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title: snapper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «snapper» in the school dictionary: A snapper is the cracking end of a whip, which makes a sharp noise when flicked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# snapper

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**Who acts:** snapper, whip, red snapper, sea fish, whipper snapper, cheeky young person · **What happens:** be, make, flick, bite, talk, crack · **To what, where:** cracking end, sharp noise, sea fish, cheeky young person, whip, red snapper

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«snapper» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [snapper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snapper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A snapper is the cracking end of a whip, which makes a sharp noise when flicked.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snapper:m1:1
# text = A snapper is the cracking end of a whip, which makes a sharp noise when flicked.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snapper	snapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cracking	cracking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	whip	whip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	17	mark	_	_
17	flicked	flick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a snapper | the cracking end |  |  |  | of a whip | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a whip | a sharp noise |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product |
| 3 | **flick** | participle | a whip *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 red snapper is a sea fish that bites hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snapper:m2:1
# text = A red snapper is a sea fish that bites hard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	snapper	snapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 red snapper | a sea fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bite** | present | a sea fish |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whipper-snapper is a cheeky young person who talks too boldly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snapper:m3:1
# text = A whipper-snapper is a cheeky young person who talks too boldly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	whipper	whipper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	snapper	snapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	boldly	boldly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a whipper snapper | a cheeky young person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | present | a cheeky young person |  |  |  |  | boldly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cracked the whip with its red snapper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snapper:x1:1
# text = He cracked the whip with its red snapper.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cracked	crack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	whip	whip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	snapper	snapper	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 | **crack** | past | He | the whip |  |  |  | with whip's red snapper | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent whip=Patient with snapper=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad bought a red snapper for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snapper:x2:1
# text = Dad bought a red snapper for dinner.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snapper	snapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dinner	dinner	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 | **buy** | past | Dad | a red snapper |  |  |  | for dinner | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent snapper=Theme for dinner=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be such a cheeky whipper-snapper!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snapper:x3:1
# text = Don't be such a cheeky whipper-snapper!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
4	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	whipper	whipper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	snapper	snapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | such cheeky whipper snapper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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