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title: squid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «squid» in the school dictionary: A sea animal with a long soft body, eight arms and two longer tentacles, which can squirt ink to escape from danger. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# squid

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**Who acts:** two longer tentacles, rings, squid, giant squid, We, fried squid · **What happens:** squirt, escape, eat, fry, call, have · **To what, where:** ink, danger, animal, flesh, calamari, eight arms · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«squid» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [squid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sea animal with a long soft body, eight arms and two longer tentacles, which can squirt ink to escape from danger.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:m1:1
# text = A sea animal with a long soft body, eight arms and two longer tentacles, which can squirt ink to escape from danger.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	squirt	squirt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squirt** | can | two longer tentacles | ink |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **escape** | to-infinitive | two longer tentacles *not said here* |  |  | danger |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from danger=Initial\_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 -->
The flesh of this animal eaten as food, often fried in rings called calamari.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:m2:1
# text = The flesh of this animal eaten as food, often fried in rings called calamari.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	calamari	calamari	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | participle |  | this animal *not said here* |  |  |  | as food | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fry** | participle |  | the flesh of this animal *not said here* |  |  |  | in rings; often *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in ring=Instrument |
| 3 | **call** | participle | rings *not said here* | calamari |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A squid has eight arms and two long tentacles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x1:1
# text = A squid has eight arms and two long tentacles.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a squid | eight arms and two long tentacles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The squid squirted ink and swam away from the shark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x2:1
# text = The squid squirted ink and swam away from the shark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squirted	squirt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squirt** | past | the squid | ink |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ink=Theme |
| 2 | **swim away** | past | the squid *not said here* |  |  | the shark |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from shark=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The giant squid lives deep in the ocean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x3:1
# text = The giant squid lives deep in the ocean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the giant squid |  |  | the ocean |  | deep *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate fried squid rings at the beach café.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x4:1
# text = We ate fried squid rings at the beach café.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rings	ring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **ring** | present | fried squid |  |  | the beach café |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at café=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squid have no bones in their bodies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x5:1
# text = Squid have no bones in their bodies.
1	Squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Squid | no bones |  | bones's bodies |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three squid have thirty limbs altogether.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x6:1
# text = Three squid have thirty limbs altogether.
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	squid	squid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	limbs	limb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Three squid | thirty limbs |  |  |  | altogether *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limb=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diver saw a small squid glowing in the dark water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x7:1
# text = The diver saw a small squid glowing in the dark water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | the diver | a small squid |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer squid=Stimulus |
| 2 | **glow** | gerund | a small squid *not said here* |  |  | the dark water |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were like no walrus, sea lion, seal, bear, whale, shark, fish, squid, or scallop that Kotick had ever seen before.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squid:x8:1
# text = They were like no walrus, sea lion, seal, bear, whale, shark, fish, squid, or scallop that Kotick had ever seen before.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	squid	squid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	scallop	scallop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
25	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
26	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
27	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	28	advmod	_	_
28	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	advcl	_	_
29	before	before	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | like no walrus and shark and fish and squid | tree rules |
| 2 | **scallop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **see** | past · perfect | Kotick |  |  |  | ever | before *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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