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ambergris

Who acts: Ambergris, gut, People, smell, It, Most perfumes · What happens: be, make, find, float, wash up, use · To what, where: waxy grey substance, gut, sea, beaches, perfumes, ambergris

«ambergris» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: ambergris in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Ambergris is a waxy, grey substance made in the gut of sperm whales; it is sometimes found floating in the sea or washed up on beaches and was used in perfumes.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ambergris	Ambergris	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 substance	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 substance	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 substance	det
4	waxy	waxy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 substance	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 waxy	punct
6	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 substance	amod
7	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 substance	acl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 gut	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 gut	det
11	gut	gut	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 made	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 whales	case
13	sperm	sperm	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 whales	compound
14	whales	whale	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 gut	nmod
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 found	punct
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 found	nsubj:pass
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 found	aux:pass
18	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	19 found	advmod
19	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 substance	parataxis
20	floating	float	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	19 found	xcomp
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 sea	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 sea	det
23	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 floating	obl
24	or	or	CCONJ	_	25 washed	cc
25	washed	wash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 found	conj
26	up	up	ADP	_	25 washed	compound:prt
27	on	on	ADP	_	28 beaches	case
28	beaches	beach	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 washed	obl
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 used	cc
30	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	31 used	aux:pass
31	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 found	conj
32	in	in	ADP	_	33 perfumes	case
33	perfumes	perfume	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 used	obl
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 substance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ambergris	a waxy grey substance					tree rules
2	make	participle		a waxy grey substance not said here		the gut of sperm whales			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	find	present · passive		gut				sometimes property	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme
4	float	gerund	gut not said here			the sea			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Trajectory
5	wash up	participle				beaches			vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	use	past · passive				perfumes			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»

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.

Example 1

Ambergris comes from sperm whales.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ambergris	ambergris	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 comes	nsubj
2	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 whales	case
4	sperm	sperm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 whales	compound
5	whales	whale	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 comes	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	Ambergris					from sperm whales	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from whale=Initial_Location

Example 2

People who find ambergris on the beach can sometimes sell it for lots of money.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 sell	nsubj
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 find	nsubj
3	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 People	acl:relcl
4	ambergris	ambergris	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 find	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 beach	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 beach	det
7	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 find	obl
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 sell	aux
9	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	10 sell	advmod
10	sell	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 sell	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 lots	case
13	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 sell	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 money	case
15	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lots	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 sell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	present	People	ambergris		the beach			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ambergris=Topic
2	sell	can	People	ambergris				for lots of money; sometimes property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme for lot=Asset

Example 3

Ambergris was used in perfume to make the smell last.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ambergris	Ambergris	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 used	aux:pass
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 perfume	case
5	perfume	perfume	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 smell	det
9	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obj
10	last	last	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 make	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past · passive		Ambergris		perfume			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive		the smell					tree rules
3	last	infinitive	the smell not said here						vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 4

It has a sweet, earthy smell when old.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 smell	det
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 smell	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sweet	punct
6	earthy	earthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 smell	amod
7	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
8	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 old	mark
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 smell	amod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	It	a sweet earthy smell					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient

Example 5

Most perfumes now use man-made substitutes for ambergris.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	2 perfumes	amod
2	perfumes	perfume	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	nsubj
3	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 use	advmod
4	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 man	punct
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 substitutes	amod
8	substitutes	substitute	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 ambergris	case
10	ambergris	ambergris	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 substitutes	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Most perfumes	made substitutes			now	for ambergris	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent substitute=Theme for ambergris=Eventuality
2	make	participle							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 6

A lump of ambergris washed up on the shore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lump	det
2	lump	lump	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 ambergris	case
4	ambergris	ambergris	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lump	nmod
5	washed	wash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 lump	acl
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 washed	compound:prt
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 shore	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 shore	det
9	shore	shore	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 washed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lump	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash up	participle		a lump of ambergris not said here		the shore			vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

I found myself in a large, vaulted room, lighted by tapers, scented with aloes and ambergris, standing in golden candle-sticks, whilst gold and silver lamps hung from the ceiling.

The tree, 30 words

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 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	myself	myself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 found	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	9 room	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 room	det
6	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 room	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 large	punct
8	vaulted	vaulted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 room	amod
9	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 lighted	punct
11	lighted	light	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 room	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 tapers	case
13	tapers	taper	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 lighted	obl:agent
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 scented	punct
15	scented	scent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 tapers	acl
16	with	with	ADP	_	17 aloes	case
17	aloes	aloe	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 scented	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 ambergris	cc
19	ambergris	ambergris	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 aloes	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 standing	punct
21	standing	stand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 found	advcl
22	in	in	ADP	_	26 sticks	case
23	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 sticks	amod
24	candle	candle	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 sticks	compound
25	-	-	PUNCT	_	24 candle	punct
26	sticks	stick	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 standing	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 gold	punct
28	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	_	29 gold	case
29	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 standing	obl
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 lamps	cc
31	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 lamps	compound
32	lamps	lamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 gold	conj
33	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	32 lamps	acl
34	from	from	ADP	_	36 ceiling	case
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 ceiling	det
36	ceiling	ceiling	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 hung	obl
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	I	myself		a large vaulted room			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent myself=Topic
2	light	participle		a large vaulted room not said here					vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	scent	participle		tapers not said here				with aloes and ambergris	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with aloe=Theme
4	stand	gerund	I not said here			golden candle sticks		whilst gold and silver lamps	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in stick=Location
5	hang	participle		silver lamps not said here		the ceiling			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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