refreshments

Who acts: We, grown ups, Light refreshments, coach, refreshments · What happens: offer, amount, refresh, serve, sell, raise · To what, where: drink, meeting, food, feeling, Refreshments, money

«refreshments» 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: refreshments in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

small amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, event or journey.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 amounts	amod
2	amounts	amount	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 food	case
4	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 amounts	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 drink	cc
6	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 food	conj
7	offered	offer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 drink	acl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 meeting	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 meeting	det
10	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 offered	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 event	punct
12	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 meeting	parataxis
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 journey	cc
14	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 event	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 amounts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	participle		drink not said here		a meeting			vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	amount			food and drink					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

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: euphemism, polite — kept apart, not parsed.

alcoholic drinks, as in "liquid refreshments" or "a few refreshments".

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 drinks	amod
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 refreshments	punct
4	as	as	ADP	_	8 refreshments	case
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 refreshments	case
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 refreshments	punct
7	liquid	liquid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 refreshments	amod
8	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drinks	appos
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 refreshments	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 refreshments	cc
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 refreshments	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 refreshments	det
13	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 refreshments	amod
14	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drinks	conj
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 refreshments	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drinks	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: formal, singular — kept apart, not parsed.

the feeling of being refreshed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 refreshed	mark
4	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 refreshed	aux:pass
5	refreshed	refresh	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 feeling	acl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	refresh	gerund · passive		the feeling not said here					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»

Example 1

Refreshments will be served after the school play.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 served	nsubj:pass
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 served	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 served	aux:pass
4	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	ADP	_	8 play	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 play	det
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 play	compound
8	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 served	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 served	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	serve	future · passive		Refreshments			after the school play		vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute

Example 2

We sold refreshments at the sports day to raise money.

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 sold	nsubj
2	sold	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sold	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 day	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 day	det
6	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 day	compound
7	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sold	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 raise	mark
9	raise	raise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 sold	advcl
10	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 raise	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	past	We	refreshments			day		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent refreshment=Theme
2	raise	to-infinitive	We not said here	money					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 3

The grown-ups went to the pub for some liquid refreshment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ups	det
2	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 ups	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 grown	punct
4	ups	up	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 went	nsubj
5	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 pub	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pub	det
8	pub	pub	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	obl
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 refreshment	case
10	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 refreshment	det
11	liquid	liquid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 refreshment	amod
12	refreshment	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	participle							vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	go	past	the grown ups			the pub		for some liquid refreshment	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to pub=Initial_Location

Example 4

"Had a few refreshments last night, did we?" the neighbour teased.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Had	punct
2	Had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 refreshments	det
4	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 refreshments	amod
5	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Had	obj
6	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 night	amod
7	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Had	obl:unmarked
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 did	punct
9	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 Had	conj
10	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 did	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 Had	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Had	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 neighbour	det
14	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Had	obj
15	teased	tease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 neighbour	acl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	have in a quote	past	a few refreshments	night	tree rules
2	do in a quote	past	we		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Eventuality
3	tease	participle	the neighbour not said here		vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Light refreshments include tea, juice and biscuits.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 refreshments	amod
2	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 include	nsubj
3	include	include	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 include	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 juice	punct
6	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tea	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 biscuits	cc
8	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tea	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 include	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	include	present	Light refreshments	tea and juice and biscuits					vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Theme

Example 6

The coach stopped for refreshments halfway.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	nsubj
3	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 refreshments	case
5	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stopped	obl
6	halfway	halfway	ADV	_	3 stopped	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the coach					for refreshments; halfway property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 7

Shortly afterward, refreshments, consisting mostly of Camel's hump and ribs, were served to the company.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shortly	shortly	ADV	_	2 afterward	advmod
2	afterward	afterward	ADV	_	4 refreshments	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 afterward	punct
4	refreshments	refreshment	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 served	nsubj:pass
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 consisting	punct
6	consisting	consist	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 refreshments	acl
7	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	11 hump	advmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 hump	case
9	Camel	Camel	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 hump	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 Camel	case
11	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 consisting	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 ribs	cc
13	ribs	rib	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 hump	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 refreshments	punct
15	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 served	aux:pass
16	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	to	to	ADP	_	19 company	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 company	det
19	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 served	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 served	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consist	gerund	refreshments not said here					of Camel's hump and ribs	tree rules
2	serve	past · passive		refreshments	the company				vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to company=Recipient

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