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title: teething — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teething» in the school dictionary: The time when a baby's first teeth are growing through the gums, which can be sore. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teething

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**Who acts:** first teeth, gums, baby, We, new website, new lunch system · **What happens:** grow, be, teethe, start, cry, buy · **To what, where:** gums, something, lot, teething ring, few teething problems, teething troubles

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time when a baby's first teeth are growing through the gums, which can be sore.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:m1:1
# text = The time when a baby's first teeth are growing through the gums, which can be sore.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
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	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
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	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	sore	sore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · progressive | a baby's first teeth |  |  | the gums |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gum=Location |
| 2 | **is** | can | the gums |  |  |  |  | sore *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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Teething problems» or «teething troubles» (informal): small problems at the start of something new.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:m2:1
# text = «Teething problems» or «teething troubles» (informal): small problems at the start of something new.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Teething	teethe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	teething	teething	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	nmod	_	_
21	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teethe** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **start** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby is teething, so she cries a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:x1:1
# text = The baby is teething, so she cries a lot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bought a teething ring for my little brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:x2:1
# text = We bought a teething ring for my little brother.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	teething	teething	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brother	brother	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 | **buy** | past | We | a teething ring |  |  |  | for my little brother | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ring=Theme for brother=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teething babies like to chew on cold things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:x3:1
# text = Teething babies like to chew on cold things.
1	Teething	teethe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	chew	chew	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **teethe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **chew** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on cold things | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on thing=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:x4:1
# 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 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school's new lunch system had teething troubles in the first week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:x5:1
# text = The school's new lunch system had teething troubles in the first week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	teething	teething	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the school's new lunch system | teething troubles |  |  | week |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teething can make babies' cheeks red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teething:x6:1
# text = Teething can make babies' cheeks red.
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	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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's cheeks |  |  |  | red *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cheek=Product |

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