confection Who acts: something, bakery window, wedding cake, hat, chef, many confections · What happens: decorate, mix, make, be, call · To what, where: tall white confection, confection, Sweets · Speech: someone speaks here
«confection» 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: confection in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sweet food such as a cake, sweet, chocolate or pudding, especially a fancy one.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj case fixed det nmod punct punct conj cc conj punct advmod det amod conj punct root A DET sweet ADJ food NOUN such ADJ as ADP a DET cake NOUN , PUNCT sweet ADJ , PUNCT chocolate NOUN or CCONJ pudding NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV a DET fancy ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 food det 2 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 food amod 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 9 sweet nsubj 4 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 7 cake case 5 as as ADP _ 4 such fixed 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 cake det 7 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 3 food nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 sweet punct 9 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 chocolate punct 11 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 9 sweet conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 pudding cc 13 pudding pudding NOUN Number=Sing 11 chocolate conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 one punct 15 especially especially ADV _ 18 one advmod 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 one det 17 fancy fancy ADJ Degree=Pos 18 one amod 18 one one NOUN Number=Sing 11 chocolate conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 sweet punct
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Meaning 2 Something elaborate and decorated, like a fancy dress or building: «a confection of lace and ribbons».
The tree, 16 words amod cc conj punct case det amod conj cc conj punct punct det appos case nmod cc conj punct punct root Something PRON elaborate ADJ and CCONJ decorated VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET fancy ADJ dress NOUN or CCONJ building NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET confection NOUN of ADP lace NOUN and CCONJ ribbons NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 elaborate elaborate ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something amod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 decorated cc 4 decorated decorate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 elaborate conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 dress punct 6 like like ADP _ 9 dress case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dress det 8 fancy fancy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 dress amod 9 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 building cc 11 building building NOUN Number=Sing 9 dress conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 confection punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 confection punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 confection det 15 confection confection NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 16 of of ADP _ 17 lace case 17 lace lace NOUN Number=Sing 15 confection nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 ribbons cc 19 ribbons ribbon NOUN Number=Plur 15 confection conj 20 » » PUNCT _ 15 confection punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 decorate participle vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The making of something by mixing.
det case nmod mark acl punct root The DET making NOUN of ADP something PRON by SCONJ mixing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 making det 2 making making NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 making nmod 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 mixing mark 6 mixing mix VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 something acl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 making punct
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1 mix gerund vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 make something nom making «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 The bakery window was full of sugary confections.
det compound nsubj cop case amod obl punct root The DET bakery NOUN window NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP sugary ADJ confections NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 window det 2 bakery bakery NOUN Number=Sing 3 window compound 3 window window NOUN Number=Sing 5 full nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 full cop 5 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 confections case 7 sugary sugary ADJ Degree=Pos 8 confections amod 8 confections confection NOUN Number=Plur 5 full obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 full punct
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1 is past the bakery window of sugary confections; full property tree rules
Example 2 The wedding cake was a tall white confection.
det compound nsubj cop det amod amod punct root The DET wedding NOUN cake NOUN was AUX a DET tall ADJ white ADJ confection NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cake det 2 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 3 cake compound 3 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 8 confection nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 confection cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 confection det 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 8 confection amod 7 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 confection amod 8 confection confection NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 confection punct
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1 is a past the wedding cake a tall white confection tree rules
Example 3 Her hat was a confection of feathers and flowers.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj punct root Her PRON hat NOUN was AUX a DET confection NOUN of ADP feathers NOUN and CCONJ flowers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 hat nmod:poss 2 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 5 confection nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 confection cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 confection det 5 confection confection NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 feathers case 7 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 5 confection nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 flowers cc 9 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 7 feathers conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 confection punct
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1 is a past Her hat a confection of feathers and flowers tree rules
Example 4 Sweets and chocolate are called confectionery.
nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass xcomp punct root Sweets NOUN and CCONJ chocolate NOUN are AUX called VERB confectionery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 5 called nsubj:pass 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 chocolate cc 3 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sweets conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 confectionery confectionery NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive Sweets and chocolate vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 The chef made a confection of meringue and cream.
det nsubj det obj case nmod cc conj punct root The DET chef NOUN made VERB a DET confection NOUN of ADP meringue NOUN and CCONJ cream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chef det 2 chef chef NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 confection det 5 confection confection NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 meringue case 7 meringue meringue NOUN Number=Sing 5 confection nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 cream cc 9 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 7 meringue conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the chef a confection of meringue and cream vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset confection=Product
Example 6 Too many confections are bad for your teeth.
advmod amod nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root Too ADV many ADJ confections NOUN are AUX bad ADJ for ADP your PRON teeth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 confections amod 3 confections confection NOUN Number=Plur 5 bad nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bad cop 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 teeth case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 teeth nmod:poss 8 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 5 bad obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 bad punct
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1 is present many confections for your teeth; bad property tree rules
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