avocado

Who acts: avocado, I, ripe avocado, you, We, adult · What happens: shape, be, grow on, like, feel, press · To what, where: shaped fruit, name, avocado, toast, avocados, guacamole

«avocado» in the English dictionary: its 2 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: avocado in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

An avocado is a pear-shaped fruit with dark green or black skin, soft pale-green flesh and one big seed (stone) in the middle.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 avocado	det
2	avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fruit	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 fruit	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 fruit	det
5	pear	pear	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shaped	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 pear	punct
7	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fruit	amod
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	with	with	ADP	_	14 skin	case
10	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 skin	amod
11	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 skin	amod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 black	cc
13	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 green	conj
14	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fruit	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 flesh	punct
16	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 flesh	amod
17	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 green	amod
18	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 pale	punct
19	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 flesh	amod
20	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fruit	conj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 seed	cc
22	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	24 seed	nummod
23	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 seed	amod
24	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 flesh	conj
25	(	(	PUNCT	_	26 stone	punct
26	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 seed	appos
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	26 stone	punct
28	in	in	ADP	_	30 middle	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 middle	det
30	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 flesh	nmod
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 fruit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle						pear compound	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	is a	present	a avocado	a shaped fruit and soft green flesh in the middle and one big seed				with dark green skin; soft green flesh in the middle and one big seed conj	tree rules

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Avocado is also the name of the tree it grows on and of a pale green colour.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 name	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 name	det
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 tree	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tree	det
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 grows	obl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 grows	nsubj
10	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	parataxis
11	on	on	ADP	_	10 grows	compound:prt
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 colour	cc
13	of	of	ADP	_	17 colour	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 colour	det
15	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 colour	amod
16	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 colour	amod
17	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 grows	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Avocado	the name					tree rules
2	grow on	present	Avocado					of the tree; a pale green colour conj	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

I like avocado on toast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 toast	case
5	toast	toast	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I	avocado		toast			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot avocado=Theme

Example 2

A ripe avocado feels a bit soft when you press it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 avocado	det
2	ripe	ripe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 avocado	amod
3	avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feels	nsubj
4	feels	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 soft	obl:unmarked
7	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 feels	xcomp
8	when	when	SCONJ	_	10 press	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 press	nsubj
10	press	press	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 feels	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 press	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 feels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	present	a ripe avocado					soft property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	press	present	you	avocado					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 3

We mashed avocados to make guacamole.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 mashed	nsubj
2	mashed	mash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	avocados	avocado	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 mashed	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 mashed	advcl
6	guacamole	guacamole	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mash	past	We	avocados					vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent avocado=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	We not said here	guacamole					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset guacamole=Product

Example 4

The avocado has one big stone in the middle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 avocado	det
2	avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 stone	nummod
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 stone	amod
6	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 middle	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 middle	det
9	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stone	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the avocado	one big stone		the middle			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient

Example 5

We grew an avocado plant from a seed in a jar of water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 grew	nsubj
2	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plant	det
4	avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plant	compound
5	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grew	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 seed	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 seed	det
8	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grew	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 jar	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 jar	det
11	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grew	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 water	case
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 jar	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	We	a avocado plant		a seed		in a jar of water	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient plant=Extent from seed=Initial_State in jar=Attribute

Example 6

Let an adult cut the avocado — the knife can slip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adult	det
3	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cut	nsubj
4	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Let	parataxis
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 avocado	det
6	avocado	avocado	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cut	obj
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 slip	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 knife	det
9	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 slip	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 slip	aux
11	slip	slip	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
2	cut	past	a adult	the avocado	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent avocado=Product
3	slip	can	the knife		vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

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📖 avocado

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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