crystallise Who acts: substance, liquid, water, Salt, idea, plan · What happens: crystallis, form, cool, evaporate, dry, become · To what, where: crystals, mind, coat fruit, clear shape, salt, saucer · Speech: someone speaks here
«crystallise» 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: crystallise in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries».
The tree, 21 words mark det nsubj advcl punct nsubj obj punct advmod mark det nsubj parataxis cc nsubj conj punct punct nsubj conj mark det nsubj advcl punct punct root When SCONJ a DET substance NOUN crystallises VERB , PUNCT it PRON forms VERB crystals NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV as SCONJ a DET liquid NOUN cools VERB or CCONJ water NOUN evaporates VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Salt NOUN crystallises VERB as SCONJ the DET water NOUN dries VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 4 crystallises mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 substance det 3 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing 4 crystallises nsubj 4 crystallises crystallis VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 forms advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 crystallises punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 forms nsubj 7 forms form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 crystals crystal NOUN Number=Plur 7 forms obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 cools punct 10 usually usually ADV _ 14 cools advmod 11 as as SCONJ _ 14 cools mark 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 liquid det 13 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 14 cools nsubj 14 cools cool VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 forms parataxis 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 evaporates cc 16 water water NOUN Number=Sing 17 evaporates nsubj 17 evaporates evaporate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 cools conj 18 : : PUNCT _ 21 crystallises punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 21 crystallises punct 20 Salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 21 crystallises nsubj 21 crystallises crystallis VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 evaporates conj 22 as as SCONJ _ 25 dries mark 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 water det 24 water water NOUN Number=Sing 25 dries nsubj 25 dries dry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 crystallises advcl 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 dries punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 7 forms punct
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1 crystallis present a substance tree rules 2 form present substance crystals vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crystal=Theme 3 cool present a liquid usually property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 evaporate present water vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 5 crystallis in a quote present Salt tree rules 6 dry in a quote present the water vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=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 When an idea, feeling or plan crystallises, it becomes clear and definite: «Her plan crystallised in her mind».
The tree, 18 words mark det nsubj punct conj cc conj advcl punct nsubj xcomp cc conj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct punct root When SCONJ an DET idea NOUN , PUNCT feeling NOUN or CCONJ plan NOUN crystallises VERB , PUNCT it PRON becomes VERB clear ADJ and CCONJ definite ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT Her PRON plan NOUN crystallised VERB in ADP her PRON mind NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 8 crystallises mark 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 idea det 3 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 8 crystallises nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 feeling punct 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 3 idea conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 plan cc 7 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 idea conj 8 crystallises crystallis VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 becomes advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 crystallises punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 becomes nsubj 11 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 11 becomes xcomp 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 definite cc 14 definite definite ADJ Degree=Pos 12 clear conj 15 : : PUNCT _ 19 crystallised punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 19 crystallised punct 17 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 plan nmod:poss 18 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 19 crystallised nsubj 19 crystallised crystallis VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 becomes parataxis 20 in in ADP _ 22 mind case 21 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 mind nmod:poss 22 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 19 crystallised obl 23 » » PUNCT _ 19 crystallised punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 11 becomes punct
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1 crystallis present a idea and feeling or plan tree rules 2 become present plan clear property tree rules 3 crystallis in a quote past Her plan her mind tree rules 4 plan in a quote Her = she nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent 5 mind in a quote her = she nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.
To coat fruit or flowers with sugar so they become sweet and hard: «crystallised ginger».
The tree, 15 words mark compound obl cc conj case nmod advmod nsubj xcomp cc conj punct punct amod xcomp punct punct root To PART coat NOUN fruit NOUN or CCONJ flowers NOUN with ADP sugar NOUN so ADV they PRON become VERB sweet ADJ and CCONJ hard ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT crystallised VERB ginger NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 fruit mark 2 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 3 fruit compound 3 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 10 become obl 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 flowers cc 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 fruit conj 6 with with ADP _ 7 sugar case 7 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 5 flowers nmod 8 so so ADV _ 10 become advmod 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 become nsubj 10 become become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 10 become xcomp 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 hard cc 13 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sweet conj 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 ginger punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 17 ginger punct 16 crystallised crystallis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 ginger amod 17 ginger ginger NOUN Number=Sing 10 become xcomp 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 ginger punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 10 become punct
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1 become present flowers = flower coat fruit or flowers with sugar sweet property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 crystallis in a quote participle tree rules
Meaning 4 When talk or a conversation crystallises, it begins to take a clear and definite shape.
The tree, 15 words mark nsubj cc det conj advcl punct nsubj mark xcomp det amod cc conj obj punct root When SCONJ talk NOUN or CCONJ a DET conversation NOUN crystallises VERB , PUNCT it PRON begins VERB to PART take VERB a DET clear ADJ and CCONJ definite ADJ shape NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 6 crystallises mark 2 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 6 crystallises nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 conversation cc 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conversation det 5 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 2 talk conj 6 crystallises crystallis VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 begins advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 crystallises punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 begins nsubj 9 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 to to PART _ 11 take mark 11 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 begins xcomp 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 shape det 13 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 16 shape amod 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 definite cc 15 definite definite ADJ Degree=Pos 13 clear conj 16 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 11 take obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 begins punct
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1 crystallis present talk or a conversation tree rules 2 begin present conversation vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 take to-infinitive conversation not said here a clear shape vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme
Example 1 As the water evaporated, the salt crystallised on the saucer.
mark det nsubj punct det obj acl case det obl punct root As SCONJ the DET water NOUN evaporated VERB , PUNCT the DET salt NOUN crystallised VERB on ADP the DET saucer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as SCONJ _ 4 evaporated mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 water det 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 evaporated nsubj 4 evaporated evaporate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 salt punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 salt det 7 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 4 evaporated obj 8 crystallised crystallis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 salt acl 9 on on ADP _ 11 saucer case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 saucer det 11 saucer saucer NOUN Number=Sing 8 crystallised obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 evaporated punct
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1 evaporate past the water the salt vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent salt=Patient 2 crystallis participle the salt not said here the saucer tree rules
Example 2 Our sugar solution crystallised on the string overnight.
nmod:poss compound nsubj:pass case det obl advmod punct root Our PRON sugar NOUN solution NOUN crystallised VERB on ADP the DET string NOUN overnight ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 solution nmod:poss 2 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 3 solution compound 3 solution solution NOUN Number=Sing 4 crystallised nsubj:pass 4 crystallised crystallis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 string case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 string det 7 string string NOUN Number=Sing 4 crystallised obl 8 overnight overnight ADV _ 4 crystallised advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 crystallised punct
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1 crystallis participle · passive Our sugar solution the string overnight property tree rules
Example 3 Honey can crystallise if you keep it in the cold.
nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl obj case det obl punct root Honey NOUN can AUX crystallise VERB if SCONJ you PRON keep VERB it PRON in ADP the DET cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Honey honey NOUN Number=Sing 3 crystallise nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 crystallise aux 3 crystallise crystallise VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 keep mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 keep nsubj 6 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 crystallise advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 keep obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 cold case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 cold det 10 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 6 keep obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 crystallise punct
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1 crystallise can Honey tree rules 2 keep a condition, not said to happen present you Honey the cold vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in cold=Location
Example 4 Gran decorated the cake with crystallised violets.
nsubj det obj case amod obl punct root Gran PROPN decorated VERB the DET cake NOUN with ADP crystallised VERB violets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 decorated nsubj 2 decorated decorate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cake det 4 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 2 decorated obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 violets case 6 crystallised crystallis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 violets amod 7 violets violet NOUN Number=Plur 2 decorated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 decorated punct
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1 decorate past Gran the cake with crystallised violets vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent cake=Destination with violet=Theme 2 crystallis participle tree rules
Example 5 Slowly, my idea for the story crystallised.
advmod punct nmod:poss case det nmod acl punct root Slowly ADV , PUNCT my PRON idea NOUN for ADP the DET story NOUN crystallised VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowly slowly ADV _ 4 idea advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Slowly punct 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 idea nmod:poss 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 story case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 story det 7 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 idea nmod 8 crystallised crystallis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 story acl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 idea punct
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1 crystallis participle the story not said here tree rules
Example 6 The talk helped crystallise what I wanted to be when I grow up.
det nsubj xcomp obj nsubj ccomp mark cop advmod nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root The DET talk NOUN helped VERB crystallise VERB what PRON I PRON wanted VERB to PART be AUX when ADV I PRON grow VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 talk det 2 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 crystallise crystallise VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 5 what what PRON PronType=Int 7 wanted obj 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 wanted nsubj 7 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 crystallise ccomp 8 to to PART _ 12 grow mark 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 grow cop 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 grow advmod 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 grow nsubj 12 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wanted advcl 13 up up ADP _ 12 grow compound:prt 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past the talk vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 crystallise infinitive the talk not said here tree rules 3 want past I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme 4 is to-infinitive I grow property tree rules
Example 7 They had got just so far, and the conversation began to crystallise, as it could but do with the scanty stream which the commonplace world supplied.
The tree, 26 words nsubj aux advmod advmod advmod punct cc det nsubj conj mark xcomp punct mark nsubj advcl cc conj case det compound obl nsubj:pass det compound nsubj acl:relcl punct root They PRON had AUX got VERB just ADV so ADV far ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET conversation NOUN began VERB to PART crystallise VERB , PUNCT as SCONJ it PRON could AUX but CCONJ do VERB with ADP the DET scanty NOUN stream NOUN which PRON the DET commonplace NOUN world NOUN supplied VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 got nsubj 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 got aux 3 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 just just ADV _ 6 far advmod 5 so so ADV _ 6 far advmod 6 far far ADV Degree=Pos 3 got advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 began punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 began cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 conversation det 10 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 11 began nsubj 11 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 got conj 12 to to PART _ 13 crystallise mark 13 crystallise crystallise VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 began xcomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 could punct 15 as as SCONJ _ 17 could mark 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 could nsubj 17 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 crystallise advcl 18 but but CCONJ _ 19 do cc 19 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 could conj 20 with with ADP _ 23 stream case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 stream det 22 scanty scanty NOUN Number=Sing 23 stream compound 23 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 19 do obl 24 which which PRON PronType=Rel 28 supplied nsubj:pass 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 world det 26 commonplace commonplace NOUN Number=Sing 27 world compound 27 world world NOUN Number=Sing 28 supplied nsubj 28 supplied supply VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 23 stream acl:relcl 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get past · perfect They far property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 begin past the conversation vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 crystallise to-infinitive the conversation not said here tree rules 4 do infinitive the conversation not said here with the scanty stream vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 supply participle · passive the scanty stream vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient
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