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title: thylacine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thylacine» in the school dictionary: The Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, a striped, dog-like marsupial (pouched animal) that lived in Australia and Tasmania and is believed to have died out; the last known one died in a zoo in Hobart nearly a hundred years ago. Every meaning for a pupil with its
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# thylacine

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**Who acts:** striped like marsupial, last known one, thylacine, last known thylacine, Thylacines, Farmers · **What happens:** pouch, live, believe, die out, know, die · **To what, where:** Australia, Tasmanian tiger, stripes, back, babies, pouch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, a striped, dog-like marsupial (pouched animal) that lived in Australia and Tasmania and is believed to have died out; the last known one died in a zoo in Hobart nearly a hundred years ago.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:m1:1
# text = The Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, a striped, dog-like marsupial (pouched animal) that lived in Australia and Tasmania and is believed to have died out; the last known one died in a zoo in Hobart nearly a hundred years ago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tasmanian	tasmanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	Tasmanian	tasmanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
9	striped	striped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	marsupial	marsupial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	pouched	pouch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	Tasmania	Tasmania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
29	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	aux	_	_
30	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	27	xcomp	_	_
31	out	out	ADP	RP	_	30	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	37	punct	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
34	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
35	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	36	amod	_	_
36	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nsubj	_	_
37	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
38	in	in	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
41	in	in	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	Hobart	Hobart	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	_
43	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	_
44	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	46	nummod	_	_
46	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	47	obl:unmarked	_	_
47	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	37	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pouch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | a striped like marsupial |  |  | Australia and Tasmania |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location |
| 3 | **believe** | present · passive |  | the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf and a striped like marsupial |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **die out** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 5 | **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **die** | past | the last known one |  |  |  |  | in Hobart; in a zoo; ago *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in zoo=Attribute |

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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 -->
The thylacine had stripes on its back like a tiger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:x1:1
# text = The thylacine had stripes on its back like a tiger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thylacine	thylacine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the thylacine | stripes |  | thylacine's back like a tiger |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The last known thylacine died in a zoo in Hobart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:x2:1
# text = The last known thylacine died in a zoo in Hobart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	thylacine	thylacine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Hobart	Hobart	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **die** | past | the last known thylacine |  |  |  |  | in a zoo in Hobart | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in zoo=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thylacines carried their babies in a pouch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:x3:1
# text = Thylacines carried their babies in a pouch.
1	Thylacines	thylacine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pouch	pouch	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 | **carry** | past | Thylacines | Thylacines's babies |  | a pouch |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent baby=Value in pouch=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers hunted thylacines because they thought they killed sheep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:x4:1
# text = Farmers hunted thylacines because they thought they killed sheep.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thylacines	thylacine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | past | Farmers | thylacines |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thylacine=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Farmers *= farmer* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **kill** | past | Farmers *= farmer* | sheep |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people say they have seen a thylacine, but nobody has proved it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:x5:1
# text = Some people say they have seen a thylacine, but nobody has proved it.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thylacine	thylacine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | present · perfect | people | a thylacine |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thylacine=Stimulus |
| 3 | **prove** | present · perfect | nobody | thylacine |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study old thylacine bones and films.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thylacine:x6:1
# text = Scientists study old thylacine bones and films.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	thylacine	thylacine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Scientists | old thylacine bones and films |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Topic |

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