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title: teal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teal» in the school dictionary: Teal is a blue-green colour, darker than turquoise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teal

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**Who acts:** Teal, males, She, We, new pencil case, Dark teal · **What happens:** be, have, wear, paint, land, look · **To what, where:** green colour, small wild duck, green stripe, head, teal jumper, mix

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«teal» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [teal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teal is a blue-green colour, darker than turquoise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:m1:1
# text = Teal is a blue-green colour, darker than turquoise.
1	Teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	turquoise	turquoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Teal | a green colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Teal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than turquoise | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A teal is a small wild duck; the males often have a green stripe on the head and wing.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:m2:1
# text = A teal is a small wild duck; the males often have a green stripe on the head and wing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	males	male	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	stripe	stripe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 teal | a small wild duck |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | the males | a green stripe |  | the head and wing |  | often *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a teal jumper to the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x1:1
# text = She wore a teal jumper to the party.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	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	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	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 | **wear** | past | She | a teal jumper |  |  |  | to the party | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teal is a mix of blue and green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x2:1
# text = Teal is a mix of blue and green.
1	Teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Teal | a mix |  |  |  | of blue | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We painted the sea teal in our art lesson.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x3:1
# text = We painted the sea teal in our art lesson.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | We | the sea teal |  | our art lesson |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent teal=Theme in lesson=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pair of teal landed on the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x4:1
# text = A pair of teal landed on the pond.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	landed	land	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **land** | participle |  | a pair of teal *not said here* |  | the pond |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on pond=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teal is one of the smallest ducks in Britain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x5:1
# text = The teal is one of the smallest ducks in Britain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the teal | one |  |  |  | of the smallest ducks in Britain | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My new pencil case is teal with silver stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x6:1
# text = My new pencil case is teal with silver stars.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My new pencil case | teal |  |  |  | with silver stars | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dark teal looks good on the classroom wall display.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teal:x7:1
# text = Dark teal looks good on the classroom wall display.
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	teal	teal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Dark teal |  |  |  |  | on the wall display; good *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on display=Theme |

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