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quince

Who acts: small tree, Owl, Gran, raw quince, Cooked quince, quince tree · What happens: shape, cook, use, grow, dine, slice · To what, where: hard yellow fruit, fruit, quince, quince jelly, lovely pink colour, Portuguese word

«quince» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: quince in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A hard, yellow fruit shaped like a big pear, very sour and hard when raw but sweet and pink when cooked; used for jam, jelly and paste.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fruit	det
2	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fruit	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 hard	punct
4	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fruit	amod
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 fruit	acl
7	like	like	ADP	_	10 pear	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 pear	det
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pear	amod
10	pear	pear	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shaped	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sour	punct
12	very	very	ADV	_	13 sour	advmod
13	sour	sour	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pear	amod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 hard	cc
15	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 sour	conj
16	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	17 raw	advmod
17	raw	raw	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shaped	advcl
18	but	but	CCONJ	_	19 sweet	cc
19	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 raw	conj
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 pink	cc
21	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 raw	conj
22	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	23 cooked	advmod
23	cooked	cook	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 shaped	advcl
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 used	punct
25	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 fruit	acl
26	for	for	ADP	_	27 jam	case
27	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 used	obl
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 jelly	punct
29	jelly	jelly	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 jam	conj
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 paste	cc
31	paste	paste	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 jam	conj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fruit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle		a hard yellow fruit not said here				like a big pear	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	cook	participle							vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	use	participle		a hard yellow fruit not said here				for jam and jelly and paste	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

The small tree that grows this fruit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tree	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tree	amod
3	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 grows	nsubj
5	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 tree	acl:relcl
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 fruit	det
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 grows	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tree	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present	the small tree	this fruit					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fruit=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: ornamental quince, Japanese quince — kept apart, not parsed.

A garden bush with bright red or pink flowers in spring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bush	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bush	compound
3	bush	bush	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	9 flowers	case
5	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 flowers	amod
6	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 flowers	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 pink	cc
8	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 red	conj
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bush	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 spring	case
11	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 flowers	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bush	punct

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

Example 1

The Owl and the Pussycat dined on mince and slices of quince.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Owl	det
2	Owl	Owl	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 dined	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Pussycat	cc
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Pussycat	det
5	Pussycat	Pussycat	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Owl	conj
6	dined	dine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 mince	case
8	mince	mince	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dined	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 slices	cc
10	slices	slice	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 mince	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 quince	case
12	quince	quince	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 slices	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dine	past	the Owl and the Pussycat					on mince and slices of quince	vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on mince=Patient
2	slice			quince					nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Gran makes quince jelly every autumn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	quince	quince	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 jelly	compound
4	jelly	jelly	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obj
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 autumn	det
6	autumn	autumn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Gran	quince jelly					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jelly=Product

Example 3

A raw quince is too hard and sour to eat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 quince	det
2	raw	raw	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 quince	amod
3	quince	quince	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hard	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 hard	cop
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 hard	advmod
6	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 sour	cc
8	sour	sour	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hard	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 eat	mark
10	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 sour	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a raw quince					hard property	tree rules
2	be		a raw quince not said here						tree rules
3	eat	to-infinitive	a raw quince not said here						vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Cooked quince turns a lovely pink colour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cooked	cook	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 quince	amod
2	quince	quince	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turns	nsubj
3	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 colour	det
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 colour	amod
6	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 colour	amod
7	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turns	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cook	participle							vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	turn	present	Cooked quince	a lovely pink colour					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent colour=Theme

Example 5

Our quince tree is heavy with yellow fruit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 tree	nmod:poss
2	quince	quince	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tree	compound
3	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heavy	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 heavy	cop
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 fruit	case
7	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fruit	amod
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heavy	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 heavy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our quince tree					with yellow fruit; heavy property	tree rules

Example 6

The word «marmalade» comes from a Portuguese word for quince jam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comes	nsubj
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 marmalade	punct
4	marmalade	marmalade	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	appos
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 marmalade	punct
6	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	from	from	ADP	_	10 word	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 word	det
9	Portuguese	portuguese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 word	amod
10	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comes	obl
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 jam	case
12	quince	quince	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 jam	compound
13	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 word	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	the word			a Portuguese word for quince jam			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from word=Initial_Location

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