crumble Who acts: crumble, you, We, old castle walls, Frost, rocks · What happens: crumble, be, cover, mean, fall apart, fail · To what, where: small pieces, something, baked pudding, fruit, dry biscuit, hand · Speech: someone speaks here
«crumble» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: crumble in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To crumble is to break into small pieces.
mark csubj cop mark case amod obl punct root To PART crumble VERB is AUX to PART break VERB into ADP small ADJ pieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 crumble mark 2 crumble crumble VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 break csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 break cop 4 to to PART _ 5 break mark 5 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 into into ADP _ 8 pieces case 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pieces amod 8 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 5 break obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 break punct
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1 crumble to-infinitive vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is present small pieces break property tree rules
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 To crumble something is to break it into small pieces with your fingers.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj case amod obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root To PART crumble VERB something PRON is AUX to PART break VERB it PRON into ADP small ADJ pieces NOUN with ADP your PRON fingers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 crumble mark 2 crumble crumble VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 break advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 crumble obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 break cop 5 to to PART _ 6 break mark 6 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 break obj 8 into into ADP _ 10 pieces case 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pieces amod 10 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 6 break obl 11 with with ADP _ 13 fingers case 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 fingers nmod:poss 13 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 10 pieces nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 break punct
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1 crumble to-infinitive something vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 is present small pieces with your fingers break property tree rules
Meaning 3 A crumble is a baked pudding of fruit covered with a crumbly mix of flour, butter and sugar.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod acl case det amod obl case nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET crumble NOUN is AUX a DET baked ADJ pudding NOUN of ADP fruit NOUN covered VERB with ADP a DET crumbly ADJ mix NOUN of ADP flour NOUN , PUNCT butter NOUN and CCONJ sugar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 crumble det 2 crumble crumble NOUN Number=Sing 6 pudding nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pudding cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pudding det 5 baked baked ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pudding amod 6 pudding pudding NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 fruit case 8 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 6 pudding nmod 9 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 fruit acl 10 with with ADP _ 13 mix case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 mix det 12 crumbly crumbly ADJ Degree=Pos 13 mix amod 13 mix mix NOUN Number=Sing 9 covered obl 14 of of ADP _ 15 flour case 15 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 13 mix nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 butter punct 17 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 15 flour conj 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 sugar cc 19 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 15 flour conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 pudding punct
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1 is a present a crumble a baked pudding of fruit tree rules 2 cover participle fruit not said here with a crumbly mix of flour and butter and sugar vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with mix=Theme
Meaning 4 To crumble can mean to slowly fall apart or fail.
mark csubj aux mark advmod ccomp advmod cc conj punct root To PART crumble VERB can AUX mean VERB to PART slowly ADV fall VERB apart ADV or CCONJ fail VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 crumble mark 2 crumble crumble VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean csubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 7 fall mark 6 slowly slowly ADV _ 7 fall advmod 7 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean ccomp 8 apart apart ADV _ 7 fall advmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 fail cc 10 fail fail VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 fall conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 crumble to-infinitive vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 fall apart not said to happen to-infinitive apart, slowly property vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 4 fail infinitive vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The dry biscuit crumbled in my hand.
det amod acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET dry ADJ biscuit NOUN crumbled VERB in ADP my PRON hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 biscuit det 2 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 3 biscuit amod 3 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 crumbled crumble VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 biscuit acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 hand case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 hand nmod:poss 7 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 4 crumbled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 biscuit punct
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1 crumble participle the dry biscuit not said here my hand vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Crumble the cheese over the salad.
det obj case det obl punct root Crumble VERB the DET cheese NOUN over ADP the DET salad NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crumble crumble VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cheese det 3 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 1 Crumble obj 4 over over ADP _ 6 salad case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 salad det 6 salad salad NOUN Number=Sing 1 Crumble obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Crumble punct
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1 crumble imperative you not said here the cheese the salad vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Patient
Example 3 We made apple crumble with custard.
nsubj compound xcomp case obl punct root We PRON made VERB apple NOUN crumble VERB with ADP custard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 4 crumble compound 4 crumble crumble VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 made xcomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 custard case 6 custard custard NOUN Number=Sing 4 crumble obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We tree rules 2 crumble infinitive We not said here with custard vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with custard=Instrument
Example 4 The old castle walls are crumbling.
det amod compound nsubj aux punct root The DET old ADJ castle NOUN walls NOUN are AUX crumbling VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 walls det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 walls amod 3 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 4 walls compound 4 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 6 crumbling nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 crumbling aux 6 crumbling crumble VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 crumbling punct
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1 crumble present · progressive the old castle walls vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Frost and rain make rocks crumble.
nsubj cc conj obj xcomp punct root Frost NOUN and CCONJ rain NOUN make VERB rocks NOUN crumble VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frost frost NOUN Number=Sing 4 make nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 rain cc 3 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 1 Frost conj 4 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 4 make obj 6 crumble crumble VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 make xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 make punct
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1 make present Frost and rain rocks tree rules 2 crumble infinitive rocks not said here vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Crumble the bread for the ducks.
det obj case det obl punct root Crumble VERB the DET bread NOUN for ADP the DET ducks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crumble crumble VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bread det 3 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 1 Crumble obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 ducks case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ducks det 6 ducks duck NOUN Number=Plur 1 Crumble obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Crumble punct
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1 crumble imperative you not said here the bread for the ducks vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient
Example 7 His sandcastle crumbled when the wave came.
nmod:poss nsubj mark det nsubj advcl punct root His PRON sandcastle NOUN crumbled VERB when SCONJ the DET wave NOUN came VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sandcastle nmod:poss 2 sandcastle sandcastle NOUN Number=Sing 3 crumbled nsubj 3 crumbled crumble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 came mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wave det 6 wave wave NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 crumbled advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 crumbled punct
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1 crumble past His sandcastle vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 come past the wave vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 'Crumble those three loaves for the ants,' he said.
punct ccomp det nummod conj case det nmod punct punct nsubj punct root ' PUNCT Crumble NOUN those DET three NUM loaves NOUN for ADP the DET ants NOUN , PUNCT ' PUNCT he PRON said VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ' ' PUNCT _ 2 Crumble punct 2 Crumble crumble NOUN Number=Sing 12 said ccomp 3 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 loaves det 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 loaves nummod 5 loaves loaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 Crumble conj 6 for for ADP _ 8 ants case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ants det 8 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 5 loaves nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 2 Crumble punct 10 ' ' PUNCT _ 2 Crumble punct 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 said nsubj 12 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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