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title: weevil — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weevil» in the school dictionary: A small beetle with a long snout, which often eats and damages crops, flour, rice, grain and nuts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weevil

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**Who acts:** small beetle, weevils, weevil, long nose, Sailors, you · **What happens:** eat, damage, be, have, call, keep · **To what, where:** crops, old bag, long nose, snout, whole crop, biscuits · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«weevil» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [weevil in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weevil.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small beetle with a long snout, which often eats and damages crops, flour, rice, grain and nuts.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:m1:1
# text = A small beetle with a long snout, which often eats and damages crops, flour, rice, grain and nuts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	damages	damage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | a small beetle with a long snout |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **damage** | present | a small beetle with a long snout *not said here* | crops and flour and rice and grain and nuts |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were weevils in the old bag of flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:x1:1
# text = There were weevils in the old bag of flour.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	weevils	weevil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | weevils |  |  | the old bag of flour; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bag=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weevil has a long nose called a snout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:x2:1
# text = The weevil has a long nose called a snout.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weevil	weevil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the weevil | a long nose |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a long nose *not said here* | a snout |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent snout=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weevils can damage a whole crop of grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:x3:1
# text = Weevils can damage a whole crop of grain.
1	Weevils	weevil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	damage	damage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	crop	crop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | can | Weevils | a whole crop of grain |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailors on old ships ate biscuits full of weevils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:x4:1
# text = Sailors on old ships ate biscuits full of weevils.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	weevils	weevil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Sailors on old ships | biscuits |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep rice in a sealed jar so weevils can't get in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:x5:1
# text = Keep rice in a sealed jar so weevils can't get in.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	weevils	weevil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | rice |  | a sealed jar |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rice=Theme in jar=Location |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **get in** | can | weevils |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boll weevil damaged cotton farms in the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weevil:x6:1
# text = The boll weevil damaged cotton farms in the USA.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	boll	boll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	weevil	weevil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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