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title: teethe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teethe» in the school dictionary: When a baby teethes, its first teeth are growing through the gums, which can make the baby sore, grumpy and dribbly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teethe

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**Who acts:** baby, first teeth, gums, baby brother, brother, Babies · **What happens:** teethe, grow, make, cry, start, chew · **To what, where:** gums, baby, lot, babies, red cheeks, few teething problems

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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When a baby teethes, its first teeth are growing through the gums, which can make the baby sore, grumpy and dribbly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:m1:1
# text = When a baby teethes, its first teeth are growing through the gums, which can make the baby sore, grumpy and dribbly.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	teethes	teethe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	gums	gum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	sore	sore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	dribbly	dribbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teethe** | present | a baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grow** | present · progressive | baby's first teeth |  |  | the gums |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gum=Location |
| 3 | **make** | can | the gums | the baby |  |  |  | sore *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset baby=Product |

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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 -->
My baby brother is teething, so he cries a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:x1:1
# text = My baby brother is teething, so he cries a lot.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	teething	teethe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teethe** | present · progressive | My baby brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | brother | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies usually start teething at around six months.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:x2:1
# text = Babies usually start teething at around six months.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	teething	teethe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	around	around	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **start** | present | Babies |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **teethe** | gerund | Babies *not said here* |  |  |  | month |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She chewed on a cold teething ring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:x3:1
# text = She chewed on a cold teething ring.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	teething	teething	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	ring	ring	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 | **chew** | past | She |  |  |  |  | on a cold teething ring | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on ring=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teething can make babies dribble and have red cheeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:x4:1
# text = Teething can make babies dribble and have red cheeks.
1	Teething	teething	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	dribble	dribble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Teething | babies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dribble** | infinitive | babies *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | infinitive | babies *not said here* | red cheeks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheek=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new website had a few teething problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:x5:1
# text = The new website had a few teething problems.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	teething	teething	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the new website | a few teething problems |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our puppy is teething and chews everything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teethe:x6:1
# text = Our puppy is teething and chews everything.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	teething	teethe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	chews	chew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teethe** | present · progressive | Our puppy |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **chew** | present | Our puppy *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient |

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