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title: vine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vine» in the school dictionary: A vine is a plant with a long, thin, bendy stem that climbs up walls, fences or trees, or spreads along the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vine

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**Who acts:** vine, that, grapes, animals, Ivy, Pumpkins · **What happens:** be, climb up, spread, grow on, swing on, grow · **To what, where:** plant, walls, ground, long hanging plant stem, jungle, that

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«vine» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [vine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vine is a plant with a long, thin, bendy stem that climbs up walls, fences or trees, or spreads along the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:m1:1
# text = A vine is a plant with a long, thin, bendy stem that climbs up walls, fences or trees, or spreads along the ground.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	bendy	bendy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	fences	fence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
25	along	along	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vine | a plant |  |  |  | with a long thin bendy stem | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb up** | present | that | walls and fences or trees |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location wall=Theme |
| 3 | **spread** | present | that *not said here* |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along ground=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 -->
A grapevine, the plant that grapes grow on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:m2:1
# text = A grapevine, the plant that grapes grow on.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grapevine	grapevine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow on** | present | grapes | the plant |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the jungle, a vine is a long hanging plant stem that animals (and people in stories) can swing on.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:m3:1
# text = In the jungle, a vine is a long hanging plant stem that animals (and people in stories) can swing on.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	hanging	hanging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obj	_	_
14	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
21	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	swing	swing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vine | a long hanging plant stem |  | the jungle |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swing on** | can | animals | that |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent that=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivy is a vine that climbs up the old brick wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x1:1
# text = Ivy is a vine that climbs up the old brick wall.
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ivy | a vine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb up** | present | a vine | the old brick wall |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grapes grow in bunches on a vine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x2:1
# text = Grapes grow in bunches on a vine.
1	Grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bunches	bunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Grapes |  |  | bunches |  | on a vine | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bunch=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pumpkins grow on long vines that spread across the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x3:1
# text = Pumpkins grow on long vines that spread across the ground.
1	Pumpkins	pumpkin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	vines	vine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Pumpkins |  |  | long vines |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on vine=Location |
| 2 | **spread** | past | long vines |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across ground=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monkey swung from one vine to the next.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x4:1
# text = The monkey swung from one vine to the next.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swung	swing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** | past | the monkey |  |  | one vine |  | to the next *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from vine=Initial\_State to next=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bean vines curl around the poles in our garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x5:1
# text = Bean vines curl around the poles in our garden.
1	Bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	vines	vine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	curl	curl	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curl** | present | Bean vines |  |  | the poles |  | in our garden | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around pole=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vines use thin curly tendrils to hold on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x6:1
# text = Vines use thin curly tendrils to hold on.
1	Vines	vine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	curly	curly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tendrils	tendril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Vines | thin curly tendrils |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendril=Patient |
| 2 | **hold on** | to-infinitive | Vines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't pull the vine, or the whole plant may come down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x7:1
# text = Don't pull the vine, or the whole plant may come down.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	down	down	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pull** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the vine |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vine=Theme |
| 2 | **come down** | may | the whole plant |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I heard on the grapevine that we're getting a new teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x8:1
# text = I heard on the grapevine that we're getting a new teacher.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grapevine	grapevine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | I |  |  | the grapevine |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **get** | present · progressive | the grapevine | a new teacher |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer teacher=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The field was full of vines heavy with grapes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vine:x9:1
# text = The field was full of vines heavy with grapes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	vines	vine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the field |  |  |  |  | of vines; full *property* | tree rules |

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