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title: sloth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sloth» in the school dictionary: A sloth is a slow-moving animal from Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sloth

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**Who acts:** sloth, that, Sloths, Green algae, you, sister · **What happens:** move, be, hang down, save, sleep, grow · **To what, where:** moving animal, Central America, trees, Sloth laziness, branch, energy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A sloth is a slow-moving animal from Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:m1:1
# text = A sloth is a slow-moving animal from Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
16	upside	upside	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	down	down	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a sloth | a moving animal |  | Central America |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hang down** | present | that |  |  | trees |  | down, upside *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in tree=Location |

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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 -->
Sloth is laziness (formal or old word).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:m2:1
# text = Sloth is laziness (formal or old word).
1	Sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	laziness	laziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Sloth laziness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sloth hung upside down from the branch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:x1:1
# text = The sloth hung upside down from the branch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upside	upside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	branch	branch	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 | **hang down** | past | the sloth |  |  | the branch |  | down, upside *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sloths move very slowly to save energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:x2:1
# text = Sloths move very slowly to save energy.
1	Sloths	sloth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Sloths |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | Sloths *not said here* | energy |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sloth sleeps about 15 hours a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:x3:1
# text = A sloth sleeps about 15 hours a day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | a sloth |  |  |  | hour |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Green algae grow on the sloth's fur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:x4:1
# text = Green algae grow on the sloth's fur.
1	Green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	algae	alga	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	fur	fur	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 | **grow** | present | Green algae |  |  | the sloth's fur |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on fur=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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«Get up, you sloth!» said my sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:x5:1
# text = «Get up, you sloth!» said my sister.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sloth** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: express* | past | my sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old stories, sloth is a bad habit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sloth:x6:1
# text = In old stories, sloth is a bad habit.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | sloth | a bad habit |  | old stories |  |  | tree rules |

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