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title: trough — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trough» in the school dictionary: A trough is a long narrow open box that holds water or food for farm animals like pigs, cows or horses. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trough

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** trough, long narrow open box, long area, pigs, horse, boat · **What happens:** be, hold, bring, have, mean, take · **To what, where:** long narrow open box, water, low point, long area, rain, low time · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«trough» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [trough in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trough.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trough is a long narrow open box that holds water or food for farm animals like pigs, cows or horses.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:m1:1
# text = A trough is a long narrow open box that holds water or food for farm animals like pigs, cows or horses.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trough | a long narrow open box |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a long narrow open box | water or food |  |  |  | for farm animals like pigs and cows or horses | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trough is the low point between two waves, or between two high points on a graph.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:m2:1
# text = A trough is the low point between two waves, or between two high points on a graph.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trough | the low point |  |  |  | between two waves; between two high points on a graph | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: weather — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trough is a long area of low air pressure, which often brings rain.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:m3:1
# text = A trough is a long area of low air pressure, which often brings rain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
15	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trough | a long area |  |  |  | of low air pressure | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | present | a long area | rain |  |  |  | often *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent rain=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trough is a low or bad time, after a good one, as in «peaks and troughs».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:m4:1
# text = A trough is a low or bad time, after a good one, as in «peaks and troughs».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	troughs	trough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trough | a low time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To have your snout in the trough means to take more money or benefits than you should.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:m5:1
# text = To have your snout in the trough means to take more money or benefits than you should.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	benefits	benefit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | your snout |  | the trough |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snout=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | more money or benefits |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pigs pushed their noses into the trough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x1:1
# text = The pigs pushed their noses into the trough.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	noses	nose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | past | the pigs | pigs's noses |  | the trough |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nose=Theme into trough=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse drank from the stone trough by the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x2:1
# text = The horse drank from the stone trough by the gate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the horse |  |  | the stone trough |  | by the gate | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from trough=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat sank into the trough between two huge waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x3:1
# text = The boat sank into the trough between two huge waves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink** | past | the boat |  |  | the trough |  | between two huge waves | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Label the crest and the trough on your wave diagram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x4:1
# text = Label the crest and the trough on your wave diagram.
1	Label	label	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	crest	crest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | imperative | you *not said here* | the crest and the trough on your wave diagram |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent crest=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The graph shows peaks in summer and troughs in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x5:1
# text = The graph shows peaks in summer and troughs in winter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	troughs	trough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the graph | peaks |  |  | summer |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent peak=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trough of low pressure will bring rain tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x6:1
# text = A trough of low pressure will bring rain tomorrow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | future | a trough of low pressure | rain |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent rain=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Business has its peaks and troughs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x7:1
# text = Business has its peaks and troughs.
1	Business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	peaks	peak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	troughs	trough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Business | Business's peaks and troughs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peak=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Worm drew nearer and nearer, till at last it came up to the trough.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trough:x8:1
# text = The Worm drew nearer and nearer, till at last it came up to the trough.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	till	till	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **draw** | past | the Worm |  |  |  |  | near *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come up** | past | Worm |  |  | the trough |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to trough=Initial\_Location |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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