digest Who acts: body, you, digest, stomach, us, Snakes · What happens: digest, mean, break down, use, think, understand · To what, where: food, stomach, information, short collection, us, body · Speech: someone speaks here
«digest» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: digest in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To digest food means to break it down in the stomach and intestines so the body can use it for energy and growth.
The tree, 23 words mark csubj obj mark ccomp obj compound:prt case det obl cc conj mark det nsubj aux advcl obj case obl cc conj punct root To PART digest VERB food NOUN means VERB to PART break VERB it PRON down ADP in ADP the DET stomach NOUN and CCONJ intestines NOUN so SCONJ the DET body NOUN can AUX use VERB it PRON for ADP energy NOUN and CCONJ growth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 digest mark 2 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 digest obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 break mark 6 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 break obj 8 down down ADP _ 6 break compound:prt 9 in in ADP _ 11 stomach case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 stomach det 11 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 6 break obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 intestines cc 13 intestines intestine NOUN Number=Plur 11 stomach conj 14 so so SCONJ _ 18 use mark 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 body det 16 body body NOUN Number=Sing 18 use nsubj 17 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 use aux 18 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 break advcl 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 use obj 20 for for ADP _ 21 energy case 21 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 18 use obl 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 growth cc 23 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing 21 energy conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 digest to-infinitive food tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 break down not said to happen to-infinitive food the stomach and intestines vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient 4 use can the body food for energy and growth vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent it=Theme for energy=Eventuality
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 digest information means to think about it carefully until you understand it.
mark csubj obj mark xcomp case obl advmod mark nsubj advcl obj punct root To PART digest VERB information NOUN means VERB to PART think VERB about ADP it PRON carefully ADV until SCONJ you PRON understand VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 digest mark 2 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 information information NOUN Number=Sing 2 digest obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 think mark 6 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 about about ADP _ 8 it case 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 think obl 9 carefully carefully ADV _ 6 think advmod 10 until until SCONJ _ 12 understand mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 understand nsubj 12 understand understand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 think advcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 understand obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 digest to-infinitive information tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 think speech: other not said to happen to-infinitive about information; carefully property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic 4 understand present you information vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Meaning 3 A digest is a short collection or summary of news or writing.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case nmod cc conj punct root A DET digest NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ collection NOUN or CCONJ summary NOUN of ADP news NOUN or CCONJ writing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 digest det 2 digest digest NOUN Number=Sing 6 collection nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 collection cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 collection det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 collection amod 6 collection collection NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 summary cc 8 summary summary NOUN Number=Sing 6 collection conj 9 of of ADP _ 10 news case 10 news news NOUN Number=Sing 8 summary nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 writing cc 12 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 10 news conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 collection punct
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1 is a present a digest a short collection or summary of news or writing tree rules
Example 1 The stomach helps us digest our food.
det nsubj obj xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root The DET stomach NOUN helps VERB us PRON digest VERB our PRON food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stomach det 2 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps nsubj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helps obj 5 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helps xcomp 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 food nmod:poss 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 digest obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 help present the stomach us vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 digest infinitive us not said here our food tree rules
Example 2 Chew well to help your body digest.
advmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root Chew VERB well ADV to PART help VERB your PRON body NOUN digest VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chew chew VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 well well ADV Degree=Pos 1 Chew advmod 3 to to PART _ 4 help mark 4 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Chew advcl 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 body nmod:poss 6 body body NOUN Number=Sing 4 help obj 7 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 help xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Chew punct
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1 chew imperative you not said here well property vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 help to-infinitive you not said here your body vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent body=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 digest infinitive your body not said here tree rules
Example 3 Snakes can take days to digest a big meal.
nsubj aux obj mark advcl det amod obj punct root Snakes NOUN can AUX take VERB days NOUN to PART digest VERB a DET big ADJ meal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snakes snake NOUN Number=Plur 3 take nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 take aux 3 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 take obj 5 to to PART _ 6 digest mark 6 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 take advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 meal det 8 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 9 meal amod 9 meal meal NOUN Number=Sing 6 digest obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 take punct
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1 take can Snakes day vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 digest to-infinitive Snakes not said here a big meal tree rules
Example 4 It took me a while to digest the news.
nsubj iobj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root It PRON took VERB me PRON a DET while NOUN to PART digest VERB the DET news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 took iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 while det 5 while while NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 to to PART _ 7 digest mark 7 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 took advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 news det 9 news news NOUN Number=Sing 7 digest obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past It me while vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument i=Destination 2 digest to-infinitive the news tree rules
Example 5 Fibre in fruit and vegetables helps digestion.
nsubj case nmod cc conj obj punct root Fibre NOUN in ADP fruit NOUN and CCONJ vegetables NOUN helps VERB digestion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fibre fibre NOUN Number=Sing 6 helps nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 fruit case 3 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fibre nmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 vegetables cc 5 vegetables vegetable NOUN Number=Plur 3 fruit conj 6 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 digestion digestion NOUN Number=Sing 6 helps obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 helps punct
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1 help present Fibre in fruit and vegetables digestion vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digestion=Beneficiary
Example 6 A cow has four parts to its stomach to digest grass.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod:poss nmod mark acl obj punct root A DET cow NOUN has VERB four NUM parts NOUN to ADP its PRON stomach NOUN to PART digest VERB grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cow det 2 cow cow NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 parts nummod 5 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 stomach case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 stomach nmod:poss 8 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 5 parts nmod 9 to to PART _ 10 digest mark 10 digest digest VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 stomach acl 11 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 10 digest obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a cow four parts to its stomach vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient 2 digest to-infinitive a cow not said here grass tree rules
Example 7 The magazine has a digest of the week's news.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root The DET magazine NOUN has VERB a DET digest NOUN of ADP the DET week NOUN 's PART news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 magazine det 2 magazine magazine NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 digest det 5 digest digest NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 10 news case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 week det 8 week week NOUN Number=Sing 10 news nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 week case 10 news news NOUN Number=Sing 5 digest nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the magazine a digest of the week's news vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digest=Patient 2 digest the week's news nom digest «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 Crimthann absorbed instruction like a sponge and digested it as rapidly.
nsubj obj case det obl cc conj obj advmod advmod punct root Crimthann PROPN absorbed VERB instruction NOUN like ADP a DET sponge NOUN and CCONJ digested VERB it PRON as ADV rapidly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crimthann Crimthann PROPN Number=Sing 2 absorbed nsubj 2 absorbed absorb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 instruction instruction NOUN Number=Sing 2 absorbed obj 4 like like ADP _ 6 sponge case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sponge det 6 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 2 absorbed obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 digested cc 8 digested digest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 absorbed conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 digested obj 10 as as ADV _ 11 rapidly advmod 11 rapidly rapidly ADV _ 8 digested advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 absorbed punct
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1 absorb past Crimthann instruction like a sponge vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal instruction=Theme 2 digest past Crimthann not said here instruction rapidly property tree rules
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