crumb

Who acts: Crumbs, fashioned British way, you, Hansel, crumb, I · What happens: amount, be, show, sweep up, peck, drop · To what, where: small piece, small amount, something, fashioned British way, surprise, crumb

«crumb» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: crumb in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 piece	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 small	advmod
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 piece	amod
4	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 bread	case
6	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 piece	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 cake	punct
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 piece	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 biscuit	cc
10	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cake	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 piece	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 2

A very small amount of something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 amount	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 small	advmod
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 amount	amod
4	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 amount	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 amount	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
2	amount			something					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a crumb of hope".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 crumb	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 crumb	det
3	crumb	crumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 hope	case
5	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crumb	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 crumb	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crumb	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 3

"Crumbs!" is an old-fashioned British way of showing surprise.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Crumbs	punct
2	Crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 way	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Crumbs	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Crumbs	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 way	cop
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 way	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 fashioned	amod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 old	punct
9	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
10	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	of	of	SCONJ	_	13 showing	mark
13	showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 way	acl
14	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 showing	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Crumbs	a fashioned British way					tree rules
2	show	gerund	a fashioned British way not said here	surprise					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient

Example 1

Please sweep up the crumbs after lunch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 sweep	discourse
2	sweep	sweep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 sweep	compound:prt
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 crumbs	det
5	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sweep	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	7 lunch	case
7	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sweep	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sweep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sweep up	imperative	you not said here	the crumbs			after lunch		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme crumb=Trajectory

Example 2

Birds pecked at the crumbs on the path.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	pecked	peck	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Birds	acl
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 crumbs	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 crumbs	det
5	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pecked	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 path	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 path	det
8	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 crumbs	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Birds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peck	participle		Birds not said here				at the crumbs on the path	vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at crumb=Patient

Example 3

Hansel dropped crumbs to find the way home.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hansel	Hansel	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 dropped	nsubj
2	dropped	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 dropped	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 find	mark
5	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 dropped	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 way	det
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 find	obj
8	home	home	ADV	_	5 find	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dropped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	past	Hansel	crumbs					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	Hansel not said here	the way				home property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic

Example 4

There's not a crumb left of the cake!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 's	expl
2	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 's	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 crumb	det
5	crumb	crumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	nsubj
6	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 crumb	acl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 cake	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cake	det
9	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 left	obl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 's	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not be	present	a crumb			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	leave	participle		a crumb not said here				of the cake	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme of cake=Initial_Location

Example 5

Crumbs attract ants into the kitchen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 attract	nsubj
2	attract	attract	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ants	ant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 attract	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 kitchen	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 kitchen	det
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 attract	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 attract	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attract	present	Crumbs	ants				into the kitchen result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent ant=Patient into kitchen=Result

Example 6

The fish was coated in breadcrumbs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fish	det
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 coated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 coated	aux:pass
4	coated	coat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 breadcrumbs	case
6	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 coated	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 coated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coat	past · passive		the fish				in breadcrumbs	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in breadcrumb=Theme

Example 7

Crumbs! I forgot my homework.

Sentence 1: Crumbs!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Crumbs	punct

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

Sentence 2: I forgot my homework.

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 forgot	nsubj
2	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 homework	nmod:poss
4	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 forgot	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 forgot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forget	past	I	my homework					tree rules

Example 8

Then he wiped the crumbs from his beard and began:

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 wiped	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 wiped	nsubj
3	wiped	wipe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 crumbs	det
5	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wiped	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 beard	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 beard	nmod:poss
8	beard	beard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wiped	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 began	cc
10	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 wiped	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wipe	past	he	the crumbs		his beard	then		vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme from beard=Trajectory
2	begin	past	he not said here						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 9

He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold? (Writings PSA.147.17, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 casteth	nsubj
2	casteth	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	forth	forth	ADV	_	2 casteth	advmod
4	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 ice	nmod:poss
5	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 casteth	obj
6	like	like	ADP	_	7 crumbs	case
7	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 casteth	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 stand	punct
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 stand	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 stand	aux
11	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 casteth	parataxis
12	before	before	ADP	_	14 cold	case
13	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 cold	nmod:poss
14	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stand	obl
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 casteth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cast	present	He	His ice				like crumbs; forth property	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ice=Product
2	stand	can				His cold		who nsubj	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before cold=Location

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.147.17, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.147.17	PSA.147.17	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.147.17	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.147.17	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 10

and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs. (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 clouted	cc
2	worn	worn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shoes	amod
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 clouted	nsubj:pass
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 clouted	cc
5	clouted	clout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	upon	upon	ADP	_	8 feet	case
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 feet	nmod:poss
8	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 clouted	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 garments	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 garments	cc
11	worn	worn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 garments	amod
12	garments	garment	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 feet	conj
13	upon	upon	ADP	_	14 them	case
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 garments	nmod
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 dry	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 dry	cc
17	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 bread	det:predet
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 bread	det
19	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 dry	nsubj
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 provision	case
21	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 provision	nmod:poss
22	provision	provision	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 bread	nmod
23	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 dry	cop
24	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 clouted	parataxis
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 become	cc
26	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 become	aux:pass
27	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 dry	conj
28	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 become	xcomp
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 clouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	clout	participle · passive		worn shoes	shoes's feet and worn garments upon garments		vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient upon foot=Location
2	is	past	all bread of shoes's provision			dry property	tree rules
3	become	past · passive	all bread of shoes's provision not said here	crumbs			vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»
4	provide		shoes = shoe				nom provision «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JOS.9.5	JOS.9.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOS.9.5	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOS.9.5	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 11

This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become crumbs. (Prophets JOS.9.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become crumbs.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 bread	det
2	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 bread	nmod:poss
3	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 took	nsubj
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 took	nsubj
5	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 took	xcomp
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 provision	case
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 provision	nmod:poss
9	provision	provision	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 took	obl
10	out	out	ADP	_	13 houses	case
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 houses	case
12	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 houses	nmod:poss
13	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 took	obl
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 day	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 day	det
16	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 took	obl
17	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 came	nsubj
18	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 day	acl:relcl
19	forth	forth	ADV	_	18 came	advmod
20	to	to	PART	_	21 go	mark
21	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 came	advcl
22	unto	unto	ADP	_	23 you	case
23	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	21 go	obl
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	32 dry	punct
25	but	but	CCONJ	_	32 dry	cc
26	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	32 dry	advmod
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 now	punct
28	behold	behold	INTJ	_	32 dry	discourse
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 behold	punct
30	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	32 dry	nsubj
31	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 dry	cop
32	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 took	parataxis
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	36 become	punct
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	36 become	cc
35	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	36 become	aux:pass
36	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	32 dry	parataxis
37	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	36 become	xcomp
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	our bread		our houses	day	for our provision; we nsubj; hot property	vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for provision=Beneficiary out house=Source
2	come	past	we	the day not said here			forth property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location day=Theme
3	go	to-infinitive	we not said here				unto you	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	is	present	bread			now	dry property	tree rules
5	become	present · passive		crumbs				vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»
6	provide		our					nom provision «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets JOS.9.12, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JOS.9.12	JOS.9.12	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOS.9.12	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOS.9.12	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 crumb

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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