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title: twine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «twine» in the school dictionary: To twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# twine

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**Who acts:** Twine, Ivy, Snakes, you · **What happens:** twine, wrap, coil, be, use, tie · **To what, where:** wind, something, thin strong string, old garden wall, hair, parcel

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«twine» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [twine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/twine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:twine:m1:1
# text = To twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	twine	twine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	TO	_	5	case	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wrap	wrap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
11	else	else	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	coil	coil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	round	round	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	round	round	ADV	RB	_	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twine** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | wind |  |  | vn coil-9.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to wind=Destination |
| 2 | **wrap** | infinitive |  | something |  | something |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme around something=Destination |
| 3 | **coil** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Twine is thin, strong string used for tying parcels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:twine:m2:1
# text = Twine is thin, strong string used for tying parcels.
1	Twine	twine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tying	tie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	parcels	parcel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Twine | thin strong string |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | thin strong string *not said here* |  |  |  | for tying parcels | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tie** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Twine the rope around his neck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:twine:x1:1
# text = Twine the rope around his neck.
1	Twine	twine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivy twines up the old garden wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:twine:x2:1
# text = Ivy twines up the old garden wall.
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	twines	twine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twine up** | present | Ivy | the old garden wall |  |  |  |  | vn coil-9.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wall=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snakes twined in her hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:twine:x3:1
# text = Snakes twined in her hair.
1	Snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	twined	twine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twine** | past | Snakes |  |  | her hair |  |  | vn coil-9.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tie the parcel with a piece of twine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:twine:x4:1
# text = Tie the parcel with a piece of twine.
1	Tie	tie	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	twine	twine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | imperative | you *not said here* | the parcel |  |  |  | with a piece of twine | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent parcel=Patient with piece=Co-Patient |

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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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