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title: vampire — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vampire» in the school dictionary: In stories and legends, a vampire is a dead person who rises from the grave at night and drinks the blood of living people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vampire

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**Who acts:** vampire, dead person, vampire bat, real small bat, thing, brother · **What happens:** be, rise, drink, feed, drain, come out · **To what, where:** dead person, stories, grave, blood, real small bat, Central America · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«vampire» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [vampire in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vampire.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In stories and legends, a vampire is a dead person who rises from the grave at night and drinks the blood of living people.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:m1:1
# text = In stories and legends, a vampire is a dead person who rises from the grave at night and drinks the blood of living people.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vampire | a dead person |  | stories and legends |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rise** | present | a dead person |  |  | the grave | night |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from grave=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **drink** | present | a dead person *not said here* | the blood of living people |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Patient |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vampire bat is a real small bat from Central and South America that feeds on the blood of animals.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:m2:1
# text = A vampire bat is a real small bat from Central and South America that feeds on the blood of animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vampire bat | a real small bat |  | Central America |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | present | a real small bat |  |  |  |  | on the blood of animals | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on blood=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vampire can be a person or thing that drains your energy, time or money: «energy vampire».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:m3:1
# text = A vampire can be a person or thing that drains your energy, time or money: «energy vampire».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	drains	drain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a vampire | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drain** | present | thing | your energy and time or money |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent energy=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the vampire only came out at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x1:1
# text = In the story, the vampire only came out at night.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | the vampire |  |  | the story | night | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother dressed up as a vampire with plastic fangs for Halloween.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x2:1
# text = My brother dressed up as a vampire with plastic fangs for Halloween.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | participle | My brother |  |  |  |  | as a vampire; with plastic fangs for Halloween | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Count Dracula is the most famous vampire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x3:1
# text = Count Dracula is the most famous vampire.
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Dracula	Dracula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Dracula | the famous vampire |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vampire bats lick up blood from sleeping cows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x4:1
# text = Vampire bats lick up blood from sleeping cows.
1	Vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lick	lick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	amod	_	_
8	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lick up** | present | Vampire bats | blood |  |  |  | from sleeping cows | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent blood=Theme from cow=Source |
| 2 | **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old stories say vampires are scared of garlic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x5:1
# text = Old stories say vampires are scared of garlic.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	vampires	vampire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Old stories |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | vampires |  |  |  |  | of garlic; scared *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Phone chargers left plugged in are «energy vampires».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x6:1
# text = Phone chargers left plugged in are «energy vampires».
1	Phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	chargers	charger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl	_	_
4	plugged	plug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	vampires	vampire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Phone chargers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **plug in** | participle |  | Phone chargers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Phone chargers | energy vampires |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vampires are not real; they are a legend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x7:1
# text = Vampires are not real; they are a legend.
1	Vampires	vampire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Vampires |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Vampires *= vampire* | a legend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The origin of the Vampire is hidden in obscurity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vampire:x8:1
# text = The origin of the Vampire is hidden in obscurity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	obscurity	obscurity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present · passive |  | the origin of the Vampire |  | obscurity |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient in obscurity=Location |

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