partridge

«partridge» in Mova's school dictionary: A plump brown bird that lives on the ground in fields and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a partridge, partridges)

meaning for a pupil

A plump brown bird that lives on the ground in fields and is sometimes hunted for food. tree →

sense in the lessons

Famous in the carol «The Twelve Days of Christmas»: «a partridge in a pear tree». In science, a game bird.

examples

• A partridge ran across the field. tree →
• «A partridge in a pear tree!» we sang. tree →
• The partridges hid in the long grass. tree →
• Partridges lay many eggs. tree →
• The farmer saw a flock of partridges. tree →
• Partridges are game birds. tree →
• One day by chance he found a tame Partridge for sale. tree →

note

Plural: partridges. Not to be confused with pheasant.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «partridge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.