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distill

Who acts: We, you, steam, teacher, us, majesty · What happens: make, heat, cool back, take, put, distil · To what, where: liquid, steam, drink, important parts, parts, short form

«distill» 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: distill in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a liquid pure by heating it into steam (vapour) and cooling the steam back into liquid.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 liquid	det
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 make	xcomp
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 heating	mark
7	heating	heat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 make	advcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 heating	obj
9	into	into	ADP	_	10 steam	case
10	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 heating	obl
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 vapour	punct
12	vapour	vapour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 steam	appos
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 vapour	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 cooling	cc
15	cooling	cool	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 heating	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 steam	det
17	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cooling	obj
18	back	back	ADV	_	15 cooling	advmod
19	into	into	ADP	_	20 liquid	case
20	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cooling	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a liquid				pure property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset liquid=Product
2	heat	gerund		liquid				into steam result	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent it=Patient into steam=Result
3	cool back	gerund		the steam		liquid			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent steam=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

To make a drink like whisky this way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drink	det
4	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	like	like	ADP	_	6 whisky	case
6	whisky	whisky	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drink	nmod
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 way	det
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a drink				like whisky; this way obl:unmarked	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset drink=Product

Meaning 3

To take the most important parts of an idea or text and put them in a short form.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 parts	det
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 important	advmod
5	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 parts	amod
6	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 take	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 idea	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 idea	det
9	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 parts	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 text	cc
11	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 idea	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 put	cc
13	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 take	conj
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 put	obj
15	in	in	ADP	_	18 form	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 form	det
17	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 form	amod
18	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 put	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		the important parts of a idea or text					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
2	put	infinitive		parts = part		a short form			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in form=Destination

Example 1

We distilled salty water to get pure water.

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 distilled	nsubj
2	distilled	distil	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	salty	salty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 water	amod
4	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 distilled	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 get	mark
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 distilled	advcl
7	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 water	amod
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 distilled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distil	past	We	salty water					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent water=Source
2	get	to-infinitive	We not said here	pure water					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer water=Stimulus

Example 2

Distilled water is used in car batteries and irons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Distilled	distil	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 water	amod
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 used	aux:pass
4	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 batteries	case
6	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 batteries	compound
7	batteries	battery	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 used	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 irons	cc
9	irons	iron	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 batteries	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distil	participle							vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent
2	use	present · passive		Distilled water		car batteries and irons			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 3

Whisky is distilled in Scotland and Ireland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whisky	Whisky	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 distilled	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 distilled	aux:pass
3	distilled	distil	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Scotland	case
5	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 distilled	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Ireland	cc
7	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Scotland	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 distilled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distil	present · passive		Whisky		Scotland and Ireland			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source

Example 4

Can you distill the story into one sentence?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 distill	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 distill	nsubj
3	distill	distill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 distill	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 sentence	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 sentence	nummod
8	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 distill	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 distill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distill	can	you	the story		one sentence			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent story=Source

Example 5

The steam cooled in the tube and became distilled water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 steam	det
2	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cooled	nsubj
3	cooled	cool	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 tube	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tube	det
6	tube	tube	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cooled	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 became	cc
8	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 cooled	conj
9	distilled	distil	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 water	amod
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 became	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cooled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cool	participle	the steam			the tube			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	become	past	the steam not said here	distilled water					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	distil	participle							vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The teacher helped us distill our ideas into a poster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helped	nsubj
3	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 helped	obj
5	distill	distill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helped	xcomp
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 ideas	nmod:poss
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 distill	obj
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 poster	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 poster	det
10	poster	poster	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 distill	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	the teacher	us					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	distill	infinitive	us not said here	our ideas		a poster			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent idea=Source

Example 7

Perfumes are made by distilling flowers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Perfumes	perfume	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	SCONJ	_	5 distilling	mark
5	distilling	distil	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 made	advcl
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 distilling	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Perfumes					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	distil	gerund		flowers					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent flower=Source

Example 8

Your majesty is well aware that I sometimes amuse myself by distilling very powerful medicines.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 majesty	nmod:poss
2	majesty	majesty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 aware	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 aware	cop
4	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 aware	advmod
5	aware	aware	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 amuse	mark
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 amuse	nsubj
8	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	9 amuse	advmod
9	amuse	amuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 aware	ccomp
10	myself	myself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	9 amuse	obj
11	by	by	SCONJ	_	12 distilling	mark
12	distilling	distil	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 amuse	advcl
13	very	very	ADV	_	14 powerful	advmod
14	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 medicines	amod
15	medicines	medicine	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 distilling	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 aware	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Your majesty					aware, well property	tree rules
2	amuse	present	I	myself				sometimes property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus myself=Experiencer
3	distil	gerund	I not said here	powerful medicines					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent medicine=Source

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