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title: snowdrop — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «snowdrop» in the school dictionary: A snowdrop is a small plant with a white flower that hangs down like a drop; it is one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, sometimes while snow is still on the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# snowdrop

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**Who acts:** snowdrop, white flower, snow, first snowdrops, Snowdrops, We · **What happens:** be, hang down, bloom, appear, hang, count · **To what, where:** small plant, one, end, ground, hedge, white heads

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«snowdrop» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [snowdrop in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snowdrop.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A snowdrop is a small plant with a white flower that hangs down like a drop; it is one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, sometimes while snow is still on the ground.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:m1:1
# text = A snowdrop is a small plant with a white flower that hangs down like a drop; it is one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, sometimes while snow is still on the ground.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snowdrop	snowdrop	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	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	24	amod	_	_
24	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	bloom	bloom	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	acl	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
33	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	40	advmod	_	_
34	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	40	mark	_	_
35	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nsubj	_	_
36	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	cop	_	_
37	still	still	ADV	RB	_	40	advmod	_	_
38	on	on	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	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 snowdrop | a small plant |  |  |  | with a white flower | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang down** | present | a white flower |  |  |  |  | like a drop | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | snowdrop | one |  |  |  | of the first flowers | tree rules |
| 4 | **bloom** | to-infinitive | snowdrop *not said here* |  |  |  | at the end of winter and the ground |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at end=Location |
| 5 | **is** | present | snow |  |  | the ground | still | sometimes *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first snowdrops appeared under the hedge in February.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x1:1
# text = The first snowdrops appeared under the hedge in February.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	snowdrops	snowdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | the first snowdrops |  |  | the hedge | february |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under hedge=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snowdrops hang their white heads like little lamps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x2:1
# text = Snowdrops hang their white heads like little lamps.
1	Snowdrops	snowdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hang	hang	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lamps	lamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **hang** | present | Snowdrops | Snowdrops's white heads |  |  |  | like little lamps | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We counted snowdrops on our nature walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x3:1
# text = We counted snowdrops on our nature walk.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snowdrops	snowdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	walk	walk	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 | **count** | past | We | snowdrops |  | our nature walk |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snowdrop=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't eat snowdrop bulbs; they are poisonous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x4:1
# text = Don't eat snowdrop bulbs; they are poisonous.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	snowdrop	snowdrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | snowdrop bulbs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bulb=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | bulbs *= bulb* |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma planted snowdrops under the old apple tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x5:1
# text = Grandma planted snowdrops under the old apple tree.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snowdrops	snowdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tree	tree	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 | Grandma | snowdrops |  | the old apple tree |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent snowdrop=Theme under tree=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snowdrops pushed up through the frost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x6:1
# text = The snowdrops pushed up through the frost.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snowdrops	snowdrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push up** | past | the snowdrops |  |  | the frost |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through frost=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the poem, the snowdrop is a sign of hope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:snowdrop:x7:1
# text = In the poem, the snowdrop is a sign of hope.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snowdrop	snowdrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the snowdrop | a sign |  | the poem |  | of hope | tree rules |

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