brine
Who acts: you, salt crystals, Dad, Brine shrimp · What happens: use, keep, add, leave, form, pickle · To what, where: Salty water, food, flavour, olives, brine, sun
«brine» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: brine in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Very salty water.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 salty | advmod |
| 2 | salty | salty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 water | amod |
| 3 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 water | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Salty water used to keep food fresh or add flavour, such as for pickles or olives.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salty | salty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 water | amod |
| 2 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 water | acl |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 keep | mark |
| 5 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 used | advcl |
| 6 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 keep | obj |
| 7 | fresh | fresh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 keep | xcomp |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 add | cc |
| 9 | add | add | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 keep | conj |
| 10 | flavour | flavour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 add | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 pickles | punct |
| 12 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 15 pickles | case |
| 13 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 such | fixed |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 pickles | case |
| 15 | pickles | pickle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 flavour | conj |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 olives | cc |
| 17 | olives | olive | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 pickles | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 water | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | Salty water not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | food | fresh property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme | ||||
| 3 | add speech: assert | infinitive | flavour and pickles or olives | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient |
Meaning 3
Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.
The sea.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sea | det |
| 2 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sea | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The olives are kept in brine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 olives | det |
| 2 | olives | olive | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 kept | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kept | aux:pass |
| 4 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 brine | case |
| 6 | brine | brine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kept | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present · passive | the olives | brine | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in brine=Location |
Example 2
Leave the brine in the sun and salt crystals form.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 brine | det |
| 3 | brine | brine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 sun | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sun | det |
| 6 | sun | sun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leave | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 form | cc |
| 8 | salt | salt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 crystals | compound |
| 9 | crystals | crystal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 form | nsubj |
| 10 | form | form | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Leave | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Leave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | imperative | you not said here | the brine | the sun | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent brine=Theme in sun=Location | |||
| 2 | form | present | salt crystals | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
Gherkins are pickled in brine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gherkins | gherkin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 pickled | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 pickled | aux:pass |
| 3 | pickled | pickle | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 brine | case |
| 5 | brine | brine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pickled | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pickled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pickle | present · passive | Gherkins | in brine | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in brine=Instrument |
Example 4
Dad brined the turkey overnight.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 brined | nsubj |
| 2 | brined | brine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 turkey | det |
| 4 | turkey | turkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 brined | obj |
| 5 | overnight | overnight | ADV | _ | 2 brined | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 brined | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | brine | past | Dad | the turkey | overnight property | tree rules |
Example 5
Brine shrimp live in very salty lakes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brine | brine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shrimp | compound |
| 2 | shrimp | shrimp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 live | nsubj |
| 3 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 lakes | case |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 salty | advmod |
| 6 | salty | salty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lakes | amod |
| 7 | lakes | lake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 live | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 live | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | Brine shrimp | salty lakes | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Location |
Example 6
The old sailor smelled of brine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sailor | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sailor | amod |
| 3 | sailor | sailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | smelled | smell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sailor | acl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 brine | case |
| 6 | brine | brine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 smelled | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sailor | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smell | participle | the old sailor not said here | of brine | vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of brine=Theme |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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