nutmeg

Who acts: you, Nutmeg, people, Grandma, He, crowd · What happens: make, grate, use, nutmeg, be, run · To what, where: brown spice, hard seed, cakes, someone, trick, little nutmeg · Speech: someone speaks here

«nutmeg» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: nutmeg in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 spice	det
2	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 spice	amod
3	spice	spice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 spice	acl
5	by	by	SCONJ	_	6 grating	mark
6	grating	grate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 made	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 seed	det
8	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 seed	amod
9	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 grating	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 tree	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 tree	det
12	tropical	tropical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 tree	amod
13	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 seed	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 used	punct
15	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 spice	acl
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 cakes	case
17	cakes	cake	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 used	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 custard	punct
19	custard	custard	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 cakes	conj
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 drinks	cc
21	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 cakes	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	make	participle	a brown spice not said here		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	grate	gerund	the hard seed of a tropical tree		vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus seed=Experiencer
3	use	participle	a brown spice not said here	cakes and custard and drinks	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: football slang, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

To nutmeg someone is to kick the ball between their legs and run past them; the trick itself is called a nutmeg (or megs).

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 nutmeg	mark
2	nutmeg	nutmeg	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 kick	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 nutmeg	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 kick	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 kick	mark
6	kick	kick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ball	det
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kick	obj
9	between	between	ADP	_	11 legs	case
10	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 legs	nmod:poss
11	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 kick	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 run	cc
13	run	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 kick	conj
14	past	past	ADP	_	15 them	case
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 run	obl
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 called	punct
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 trick	det
18	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 called	nsubj:pass
19	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	18 trick	nmod:unmarked
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 called	aux:pass
21	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 kick	parataxis
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 nutmeg	det
23	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 called	xcomp
24	(	(	PUNCT	_	26 megs	punct
25	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 megs	cc
26	megs	meg	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 nutmeg	appos
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	26 megs	punct
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	nutmeg	to-infinitive	someone		tree rules
2	is	present		between their legs; kick property	tree rules
3	run	present		past legs = leg	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past they=Trajectory
4	call	present · passive	the trick trick		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 1

Sprinkle a little nutmeg on the custard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sprinkle	sprinkle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 nutmeg	det
3	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 nutmeg	amod
4	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sprinkle	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 custard	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 custard	det
7	custard	custard	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sprinkle	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sprinkle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sprinkle	imperative	you not said here	a little nutmeg		the custard			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nutmeg=Theme on custard=Destination

Example 2

Nutmeg was once so valuable that people fought wars over it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 valuable	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 valuable	cop
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	5 valuable	advmod
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 valuable	advmod
5	valuable	valuable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 fought	mark
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 fought	nsubj
8	fought	fight	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 valuable	advcl
9	wars	war	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 fought	obj
10	over	over	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 fought	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 valuable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Nutmeg					once, valuable property	tree rules
2	fight	past	people	wars				over Nutmeg	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent war=Co-Agent over it=Theme

Example 3

Grandma grates nutmeg into her rice pudding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grates	nsubj
2	grates	grate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grates	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 pudding	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 pudding	nmod:poss
6	rice	rice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pudding	compound
7	pudding	pudding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grates	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grate	present	Grandma	nutmeg		Grandma's rice pudding			vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus nutmeg=Experiencer

Example 4

He nutmegged the defender and scored!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 nutmegged	nsubj
2	nutmegged	nutmeg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 defender	det
4	defender	defender	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 nutmegged	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 scored	cc
6	scored	score	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 nutmegged	conj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 nutmegged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nutmeg	past	He	the defender					tree rules
2	score	participle	He not said here						vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The crowd cheered the nutmeg.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crowd	det
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cheered	nsubj
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 nutmeg	det
5	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cheered	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cheered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cheer	past	the crowd	the nutmeg					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nutmeg=Experiencer

Example 6

Too much nutmeg can make you ill, so use only a pinch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 much	advmod
2	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 nutmeg	amod
3	nutmeg	nutmeg	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 make	aux
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 make	obj
7	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 make	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 use	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	10 use	advmod
10	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 make	conj
11	only	only	ADV	_	13 pinch	advmod
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 pinch	det
13	pinch	pinch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 use	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	much nutmeg	you				ill property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product
2	use	infinitive	much nutmeg not said here	a pinch					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pinch=Patient

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