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flesh

Who acts: Flesh, fruit, Word, Christians, God, peach · What happens: be, eat, mean, oppose, become, believe · To what, where: soft part, human body, flesh, idea, more details, sweet orange flesh · Speech: someone speaks here

«flesh» 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: flesh in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat.

The tree, 22 words
nsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodcasedetnmodccconjpunctcasedetparataxisccconjpunctadvmodparataxisccconjpunctrootFleshNOUNisAUXtheDETsoftADJpartNOUNofADPtheDETbodyNOUNofADPaDETpersonNOUNorCCONJanimalNOUN,PUNCTbetweenADPtheDETskinNOUNandCCONJbonesNOUN,PUNCTmostlyADVmuscleNOUNandCCONJfatNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing5 partnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 partcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 partdet
4softsoftADJDegree=Pos5 partamod
5partpartNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 bodycase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 bodydet
8bodybodyNOUNNumber=Sing5 partnmod
9ofofADP_11 personcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 persondet
11personpersonNOUNNumber=Sing8 bodynmod
12ororCCONJ_13 animalcc
13animalanimalNOUNNumber=Sing11 personconj
14,,PUNCT_17 skinpunct
15betweenbetweenADP_17 skincase
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 skindet
17skinskinNOUNNumber=Sing5 partparataxis
18andandCCONJ_19 bonescc
19bonesboneNOUNNumber=Plur17 skinconj
20,,PUNCT_22 musclepunct
21mostlymostlyADV_22 muscleadvmod
22musclemuscleNOUNNumber=Sing5 partparataxis
23andandCCONJ_24 fatcc
24fatfatNOUNNumber=Sing22 muscleconj
25..PUNCT_5 partpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentFleshthe soft partof the body of a person or animaltree 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

Flesh is the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that you can eat.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodccconjnsubjnsubjauxacl:relclpunctrootFleshNOUNisAUXtheDETsoftADJpartNOUNofADPaDETfruitNOUNorCCONJvegetableNOUNthatPRONyouPRONcanAUXeatVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing5 partnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 partcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 partdet
4softsoftADJDegree=Pos5 partamod
5partpartNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 fruitcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 fruitdet
8fruitfruitNOUNNumber=Sing5 partnmod
9ororCCONJ_10 vegetablecc
10vegetablevegetableNOUNNumber=Sing8 fruitconj
11thatthatPRONPronType=Rel14 eatnsubj
12youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs14 eatnsubj
13cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin14 eataux
14eateatVERBVerbForm=Inf8 fruitacl:relcl
15..PUNCT_5 partpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentFleshthe soft partof a fruit or vegetabletree rules
2eatcana fruit or vegetablevn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: Bible, church — kept apart, not parsed.

«The flesh» means the human body and its desires, as opposed to the spirit; «the Word became flesh» means Christians believe God became a human in Jesus.

The tree, 27 words
punctdetnsubjpunctdetamodobjccnmod:possconjpunctmarkparataxiscasedetoblpunctpunctdetnsubjcsubjxcomppunctparataxisnsubjccompnsubjccompdetxcompcaseoblpunctroot«PUNCTTheDETfleshNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBtheDEThumanADJbodyNOUNandCCONJitsPRONdesiresNOUN,PUNCTasSCONJopposedVERBtoADPtheDETspiritNOUN;PUNCT«PUNCTtheDETWordPROPNbecameVERBfleshNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBChristiansPROPNbelieveVERBGodPROPNbecameVERBaDEThumanADJinADPJesusPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_3 fleshpunct
2ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 fleshdet
3fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansnsubj
4»»PUNCT_3 fleshpunct
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 bodydet
7humanhumanADJDegree=Pos8 bodyamod
8bodybodyNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansobj
9andandCCONJ_11 desirescc
10itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs11 desiresnmod:poss
11desiresdesireNOUNNumber=Plur8 bodyconj
12,,PUNCT_14 opposedpunct
13asasSCONJ_14 opposedmark
14opposedopposeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 meansparataxis
15totoADP_17 spiritcase
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 spiritdet
17spiritspiritNOUNNumber=Sing14 opposedobl
18;;PUNCT_22 becamepunct
19««PUNCT_22 becamepunct
20thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art21 Worddet
21WordWordPROPNNumber=Sing22 becamensubj
22becamebecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin25 meanscsubj
23fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing22 becamexcomp
24»»PUNCT_22 becamepunct
25meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 meansparataxis
26ChristiansChristianPROPNNumber=Plur27 believensubj
27believebelieveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 meansccomp
28GodGodPROPNNumber=Sing29 becamensubj
29becamebecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin27 believeccomp
30aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art31 humandet
31humanhumanADJDegree=Pos29 becamexcomp
32ininADP_33 Jesuscase
33JesusJesusPROPNNumber=Sing31 humanobl
34..PUNCT_5 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentthe fleshthe human body and flesh's desiresvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Topic
2opposeparticipleto the spiritvn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
3become in a quotepastthe Wordfleshvn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
4meanpresentvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5believepresentChristiansvn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
6becomepastGodhuman propertyvn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
7desirefleshnom desire «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 4

To flesh out an idea or a story means to add more details.

markcsubjcompound:prtdetobjccdetconjmarkxcompamodobjpunctrootToPARTfleshVERBoutADPanDETideaNOUNorCCONJaDETstoryNOUNmeansVERBtoPARTaddVERBmoreADJdetailsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 fleshmark
2fleshfleshVERBVerbForm=Inf9 meanscsubj
3outoutADP_2 fleshcompound:prt
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 ideadet
5ideaideaNOUNNumber=Sing2 fleshobj
6ororCCONJ_8 storycc
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 storydet
8storystoryNOUNNumber=Sing5 ideaconj
9meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
10totoPART_11 addmark
11addaddVERBVerbForm=Inf9 meansxcomp
12moremoreADJDegree=Cmp13 detailsamod
13detailsdetailNOUNNumber=Plur11 addobj
14..PUNCT_9 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1flesh outto-infinitivea idea or a storytree rules
2meanpresentvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3add speech: assert not said to happento-infinitivemore detailsvn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Patient

Example 1

The peach had sweet orange flesh.

detnsubjamodamodobjpunctrootTheDETpeachNOUNhadVERBsweetADJorangeADJfleshNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 peachdet
2peachpeachNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4sweetsweetADJDegree=Pos6 fleshamod
5orangeorangeADJDegree=Pos6 fleshamod
6fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
7..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe peachsweet orange fleshvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient

Example 2

Lions eat the flesh of other animals.

nsubjdetobjcaseamodnmodpunctrootLionsNOUNeatVERBtheDETfleshNOUNofADPotherADJanimalsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LionslionNOUNNumber=Plur2 eatnsubj
2eateatVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 fleshdet
4fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing2 eatobj
5ofofADP_7 animalscase
6otherotherADJDegree=Pos7 animalsamod
7animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plur4 fleshnmod
8..PUNCT_2 eatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1eatpresentLionsthe flesh of other animalsvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient

Example 3

I met my favourite author in the flesh!

nsubjnmod:possamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootIPRONmetVERBmyPRONfavouriteADJauthorNOUNinADPtheDETfleshNOUN!PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs2 metnsubj
2metmeetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 authornmod:poss
4favouritefavouriteADJDegree=Pos5 authoramod
5authorauthorNOUNNumber=Sing2 metobj
6ininADP_8 fleshcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 fleshdet
8fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing2 metobl
9!!PUNCT_2 metpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meetpastImy favourite authorthe fleshvn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent author=Co-Agent

Example 4

Flesh out your story with more details.

compound:prtnmod:possobjcaseamodoblpunctrootFleshVERBoutADPyourPRONstoryNOUNwithADPmoreADJdetailsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FleshfleshVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2outoutADP_1 Fleshcompound:prt
3youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 storynmod:poss
4storystoryNOUNNumber=Sing1 Fleshobj
5withwithADP_7 detailscase
6moremoreADJDegree=Cmp7 detailsamod
7detailsdetailNOUNNumber=Plur1 Fleshobl
8..PUNCT_1 Fleshpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1flesh outimperativeyou not said hereyour storywith more detailstree rules

Example 5

He's my own flesh and blood.

nsubjcopnmod:possamodccconjpunctrootHePRON'sAUXmyPRONownADJfleshNOUNandCCONJbloodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 fleshnsubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 fleshcop
3mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 fleshnmod:poss
4ownownADJDegree=Pos5 fleshamod
5fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6andandCCONJ_7 bloodcc
7bloodbloodNOUNNumber=Sing5 fleshconj
8..PUNCT_5 fleshpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentHemy own flesh and bloodtree rules

Example 6

Christians believe the Word became flesh at Christmas.

nsubjdetnsubjccompxcompcasenmodpunctrootChristiansPROPNbelieveVERBtheDETWordPROPNbecameVERBfleshNOUNatADPChristmasPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ChristiansChristianPROPNNumber=Plur2 believensubj
2believebelieveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 Worddet
4WordWordPROPNNumber=Sing5 becamensubj
5becamebecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 believeccomp
6fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing5 becamexcomp
7atatADP_8 Christmascase
8ChristmasChristmasPROPNNumber=Sing6 fleshnmod
9..PUNCT_2 believepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1believepresentChristiansvn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2becomepastthe Wordflesh at Christmasvn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 7

I have even got flesh and clothes.

nsubjauxadvmodobjccconjpunctrootIPRONhaveAUXevenADVgotVERBfleshNOUNandCCONJclothesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs4 gotnsubj
2havehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 gotaux
3evenevenADV_4 gotadvmod
4gotgetVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Partrootroot
5fleshfleshNOUNNumber=Sing4 gotobj
6andandCCONJ_7 clothescc
7clothesclothesNOUNNumber=Ptan5 fleshconj
8..PUNCT_4 gotpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1getpresent · perfectIflesh and clothesvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flesh=Stimulus

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