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title: skeleton — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skeleton» in the school dictionary: The frame of bones that supports and protects the body of a human or an animal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# skeleton

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** that, Skeleton staff, skeleton, person, adult human skeleton, Insects · **What happens:** support, protect, use, need, keep, run · **To what, where:** frame, body, picture, science lessons, something, person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«skeleton» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [skeleton in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skeleton.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frame of bones that supports and protects the body of a human or an animal.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:m1:1
# text = The frame of bones that supports and protects the body of a human or an animal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	supports	support	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **support** | present | that | the frame |  |  |  | of bones | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **protect** | present | that *not said here* | the body |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Beneficiary |

<!-- .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 model or picture of these bones, often used in science lessons or at Halloween.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:m2:1
# text = A model or picture of these bones, often used in science lessons or at Halloween.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | picture of this bones *not said here* |  | science lessons or Halloween |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The main frame or structure of something, like a building or a story plan.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:m3:1
# text = The main frame or structure of something, like a building or a story plan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Skeleton staff / crew: the smallest number of people needed to keep something running.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:m4:1
# text = Skeleton staff / crew: the smallest number of people needed to keep something running.
1	Skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	/	/	SYM	,	_	4	cc	_	_
4	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | Skeleton staff / crew and the smallest number of people |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Skeleton staff / crew and the smallest number of people *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A skeleton in the cupboard/closet: an embarrassing secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:m5:1
# text = A skeleton in the cupboard/closet: an embarrassing secret.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cupboard/closet	cupboard/closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A skeleton can also mean a person who is extremely thin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:m6:1
# text = A skeleton can also mean a person who is extremely thin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a skeleton | a person |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | extremely, thin *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skeleton protects our heart and brain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x1:1
# text = The skeleton protects our heart and brain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | the skeleton | our heart and brain |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An adult human skeleton has 206 bones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x2:1
# text = An adult human skeleton has 206 bones.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	206	206	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a adult human skeleton | 206 bones |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insects have a skeleton on the outside called an exoskeleton.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x3:1
# text = Insects have a skeleton on the outside called an exoskeleton.
1	Insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	exoskeleton	exoskeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Insects | a skeleton |  | the outside |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skeleton=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle | the outside *not said here* | a exoskeleton |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent exoskeleton=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a dinosaur skeleton at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x4:1
# text = We saw a dinosaur skeleton at the museum.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a dinosaur skeleton |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skeleton=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your skeleton and muscles work together so you can move.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x5:1
# text = Your skeleton and muscles work together so you can move.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work together** | present | Your skeleton and muscles |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a plan — a skeleton of our story — before writing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x6:1
# text = We made a plan — a skeleton of our story — before writing.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a plan |  |  | before writing |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x7:1
# text = She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dressed	dress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as a skeleton; for Halloween | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Over the holidays the office runs with a skeleton staff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x8:1
# text = Over the holidays the office runs with a skeleton staff.
1	Over	over	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | the office |  |  | the holidays |  | with a skeleton staff | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over holiday=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Till thy skin shrivels up and thou art a skeleton!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skeleton:x9:1
# text = Till thy skin shrivels up and thou art a skeleton!
1	Till	till	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	shrivels	shrivel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nsubj	_	_
8	art	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrivel up** | present |  |  |  |  | till thy skin |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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