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title: trumpetfish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trumpetfish» in the school dictionary: A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trumpetfish

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**Who acts:** trumpetfish, long thin fish, It, shrimps, Divers, We · **What happens:** be, shape, live, hang, hide, sneak up · **To what, where:** long thin fish, warm coral reefs, sea plants, snout, trumpetfish, sea fans

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:m1:1
# text = A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
23	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	_	24	compound	_	_
24	reefs	reef	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trumpetfish | a long thin fish |  |  |  | with a shaped snout like a trumpet | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **live** | present | a long thin fish |  |  | warm coral reefs |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on reef=Location |

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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 -->
It often hangs head-down among sea plants or hides behind bigger fish to sneak up on small fish and shrimps, which it sucks into its snout.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:m2:1
# text = It often hangs head-down among sea plants or hides behind bigger fish to sneak up on small fish and shrimps, which it sucks into its snout.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	sneak	sneak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	shrimps	shrimp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	sucks	suck	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	acl:relcl	_	_
27	into	into	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | present | It |  |  | sea plants |  | down, often *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among plant=Location |
| 2 | **hide** | present |  |  |  |  |  | behind bigger fish | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind fish=Location |
| 3 | **sneak up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on small fish and shrimps | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on fish=Trajectory |
| 4 | **suck** | present | shrimps |  |  | head's snout |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trumpetfish floated upright among the sea fans, looking just like one of them.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x1:1
# text = A trumpetfish floated upright among the sea fans, looking just like one of them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	floated	float	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	upright	upright	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | participle |  | a trumpetfish *not said here* |  | the sea fans |  | upright *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among fan=Trajectory |
| 2 | **look** | gerund |  | one of fans |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme one=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trumpetfish sucked up a tiny fish in a flash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x2:1
# text = The trumpetfish sucked up a tiny fish in a flash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	sucked	suck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suck up** | participle | the trumpetfish *not said here* | a tiny fish |  | a flash |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divers in the Caribbean often see trumpetfish on the reef.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x3:1
# text = Divers in the Caribbean often see trumpetfish on the reef.
1	Divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Caribbean	Caribbean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Divers in the Caribbean | trumpetfish |  | the reef |  | often *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trumpetfish=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trumpetfish hid behind a big parrotfish to get close to its prey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x4:1
# text = The trumpetfish hid behind a big parrotfish to get close to its prey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	parrotfish	parrotfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the trumpetfish |  |  | a big parrotfish |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind parrotfish=Location |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | the trumpetfish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Its snout is shaped like the end of a trumpet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x5:1
# text = Its snout is shaped like the end of a trumpet.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | present · passive |  | Its snout |  |  | like the end of a trumpet |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew a trumpetfish for our coral reef poster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x6:1
# text = We drew a trumpetfish for our coral reef poster.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	coral	coral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | a trumpetfish |  |  |  | for our coral reef poster | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent trumpetfish=Result for poster=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **post** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some trumpetfish are yellow, others brown or blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpetfish:x7:1
# text = Some trumpetfish are yellow, others brown or blue.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	trumpetfish	trumpetfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some trumpetfish |  |  |  |  | yellow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | others |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | some trumpetfish *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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