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title: webbed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «webbed» in the school dictionary: Webbed feet or toes have skin joining the toes together, like ducks, frogs and otters, which helps them swim. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# webbed

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**Who acts:** Webbed feet, skin, otters, toes, Ducks, frog · **What happens:** web, have, join, help, swim, cover · **To what, where:** skin, toes, feet, frog, divers, platypus

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Webbed feet or toes have skin joining the toes together, like ducks, frogs and otters, which helps them swim.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:m1:1
# text = Webbed feet or toes have skin joining the toes together, like ducks, frogs and otters, which helps them swim.
1	Webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	toes	toe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	joining	join	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	toes	toe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	otters	otter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **web** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Webbed feet or toes | skin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **join** | gerund | skin *not said here* | the toes |  |  |  | like ducks and frogs and otters; together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toe=Patient |
| 4 | **help** | present | otters | toes *= toe* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 5 | **swim** | infinitive | toes *= toe* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Webbed can also mean covered with or made like a web.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:m2:1
# text = Webbed can also mean covered with or made like a web.
1	Webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	mark	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **web** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like a web | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ducks have webbed feet for paddling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x1:1
# text = Ducks have webbed feet for paddling.
1	Ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paddling	paddling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **web** | present · perfect | Ducks | feet |  |  |  | for paddling | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A frog's webbed back feet help it swim fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x2:1
# text = A frog's webbed back feet help it swim fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **web back** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | a frog's webbed feet | frog |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **swim** | infinitive | frog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flippers give divers webbed feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x3:1
# text = Flippers give divers webbed feet.
1	Flippers	flipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Flippers | divers and webbed feet |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diver=Theme |
| 2 | **web** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The platypus has webbed front feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x4:1
# text = The platypus has webbed front feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	platypus	platypus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **web** | present · perfect · passive |  | the platypus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Otters swim well with their webbed paws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x5:1
# text = Otters swim well with their webbed paws.
1	Otters	otter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | Otters |  |  |  |  | with Otters's webbed paws; well *property* | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with paw=Theme |
| 2 | **web** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The penguin waddled on its webbed feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x6:1
# text = The penguin waddled on its webbed feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	penguin	penguin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waddled	waddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waddle** | past | the penguin |  |  | penguin's webbed feet |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on foot=Trajectory |
| 2 | **web** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had yellow legs, and webbed feet, and was considered a great beauty on account of her waddle.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:webbed:x7:1
# text = She had yellow legs, and webbed feet, and was considered a great beauty on account of her waddle.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	webbed	web	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	waddle	waddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | yellow legs and webbed feet |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |
| 2 | **web** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **consider** | past · passive | She *not said here* | a great beauty on account of her waddle |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S» |
| 4 | **waddle** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom waddle «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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