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title: whaler — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whaler» in the school dictionary: A ship used for hunting whales. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# whaler

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**Who acts:** person, old whaler, whalers, most countries, we, Captain Ahab · **What happens:** use, hunt, sail, row out, protect, see · **To what, where:** ship, whales, Nantucket, harpoon, museum, whaler

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ship used for hunting whales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:m1:1
# text = A ship used for hunting whales.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a ship *not said here* |  |  |  | for hunting whales | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 person who hunts whales, especially on such a ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:m2:1
# text = A person who hunts whales, especially on such a ship.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hunts	hunt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	11	det:predet	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | present | a person | whales |  | such ship |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent whale=Theme on ship=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whaleboat, a long narrow rowing boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:m3:1
# text = A whaleboat, a long narrow rowing boat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whaleboat	whaleboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	rowing	rowing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old whaler sailed from Nantucket in 1840.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:x1:1
# text = The old whaler sailed from Nantucket in 1840.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	whaler	whaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Nantucket	Nantucket	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1840	1840	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	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 | **sail** | past | the old whaler |  |  | Nantucket |  | in 1840 | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent from nantucket=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whalers rowed out with their harpoons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:x2:1
# text = The whalers rowed out with their harpoons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whalers	whaler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rowed	row	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	harpoons	harpoon	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 | **row out** | past | the whalers |  |  |  |  | with whalers's harpoons | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today most countries protect whales from whalers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:x3:1
# text = Today most countries protect whales from whalers.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	whalers	whaler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | most countries |  | whales |  | today | from whalers | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent whale=Beneficiary from whaler=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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In the museum we saw a whaler's harpoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:x4:1
# text = In the museum we saw a whaler's harpoon.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	whaler	whaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	harpoon	harpoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | we | a whaler's harpoon |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer harpoon=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Captain Ahab in "Moby-Dick" is a whaler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:x5:1
# text = Captain Ahab in "Moby-Dick" is a whaler.
1	Captain	Captain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Ahab	Ahab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Moby	Moby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Dick	Dick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	whaler	whaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Captain Ahab in Moby | a whaler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The whaler came home after three years at sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whaler:x6:1
# text = The whaler came home after three years at sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whaler	whaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the whaler |  |  |  | year | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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