	Argentinosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | a sauropod | a huge eating dinosaur |  |  |  | with a long neck and a long tail | 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 -->
Diplodocus was a sauropod with a whip-like tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:x1:1
# text = Diplodocus was a sauropod with a whip-like tail.
1	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sauropod	sauropod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	whip	whip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Diplodocus | a sauropod |  |  |  | with a like tail | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sauropods were the largest animals ever to walk on land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:x2:1
# text = Sauropods were the largest animals ever to walk on land.
1	Sauropods	sauropod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Sauropods | the largest animals |  |  | ever |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | land |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw sauropod footprints in the rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:x3:1
# text = We saw sauropod footprints in the rock.
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	sauropod	sauropod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	footprints	footprint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | sauropod footprints |  | the rock |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer footprint=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sauropod's head was tiny for its giant body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:x4:1
# text = A sauropod's head was tiny for its giant body.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sauropod	sauropod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | a sauropod's head |  |  |  |  | for head's giant body; tiny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sauropods swallowed leaves without chewing them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:x5:1
# text = Sauropods swallowed leaves without chewing them.
1	Sauropods	sauropod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	chewing	chew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | past | Sauropods | leaves |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |
| 2 | **chew** | gerund | Sauropods *not said here* | leaves *= leaf* |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brachiosaurus was a sauropod that could reach the treetops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sauropod:x6:1
# text = Brachiosaurus was a sauropod that could reach the treetops.
1	Brachiosaurus	Brachiosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sauropod	sauropod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	treetops	treetop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Brachiosaurus | a sauropod |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reach** | could | a sauropod | the treetops |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent treetop=Theme |

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