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title: wing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wing» in the school dictionary: A wing is the part of a bird, bat or plane that lets it fly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wing

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**Who acts:** wing, plane, bird, eagle, swallow, message · **What happens:** be, let, fly, travel, do, spread · **To what, where:** part, wing, wings, way, two wings, sea

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«wing» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [wing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A wing is the part of a bird, bat or plane that lets it fly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wing:m1:1
# text = A wing is the part of a bird, bat or plane that lets it fly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wing | the part |  |  |  | of a bird | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present | plane | wing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fly** | infinitive | wing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «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}

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To wing or to wing one's way is to fly or travel quickly, as a bird does.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wing:m2:1
# text = To wing or to wing one's way is to fly or travel quickly, as a bird does.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
5	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	fly	fly	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	travel	travel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | present | a bird |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eagle spread its wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wing:x1:1
# text = The eagle spread its wings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | the eagle | eagle's wings |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wing=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The swallow is winging its way south.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wing:x2:1
# text = The swallow is winging its way south.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	winging	wing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	south	south	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wing** | present · progressive | the swallow | swallow's way |  |  |  | south *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme way=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each bird has two wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wing:x3:1
# text = Each bird has two wings.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each bird | two wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The message came winging across the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wing:x4:1
# text = The message came winging across the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	winging	wing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **come** | past | the message |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wing** | gerund | the message *not said here* |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across sea=Trajectory |

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