rhubarb

Who acts: word actors, crowd, Grandad, We, Rhubarb, you · What happens: cook, eat, mutter, sound, talk, grow · To what, where: long thick pink stalks, rhubarb, background, garden, rhubarb crumble, rhubarb leaves · Speech: someone speaks here

«rhubarb» 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: rhubarb in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A garden plant with long thick pink or red stalks that are cooked with sugar and eaten as a sweet food, as in rhubarb crumble.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 plant	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plant	compound
3	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	10 stalks	case
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stalks	amod
6	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stalks	amod
7	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stalks	amod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 red	cc
9	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pink	conj
10	stalks	stalk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 plant	nmod
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 cooked	nsubj:pass
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 cooked	aux:pass
13	cooked	cook	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 stalks	acl
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 sugar	case
15	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cooked	obl
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 eaten	cc
17	eaten	eat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 cooked	conj
18	as	as	ADP	_	21 food	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 food	det
20	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 food	amod
21	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 eaten	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 crumble	punct
23	as	as	ADP	_	26 crumble	case
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 crumble	case
25	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 crumble	compound
26	crumble	crumble	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cooked	parataxis
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cook	present · passive		long thick pink stalks				with sugar	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with sugar=Instrument
2	eat	participle						as a sweet food	vn eat-39.1-1 «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: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Nonsense or silly talk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 talk	cc
3	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 talk	amod
4	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Nonsense	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Nonsense	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: theatre, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

The word actors mutter, "rhubarb, rhubarb", to sound like a crowd talking in the background.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 actors	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 actors	compound
3	actors	actor	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 mutter	nsubj
4	mutter	mutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 rhubarb	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 rhubarb	punct
7	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mutter	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 rhubarb	punct
9	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rhubarb	conj
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 rhubarb	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sound	punct
12	to	to	PART	_	13 sound	mark
13	sound	sound	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 mutter	conj
14	like	like	ADP	_	16 crowd	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 crowd	det
16	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sound	obl
17	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 crowd	acl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 background	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 background	det
20	background	background	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 talking	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mutter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	mutter speech: assert	present	the word actors	rhubarb and rhubarb			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhubarb=Topic
2	sound	to-infinitive	the word actors not said here			like a crowd	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	talk	gerund	a crowd not said here		the background		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: US, old slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A noisy argument or fight, especially in baseball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 argument	det
2	noisy	noisy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 argument	amod
3	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 fight	cc
5	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 argument	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 baseball	punct
7	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 baseball	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 baseball	case
9	baseball	baseball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 argument	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 argument	punct

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

Example 1

Grandad grows rhubarb in his garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 grows	nsubj
2	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grows	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 garden	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 garden	nmod:poss
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grows	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present	Grandad	rhubarb		Grandad's garden			vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rhubarb=Theme

Example 2

We had rhubarb crumble with custard for pudding.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crumble	compound
4	crumble	crumble	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 custard	case
6	custard	custard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crumble	nmod
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 pudding	case
8	pudding	pudding	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 custard	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	rhubarb crumble				with custard for pudding	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumble=Patient

Example 3

Rhubarb is very sour, so you cook it with sugar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sour	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sour	cop
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 sour	advmod
4	sour	sour	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 cook	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 cook	advmod
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 cook	nsubj
8	cook	cook	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sour	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 cook	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 sugar	case
11	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cook	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Rhubarb					sour property	tree rules
2	cook	present	you	Rhubarb				with sugar	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with sugar=Instrument

Example 4

Never eat rhubarb leaves; they are poisonous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 eat	advmod
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 leaves	compound
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 poisonous	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 poisonous	nsubj
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 poisonous	cop
8	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 eat	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not eat	imperative	you not said here	rhubarb leaves					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient
2	is	present	leaves = leaf					poisonous property	tree rules

Example 5

In the school play, the crowd muttered "rhubarb, rhubarb".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 play	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 play	det
3	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 play	compound
4	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 muttered	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 play	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 crowd	det
7	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 muttered	nsubj
8	muttered	mutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 rhubarb	punct
10	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 muttered	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 rhubarb	punct
12	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rhubarb	conj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 rhubarb	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 muttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mutter speech: assert	past	the crowd	rhubarb and rhubarb		the school play			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhubarb=Topic

Example 6

"That's a load of rhubarb!" said Nan, meaning nonsense.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 load	punct
2	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 load	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 load	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 load	det
5	load	load	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 rhubarb	case
7	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 load	nmod
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 load	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 load	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	Nan	Nan	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 meaning	punct
13	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 said	advcl
14	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 meaning	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	That	a load	of rhubarb	tree rules
2	say speech: express	past	a load			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	mean	gerund	a load not said here	nonsense		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nonsense=Topic

Example 7

Rhubarb and custard sweets are pink and yellow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sweets	compound
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 custard	cc
3	custard	custard	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Rhubarb	conj
4	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 pink	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pink	cop
6	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 yellow	cc
8	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pink	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Rhubarb sweets					pink property	tree rules
2	be		Rhubarb sweets not said here						tree rules

Example 8

She believed to her last day in old-fashioned remedies like rhubarb leaf, and made sounds of contempt over all this new-fangled talk about germs, and so on.

The tree, 29 words

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 believed	nsubj
2	believed	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 day	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 day	nmod:poss
5	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 day	amod
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 believed	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	11 remedies	case
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 fashioned	amod
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 old	punct
10	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 remedies	amod
11	remedies	remedy	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 day	nmod
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 leaf	case
13	rhubarb	rhubarb	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 leaf	compound
14	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 remedies	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 made	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 made	cc
17	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 believed	conj
18	sounds	sound	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 made	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 contempt	case
20	contempt	contempt	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sounds	nmod
21	over	over	ADP	_	27 talk	case
22	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	27 talk	det:predet
23	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	27 talk	det
24	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 talk	amod
25	-	-	PUNCT	_	24 new	punct
26	fangled	fangl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	27 talk	amod
27	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 made	obl
28	about	about	ADP	_	29 germs	case
29	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 talk	nmod
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	33 on	punct
31	and	and	CCONJ	_	33 on	cc
32	so	so	ADV	_	33 on	advmod
33	on	on	ADV	_	17 made	advmod
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 believed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	believe	past	She			day	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	make	past	She not said here	sounds of contempt	all new fangled talk about germs		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
3	fangl	participle					tree rules

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