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title: terrier — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «terrier» in the school dictionary: A small or medium-sized, lively dog first bred to hunt and dig out small animals such as rats, rabbits and foxes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# terrier

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**Who acts:** small lively dog, person, terrier, Jack Russell, She, Yorkshire terriers · **What happens:** breed, hunt, dig out, be, not give up, love · **To what, where:** small animals, holes, garden, small terrier, Terriers, rats

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small or medium-sized, lively dog first bred to hunt and dig out small animals such as rats, rabbits and foxes.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:m1:1
# text = A small or medium-sized, lively dog first bred to hunt and dig out small animals such as rats, rabbits and foxes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	medium	medium	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	sized	sized	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
11	bred	breed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	21	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breed** | past | a small lively dog |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | a small lively dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **dig out** | infinitive | a small lively dog *not said here* | small animals |  |  |  | such rats and rabbits and foxes | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent animal=Instrument |

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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}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is very determined and does not give up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:m2:1
# text = A person who is very determined and does not give up.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **give up** | present · do-support | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our terrier loves digging holes in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x1:1
# text = Our terrier loves digging holes in the garden.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	terrier	terrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	digging	dig	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **love** | present | Our terrier |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dig** *not said to happen* | gerund | Our terrier *not said here* | holes |  | the garden |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in garden=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Jack Russell is a small terrier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x2:1
# text = A Jack Russell is a small terrier.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Russell	Russell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	terrier	terrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 Jack Russell | a small terrier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terriers were bred to catch rats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x3:1
# text = Terriers were bred to catch rats.
1	Terriers	terrier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	bred	breed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breed** | past · passive |  | Terriers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive |  | rats |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The terrier barked at the postman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x4:1
# text = The terrier barked at the postman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	terrier	terrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	barked	bark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	postman	postman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | participle |  | the terrier *not said here* |  |  |  | at the postman | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at postman=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She chased the story like a terrier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x5:1
# text = She chased the story like a terrier.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	terrier	terrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | She | the story |  |  |  | like a terrier | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yorkshire terriers are tiny dogs with long silky hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x6:1
# text = Yorkshire terriers are tiny dogs with long silky hair.
1	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	terriers	terrier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	silky	silky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Yorkshire terriers | tiny dogs |  |  |  | with long silky hair | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little terrier was brave and full of energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrier:x7:1
# text = The little terrier was brave and full of energy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	terrier	terrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the little terrier |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the little terrier *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of energy | tree rules |

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