gherkin Who acts: small cucumber, I, Mum, Gherkins, We, our · What happens: keep, eat, call, grow, shape, take · To what, where: small cucumber, vinegar, pickle, gherkin, burger, gherkins · Speech: someone speaks here
«gherkin» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: gherkin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small cucumber kept in vinegar, eaten as a pickle; in the USA and Canada usually called a «pickle».
The tree, 19 words det amod nsubj acl case obl punct acl case det obl punct case det nmod cc conj advmod det punct obj punct punct root A DET small ADJ cucumber NOUN kept VERB in ADP vinegar NOUN , PUNCT eaten VERB as ADP a DET pickle NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET USA PROPN and CCONJ Canada PROPN usually ADV called VERB a DET « PUNCT pickle NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cucumber det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cucumber amod 3 cucumber cucumber NOUN Number=Sing 19 called nsubj 4 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 cucumber acl 5 in in ADP _ 6 vinegar case 6 vinegar vinegar NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 eaten punct 8 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 vinegar acl 9 as as ADP _ 11 pickle case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 pickle det 11 pickle pickle NOUN Number=Sing 8 eaten obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 3 cucumber punct 13 in in ADP _ 15 USA case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 USA det 15 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 3 cucumber nmod 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 Canada cc 17 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 15 USA conj 18 usually usually ADV _ 19 called advmod 19 called call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 pickle det 21 « « PUNCT _ 22 pickle punct 22 pickle pickle NOUN Number=Sing 19 called obj 23 » » PUNCT _ 19 called punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 19 called punct
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1 keep participle a small cucumber in the USA and Canada not said here vinegar vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in vinegar=Location 2 eat participle vinegar not said here as a pickle vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 call past a small cucumber in the USA and Canada a pickle usually property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pickle=Recipient
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 The small cucumber itself, grown for pickling.
det amod nmod:unmarked punct acl case obl punct root The DET small ADJ cucumber NOUN itself PRON , PUNCT grown VERB for ADP pickling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cucumber det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cucumber amod 3 cucumber cucumber NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 3 cucumber nmod:unmarked 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 grown punct 6 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 cucumber acl 7 for for ADP _ 8 pickling case 8 pickling pickling NOUN Number=Sing 6 grown obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 cucumber punct
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1 grow participle the small cucumber cucumber not said here for pickling vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«The Gherkin», a famous pickle-shaped tower in London.
punct det punct punct det amod compound punct amod appos case nmod punct root « PUNCT The DET Gherkin PROPN » PUNCT , PUNCT a DET famous ADJ pickle NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB tower NOUN in ADP London PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 Gherkin punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Gherkin det 3 Gherkin Gherkin PROPN Number=Sing root root 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Gherkin punct 5 , , PUNCT _ 11 tower punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 tower det 7 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 11 tower amod 8 pickle pickle NOUN Number=Sing 10 shaped compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 pickle punct 10 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 tower amod 11 tower tower NOUN Number=Sing 3 Gherkin appos 12 in in ADP _ 13 London case 13 London London PROPN Number=Sing 11 tower nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 Gherkin punct
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1 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 1 I always take the gherkin out of my burger.
nsubj advmod det obj case case nmod:poss obl punct root I PRON always ADV take VERB the DET gherkin NOUN out ADP of ADP my PRON burger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 take nsubj 2 always always ADV PronType=Tot 3 take advmod 3 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gherkin det 5 gherkin gherkin NOUN Number=Sing 3 take obj 6 out out ADP _ 9 burger case 7 of of ADP _ 9 burger case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 burger nmod:poss 9 burger burger NOUN Number=Sing 3 take obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 take punct
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1 take present I the gherkin my burger always property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent gherkin=Theme out burger=Initial_Location
Example 2 Mum chopped gherkins into the potato salad.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root Mum NOUN chopped VERB gherkins NOUN into ADP the DET potato NOUN salad NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 chopped nsubj 2 chopped chop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gherkins gherkin NOUN Number=Plur 2 chopped obj 4 into into ADP _ 7 salad case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 salad det 6 potato potato NOUN Number=Sing 7 salad compound 7 salad salad NOUN Number=Sing 2 chopped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 chopped punct
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1 chop past Mum gherkins into the potato salad result vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent gherkin=Patient into salad=Result
Example 3 Gherkins taste sour and crunchy.
nsubj xcomp cc conj punct root Gherkins NOUN taste VERB sour ADJ and CCONJ crunchy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gherkins gherkin NOUN Number=Plur 2 taste nsubj 2 taste taste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sour sour ADJ Degree=Pos 2 taste xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 crunchy cc 5 crunchy crunchy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sour conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 taste punct
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1 taste present Gherkins sour property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 In America, a gherkin is just called a pickle.
case obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root In ADP America PROPN , PUNCT a DET gherkin NOUN is AUX just ADV called VERB a DET pickle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 America case 2 America America PROPN Number=Sing 8 called obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 America punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 gherkin det 5 gherkin gherkin NOUN Number=Sing 8 called nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 called aux:pass 7 just just ADV _ 8 called advmod 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pickle det 10 pickle pickle NOUN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 called punct
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1 call present · passive a gherkin America vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 We saw the Gherkin building on our trip to London.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod:poss obl case nmod punct root We PRON saw VERB the DET Gherkin PROPN building NOUN on ADP our PRON trip NOUN to ADP London PROPN . 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 building det 4 Gherkin Gherkin PROPN Number=Sing 5 building compound 5 building building NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 trip case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 trip nmod:poss 8 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 9 to to ADP _ 10 London case 10 London London PROPN Number=Sing 8 trip nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We the Gherkin building our trip to London vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer building=Stimulus 2 trip our to London nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl
Example 6 A jar of gherkins stood on the picnic table.
det nsubj case nmod case det compound obl punct root A DET jar NOUN of ADP gherkins NOUN stood VERB on ADP the DET picnic NOUN table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 jar det 2 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 5 stood nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 gherkins case 4 gherkins gherkin NOUN Number=Plur 2 jar nmod 5 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 table case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 table det 8 picnic picnic NOUN Number=Sing 9 table compound 9 table table NOUN Number=Sing 5 stood obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 stood punct
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1 stand past a jar of gherkins the picnic table vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on table=Location
Example 7 Grandpa grows gherkins in his vegetable patch.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root Grandpa NOUN grows VERB gherkins NOUN in ADP his PRON vegetable NOUN patch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows nsubj 2 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gherkins gherkin NOUN Number=Plur 2 grows obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 patch case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 patch nmod:poss 6 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing 7 patch compound 7 patch patch NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 grows punct
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1 grow present Grandpa gherkins Grandpa's vegetable patch vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gherkin=Theme
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