cordial

Who acts: you, cordial, I, Elderflower cordial, formal visitors, two countries · What happens: concentrate, mix, be, think, strengthen, cheer · To what, where: concentrated fruit drink, medicine, heart, one part, raspberry cordial, cordial welcome · Speech: someone speaks here

«cordial» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: cordial in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

A sweet concentrated fruit drink that you mix with water: lime cordial, elderflower cordial.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sweet	det
2	sweet	sweet	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drink	nsubj
3	concentrated	concentrate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 drink	amod
4	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drink	compound
5	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 mix	obj
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 mix	nsubj
8	mix	mix	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 drink	acl:relcl
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 water	case
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mix	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 cordial	punct
12	lime	lime	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cordial	compound
13	cordial	cordial	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drink	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 cordial	punct
15	elderflower	elderflower	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 cordial	compound
16	cordial	cordial	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cordial	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 drink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	concentrate	participle							vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
2	mix	present	you	concentrated fruit drink and lime cordial and elderflower cordial				with water	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent that=Patient with water=Co-Patient

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.

Meaning 2

Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

A sweet alcoholic drink (liqueur) for adults.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drink	det
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 drink	amod
3	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 drink	amod
4	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 liqueur	punct
6	liqueur	liqueur	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drink	appos
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 liqueur	punct
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 adults	case
9	adults	adult	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 drink	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drink	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Warm and friendly in a polite way: a cordial welcome.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 friendly	cc
3	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Warm	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 friendly	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 welcome	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 welcome	det
10	cordial	cordial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 welcome	amod
11	welcome	welcome	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Warm	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Warm	punct

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

Meaning 4

Long ago, a cordial was also a medicine or drink that was thought to strengthen and cheer the heart.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 ago	advmod
2	ago	ago	ADV	_	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 medicine	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cordial	det
5	cordial	cordial	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 medicine	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 medicine	cop
7	also	also	ADV	_	9 medicine	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 medicine	det
9	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ago	appos
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 drink	cc
11	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 medicine	conj
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 thought	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 thought	aux:pass
14	thought	think	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 medicine	acl:relcl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 strengthen	mark
16	strengthen	strengthen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 thought	xcomp
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 cheer	cc
18	cheer	cheer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 strengthen	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 heart	det
20	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 cheer	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ago	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	past	a cordial	a medicine or drink	tree rules
2	think speech: other	past · passive		a medicine or drink	vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme
3	strengthen	to-infinitive			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	cheer	infinitive		the heart	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus heart=Experiencer

Example 1

Mix one part cordial with five parts water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mix	mix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 part	nummod
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Mix	obj
4	cordial	cordial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Mix	xcomp
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 water	case
6	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 parts	nummod
7	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 water	compound
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Mix	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Mix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mix	imperative	you not said here	one part				with parts water; cordial property	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent part=Patient with water=Co-Patient

Example 2

(Australia) Can I have some raspberry cordial?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 have	vocative
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 have	aux
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 have	nsubj
6	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	9 cordial	det
8	raspberry	raspberry	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cordial	compound
9	cordial	cordial	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 have	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	I	some raspberry cordial				Australia vocative	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cordial=Patient

Example 3

Elderflower cordial is lovely on a hot day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Elderflower	elderflower	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cordial	compound
2	cordial	cordial	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lovely	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 lovely	cop
4	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 day	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 day	det
7	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 day	amod
8	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lovely	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lovely	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Elderflower cordial				day	lovely property	tree rules

Example 4

(formal) The visitors received a cordial welcome.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 visitors	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 visitors	det
5	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 received	nsubj
6	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 welcome	det
8	cordial	cordial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 welcome	amod
9	welcome	welcome	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 received	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 received	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	receive	past	the formal visitors	a cordial welcome					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent welcome=Theme

Example 5

The two countries have cordial relations.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 countries	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 countries	nummod
3	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 have	nsubj
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	cordial	cordial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 relations	amod
6	relations	relation	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 have	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the two countries	cordial relations					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relation=Patient

Example 6

50 ml of cordial with 250 ml of water makes 300 ml of drink.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	50	50	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 ml	nummod
2	ml	ml	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 makes	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 cordial	case
4	cordial	cordial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 ml	nmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 ml	case
6	250	250	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 ml	nummod
7	ml	ml	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cordial	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 water	case
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ml	nmod
10	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	300	300	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 ml	nummod
12	ml	ml	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 makes	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 drink	case
14	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 ml	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	50 ml of cordial	300 ml of drink					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ml=Product

Example 7

“In love he is,” Cona’n grumbled. “A cordial for women, a disease for men, a state of wretchedness.”

Sentence 1: “In love he is,” Cona’n grumbled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	9 grumbled	punct
2	In	in	ADP	_	3 love	case
3	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 grumbled	obl
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 is	nsubj
5	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 love	acl:relcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 love	punct
7	”	"	PUNCT	_	3 love	punct
8	Cona’n	Cona'n	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 grumbled	nsubj
9	grumbled	grumble	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 grumbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be in a quote	present	he	love not said here					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot love=Theme
2	grumble speech: other	past	Cona’n			love			vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: “A cordial for women, a disease for men, a state of wretchedness.”

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	3 cordial	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cordial	det
3	cordial	cordial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 women	case
5	women	woman	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cordial	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 disease	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 disease	det
8	disease	disease	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 women	conj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 men	case
10	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 disease	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 state	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 state	det
13	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 women	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 wretchedness	case
15	wretchedness	wretchedness	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 state	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cordial	punct
17	”	"	PUNCT	_	3 cordial	punct

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

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