pepper Who acts: crushed peppercorns, small ones, you, Mum, Black pepper, me · What happens: make, dry, crush, use, call, be · To what, where: hot tasting powder, season food, bell pepper, pepper, food, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«pepper» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: pepper in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A hot-tasting powder made from dried, crushed peppercorns, used to season food (salt and pepper).
The tree, 16 words det amod punct compound acl mark advcl punct amod appos punct acl mark compound xcomp punct nmod cc conj punct punct root A DET hot ADJ - PUNCT tasting NOUN powder NOUN made VERB from SCONJ dried VERB , PUNCT crushed VERB peppercorns NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART season NOUN food NOUN ( PUNCT salt NOUN and CCONJ pepper NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 powder det 2 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 5 powder amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 hot punct 4 tasting tasting NOUN Number=Sing 5 powder compound 5 powder powder NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 powder acl 7 from from SCONJ _ 8 dried mark 8 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 made advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 peppercorns punct 10 crushed crush VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 peppercorns amod 11 peppercorns peppercorn NOUN Number=Plur 5 powder appos 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 peppercorns acl 14 to to PART _ 16 food mark 15 season season NOUN Number=Sing 16 food compound 16 food food NOUN Number=Sing 13 used xcomp 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 salt punct 18 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 16 food nmod 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 pepper cc 20 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 18 salt conj 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 salt punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 powder punct
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1 make participle a hot tasting powder not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 crush participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 use participle crushed peppercorns not said here season food salt and pepper 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 A hollow vegetable, red, green, yellow or orange, also called a bell pepper or capsicum (sweet pepper); some small ones are hot (chilli peppers).
The tree, 24 words det amod punct appos punct conj punct conj cc conj punct advmod conj det compound xcomp cc conj punct amod appos punct punct det amod nsubj cop conj punct amod parataxis punct punct root A DET hollow ADJ vegetable NOUN , PUNCT red ADJ , PUNCT green ADJ , PUNCT yellow ADJ or CCONJ orange ADJ , PUNCT also ADV called VERB a DET bell NOUN pepper NOUN or CCONJ capsicum NOUN ( PUNCT sweet ADJ pepper NOUN ) PUNCT ; PUNCT some DET small ADJ ones NOUN are AUX hot ADJ ( PUNCT chilli ADJ peppers 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 vegetable det 2 hollow hollow ADJ Degree=Pos 3 vegetable amod 3 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 red punct 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 3 vegetable appos 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 green punct 7 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 5 red conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 yellow punct 9 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 red conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 orange cc 11 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 9 yellow conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 called punct 13 also also ADV _ 14 called advmod 14 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 yellow conj 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 pepper det 16 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 17 pepper compound 17 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 14 called xcomp 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 capsicum cc 19 capsicum capsicum NOUN Number=Sing 17 pepper conj 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 22 pepper punct 21 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 22 pepper amod 22 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 19 capsicum appos 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 22 pepper punct 24 ; ; PUNCT _ 29 hot punct 25 some some DET PronType=Ind 27 ones det 26 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 27 ones amod 27 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 29 hot nsubj 28 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 29 hot cop 29 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 3 vegetable conj 30 ( ( PUNCT _ 32 peppers punct 31 chilli chilli ADJ Degree=Pos 32 peppers amod 32 peppers pepper NOUN Number=Plur 29 hot parataxis 33 ) ) PUNCT _ 32 peppers punct 34 . . PUNCT _ 3 vegetable punct
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1 call participle a bell pepper or capsicum vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present some small ones hot property tree rules
Meaning 3 To put pepper on food.
mark obj case obl punct root To PART put VERB pepper NOUN on ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 put mark 2 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obj 4 on on ADP _ 5 food case 5 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put to-infinitive pepper food vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent pepper=Theme on food=Destination
Meaning 4 To cover or fill something with many small things (a speech peppered with jokes; peppered with hail).
The tree, 17 words mark cc conj obj case amod amod obl punct det appos acl case obl punct acl case obl punct punct root To PART cover VERB or CCONJ fill VERB something PRON with ADP many ADJ small ADJ things NOUN ( PUNCT a DET speech NOUN peppered VERB with ADP jokes NOUN ; PUNCT peppered VERB with ADP hail NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cover mark 2 cover cover VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 fill cc 4 fill fill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 cover conj 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 fill obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 things case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 things amod 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 things amod 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 fill obl 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 speech punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 speech det 12 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 9 things appos 13 peppered pepper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 speech acl 14 with with ADP _ 15 jokes case 15 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 13 peppered obl 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 peppered punct 17 peppered pepper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 speech acl 18 with with ADP _ 19 hail case 19 hail hail NOUN Number=Sing 17 peppered obl 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 speech punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 cover punct
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1 cover to-infinitive vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 fill infinitive something with many small things vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent something=Patient with thing=Instrument 3 pepper participle a speech not said here with jokes vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with joke=Theme 4 pepper participle a speech not said here with hail vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with hail=Theme
Example 1 Could you pass the salt and pepper, please?
aux nsubj det obj cc conj punct discourse punct root Could AUX you PRON pass VERB the DET salt NOUN and CCONJ pepper NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 pass aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 pass nsubj 3 pass pass VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 salt det 5 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 3 pass obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 pepper cc 7 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 5 salt conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 3 pass punct 9 please please INTJ _ 3 pass discourse 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 pass punct
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1 pass could you the salt and pepper vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme salt=Trajectory
Example 2 Mum sliced a red pepper for the salad.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN sliced VERB a DET red ADJ pepper NOUN for ADP the DET salad NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 sliced nsubj 2 sliced slice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pepper det 4 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 5 pepper amod 5 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 2 sliced obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 salad case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 salad det 8 salad salad NOUN Number=Sing 2 sliced obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sliced punct
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1 slice past Mum a red pepper for the salad vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pepper=Patient
Example 3 Black pepper made me sneeze.
amod nsubj obj xcomp punct root Black ADJ pepper NOUN made VERB me PRON sneeze VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Black black ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pepper amod 2 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 made obj 5 sneeze sneeze VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Black pepper me tree rules 2 sneeze infinitive me not said here vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Wash your hands after cutting chilli peppers before you touch your eyes.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl amod obj mark nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN after SCONJ cutting VERB chilli ADJ peppers NOUN before SCONJ you PRON touch VERB your PRON eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obj 4 after after SCONJ _ 5 cutting mark 5 cutting cut VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Wash advcl 6 chilli chilli ADJ Degree=Pos 7 peppers amod 7 peppers pepper NOUN Number=Plur 5 cutting obj 8 before before SCONJ _ 10 touch mark 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 touch nsubj 10 touch touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Wash advcl 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 eyes nmod:poss 12 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 10 touch obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 cut gerund you not said here chilli peppers vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pepper=Product 3 touch present you your eyes vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme eye=Co-Theme
Example 5 Sprinkle pepper on water, then touch it with soapy finger — watch it move!
The tree, 13 words obj case obl punct advmod conj obj case amod obl punct conj obj xcomp punct root Sprinkle VERB pepper NOUN on ADP water NOUN , PUNCT then ADV touch VERB it PRON with ADP soapy ADJ finger NOUN — PUNCT watch VERB it PRON move VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sprinkle sprinkle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sprinkle obj 3 on on ADP _ 4 water case 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sprinkle obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 touch punct 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 7 touch advmod 7 touch touch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Sprinkle conj 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 touch obj 9 with with ADP _ 11 finger case 10 soapy soapy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 finger amod 11 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 7 touch obl 12 — - PUNCT _ 13 watch punct 13 watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Sprinkle conj 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 watch obj 15 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 watch xcomp 16 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Sprinkle punct
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1 sprinkle imperative you not said here pepper water vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pepper=Theme on water=Destination 2 touch infinitive you not said here pepper then with soapy finger vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme with finger=Instrument 3 watch infinitive you not said here pepper tree rules 4 move infinitive pepper not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Her story was peppered with funny jokes.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root Her PRON story NOUN was AUX peppered VERB with ADP funny ADJ jokes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 story nmod:poss 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 peppered nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 peppered aux:pass 4 peppered pepper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 jokes case 6 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 jokes amod 7 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 4 peppered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 peppered punct
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1 pepper past · passive Her story with funny jokes vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with joke=Theme
Example 7 In Australia, a bell pepper is called a capsicum.
case obl punct det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT a DET bell NOUN pepper NOUN is AUX called VERB a DET capsicum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 8 called obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pepper det 5 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 6 pepper compound 6 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 8 called nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 called aux:pass 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 capsicum det 10 capsicum capsicum NOUN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 called punct
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1 call present · passive a bell pepper Australia vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 8 She looked out, and the night was peppered with stars.
nsubj compound:prt punct cc det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj case obl punct root She PRON looked VERB out ADP , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET night NOUN was AUX peppered VERB with ADP stars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 looked nsubj 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 looked compound:prt 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 peppered punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 peppered cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 night det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 9 peppered nsubj:pass 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 peppered aux:pass 9 peppered pepper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 looked conj 10 with with ADP _ 11 stars case 11 stars star NOUN Number=Plur 9 peppered obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 looked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look out past She vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 2 pepper past · passive the night with stars vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with star=Theme
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