mutton

Who acts: mutton, Mutton head, Grandma, restaurant, farmer, Mutton chops · What happens: dress, make, be, call, come, sell · To what, where: UK, older person, clothes, informal unkind way, someone, mutton stew · Speech: someone speaks here

«mutton» 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: mutton in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Meat from an adult sheep, older than lamb, with a stronger taste.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	5 sheep	case
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sheep	det
4	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sheep	compound
5	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Meat	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 older	punct
7	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	1 Meat	parataxis
8	than	than	ADP	_	9 lamb	case
9	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 older	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 taste	punct
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 taste	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 taste	det
13	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 taste	amod
14	taste	taste	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Meat	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Meat	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

In the saying «mutton dressed as lamb» (UK, informal, unkind): an older person dressed in clothes made for much younger people.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 saying	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 saying	det
3	saying	saying	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 mutton	punct
5	mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saying	conj
6	dressed	dress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 mutton	acl
7	as	as	ADP	_	8 lamb	case
8	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dressed	obl
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 dressed	punct
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 UK	punct
11	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 dressed	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 informal	punct
13	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mutton	parataxis
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 unkind	punct
15	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 informal	conj
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	15 unkind	punct
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 person	punct
18	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 person	det
19	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	20 person	amod
20	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saying	conj
21	dressed	dress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 person	acl
22	in	in	ADP	_	23 clothes	case
23	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	21 dressed	obl
24	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 clothes	acl
25	for	for	ADP	_	28 people	case
26	much	much	ADV	_	27 younger	advmod
27	younger	young	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	28 people	amod
28	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 made	obl:agent
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	dress in a quote	participle	mutton not said here	UK		as lamb	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	dress	participle		a older person not said here	clothes		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	make	participle		clothes not said here			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Meaning 3

Mutton head is an informal, unkind way to call someone stupid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 head	compound
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 way	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 way	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
5	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 informal	punct
7	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 call	mark
10	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl
11	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 call	obj
12	stupid	stupid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 call	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mutton head	a informal unkind way					tree rules
2	call	to-infinitive			someone			stupid property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient

Example 1

Grandma made a mutton stew with potatoes and carrots.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 stew	det
4	mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stew	compound
5	stew	stew	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 potatoes	case
7	potatoes	potato	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 stew	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 carrots	cc
9	carrots	carrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 potatoes	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Grandma	a mutton stew				with potatoes and carrots	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stew=Product

Example 2

Mutton comes from older sheep and lamb from young ones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 comes	nsubj
2	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 sheep	case
4	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 sheep	amod
5	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 comes	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 lamb	cc
7	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sheep	conj
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 ones	case
9	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ones	amod
10	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 lamb	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	Mutton					from older sheep and lamb from young ones	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from sheep=Initial_Location

Example 3

The restaurant sells spicy mutton curry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 restaurant	det
2	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	nsubj
3	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	spicy	spicy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 curry	amod
5	mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 curry	compound
6	curry	curry	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	the restaurant	spicy mutton curry					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curry=Theme

Example 4

In the old story the farmer ate bread and cold mutton.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ate	obl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 farmer	det
6	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ate	nsubj
7	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ate	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 mutton	cc
10	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 mutton	amod
11	mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bread	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	the farmer	bread and cold mutton		the old story			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient

Example 5

Mutton takes a long time to cook so it gets tender.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 takes	nsubj
2	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 time	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 time	amod
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 takes	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 cook	mark
7	cook	cook	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 time	acl
8	so	so	ADV	_	10 gets	advmod
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 gets	nsubj
10	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 takes	advcl
11	tender	tender	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 gets	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	take	present	Mutton		time	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	cook	to-infinitive	Mutton not said here			vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	get	present	Mutton	tender		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tender=Stimulus

Example 6

«Mutton chops» are also long sideburns on a man's face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 chops	punct
2	Mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chops	compound
3	chops	chop	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 sideburns	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 chops	punct
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 sideburns	cop
6	also	also	ADV	_	7 long	advmod
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sideburns	amod
8	sideburns	sideburn	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
9	on	on	ADP	_	13 face	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 man	det
11	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 face	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 man	case
13	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sideburns	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 sideburns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mutton chops	long sideburns		a man's face			tree rules

Example 7

It is rude to say someone looks like mutton dressed as lamb.

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	3 rude	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 rude	cop
3	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 rude	csubj
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 looks	nsubj
7	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 say	ccomp
8	like	like	ADP	_	9 mutton	case
9	mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looks	obl
10	dressed	dress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 mutton	acl
11	as	as	ADP	_	12 lamb	case
12	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 dressed	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	It		rude property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	look	present	someone		like mutton	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
4	dress	participle		mutton not said here	as lamb	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Can it be a crime to eat sheep, such stupid mutton heads?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 crime	aux
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 crime	nsubj
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 crime	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 crime	det
5	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 eat	mark
7	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 crime	acl
8	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 eat	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 heads	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 heads	amod
11	stupid	stupid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 heads	amod
12	mutton	mutton	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 heads	compound
13	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 sheep	conj
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 crime	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	it	a crime					tree rules
2	eat	to-infinitive		sheep and such stupid mutton heads					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Patient

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