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title: sidewinder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sidewinder» in the school dictionary: A small rattlesnake from the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that moves sideways by throwing its body in loops across the sand. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sidewinder

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**Who acts:** small rattlesnake, snake, vipers, sidewinder, Sidewinders, little · **What happens:** move, throw, do, leave, shape, touch · **To what, where:** body, loops, way, hot sand, shaped tracks, desert

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small rattlesnake from the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that moves sideways by throwing its body in loops across the sand.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:m1:1
# text = A small rattlesnake from the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that moves sideways by throwing its body in loops across the sand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rattlesnake	rattlesnake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
17	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	loops	loop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
24	across	across	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | a small rattlesnake from the deserts of the western USA and Mexico |  |  |  |  | sideways *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | gerund | a small rattlesnake from the deserts of the western USA and Mexico *not said here* | rattlesnake's body |  | loops across the sand |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent body=Theme in loop=Destination |

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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 -->
Any snake that moves this way (some vipers in African deserts do too).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:m2:1
# text = Any snake that moves this way (some vipers in African deserts do too).
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	vipers	viper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | any snake | this way |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | some vipers in African deserts | this way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sidewinder moved sideways across the hot sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:x1:1
# text = The sidewinder moved sideways across the hot sand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sidewinder	sidewinder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | the sidewinder |  |  | the hot sand |  | sideways *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across sand=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sidewinders leave J-shaped tracks in the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:x2:1
# text = Sidewinders leave J-shaped tracks in the desert.
1	Sidewinders	sidewinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	J	J	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | Sidewinders | shaped tracks |  | the desert |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent track=Theme in desert=Location |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only a little of the sidewinder's body touches the sand at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:x3:1
# text = Only a little of the sidewinder's body touches the sand at once.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sidewinder	sidewinder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | a little of the sidewinder's body | the sand |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sand=Co-Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sidewinder is a small rattlesnake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:x4:1
# text = The sidewinder is a small rattlesnake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sidewinder	sidewinder	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rattlesnake	rattlesnake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | the sidewinder | a small rattlesnake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sidewinders hunt lizards and mice at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:x5:1
# text = Sidewinders hunt lizards and mice at night.
1	Sidewinders	sidewinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunt	hunt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lizards	lizard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	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 | **hunt** | present | Sidewinders | lizards and mice |  |  | night |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lizard=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never go near a rattlesnake, even a small one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sidewinder:x6:1
# text = Never go near a rattlesnake, even a small one.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rattlesnake	rattlesnake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | a small one |  |  |  | near a rattlesnake | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near rattlesnake=Location |

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