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title: wahoo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wahoo» in the school dictionary: A wahoo is a North American tree whose inner bark was used for weaving and making rope. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wahoo

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**Who acts:** wahoo, old man, Strips · **What happens:** be, use, weave, make, call, lie · **To what, where:** North American tree, inner bark, rope, loud shout, baskets, wahoo bark · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wahoo» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [wahoo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wahoo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wahoo is a North American tree whose inner bark was used for weaving and making rope.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wahoo:m1:1
# text = A wahoo is a North American tree whose inner bark was used for weaving and making rope.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wahoo	wahoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
17	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wahoo | a North American tree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | past · passive |  | inner bark |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **weave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | gerund |  | rope |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rope=Product |

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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: old use, in Uncle Remus tales — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Wahoo!" is a loud shout or call.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wahoo:m2:1
# text = "Wahoo!" is a loud shout or call.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Wahoo	Wahoo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shout	shout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wahoo | a loud shout |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive | Wahoo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The old man wove baskets from wahoo bark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wahoo:x1:1
# text = The old man wove baskets from wahoo bark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wove	weave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	baskets	basket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	wahoo	wahoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | past | the old man | baskets |  | wahoo bark |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent basket=Product from bark=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Strips of wahoo bark lay on the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wahoo:x2:1
# text = Strips of wahoo bark lay on the floor.
1	Strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	wahoo	wahoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | Strips of wahoo bark |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on floor=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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"Wahoo!" the boy shouted across the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wahoo:x3:1
# text = "Wahoo!" the boy shouted across the field.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Wahoo	Wahoo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | Wahoo |  |  | the field |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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