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title: seedling — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seedling» in the school dictionary: A seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seedling

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**Who acts:** seedling, young plant, bean seedlings, you, seedlings, We · **What happens:** be, grow, have, need, care, water · **To what, where:** young plant, first small leaves, light, two centimetres, seedlings, tomato seedlings

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:m1:1
# text = A seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seedling	seedling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a seedling | a young plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present · perfect | a young plant |  |  |  |  | from a seed | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from seed=Patient |

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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 -->
A seedling has its first small leaves and needs light, water and care to grow strong.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:m2:1
# text = A seedling has its first small leaves and needs light, water and care to grow strong.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seedling	seedling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a seedling | seedling's first small leaves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present | a seedling *not said here* | light and water |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot light=Theme |
| 3 | **care** | infinitive | a seedling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **grow** | to-infinitive | a seedling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our bean seedlings grew two centimetres this week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:x1:1
# text = Our bean seedlings grew two centimetres this week.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Our bean seedlings | two centimetres |  |  | week |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location centimetre=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water the seedlings gently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:x2:1
# text = Water the seedlings gently.
1	Water	water	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **water** | imperative | you *not said here* | the seedlings |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent seedling=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The seedlings on the dark shelf were pale and thin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:x3:1
# text = The seedlings on the dark shelf were pale and thin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the seedlings on the dark shelf |  |  |  |  | pale *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the seedlings on the dark shelf *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We planted the tomato seedlings in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:x4:1
# text = We planted the tomato seedlings in the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | We | the tomato seedlings |  | the garden |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent seedling=Theme in garden=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A seedling grows from a seed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:x5:1
# text = A seedling grows from a seed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seedling	seedling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a seedling |  |  |  |  | from a seed | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from seed=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slugs ate our lettuce seedlings overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seedling:x6:1
# text = Slugs ate our lettuce seedlings overnight.
1	Slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lettuce	lettuce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	seedlings	seedling	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Slugs |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seedling** | present | our lettuce |  |  |  |  | overnight *property* | tree rules |

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