roux Who acts: roux, French word, you, Gumbo, cheese sauce · What happens: be, melt, cook, use, thicken, mean · To what, where: mixture, flour, sauces, French word, French surname, butter
«roux» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: roux in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.
A roux is a mixture of melted butter (or fat) and flour cooked together, used to thicken sauces, soups and gravy.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct cc appos punct cc conj acl advmod punct conj mark advcl obj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET roux NOUN is AUX a DET mixture NOUN of ADP melted VERB butter NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ fat NOUN ) PUNCT and CCONJ flour NOUN cooked VERB together ADV , PUNCT used VERB to PART thicken VERB sauces NOUN , PUNCT soups NOUN and CCONJ gravy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 roux det 2 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 5 mixture nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mixture cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mixture det 5 mixture mixture NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 butter case 7 melted melt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 butter amod 8 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 5 mixture nmod 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 fat punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 fat cc 11 fat fat NOUN Number=Sing 8 butter appos 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 fat punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 flour cc 14 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 8 butter conj 15 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 flour acl 16 together together ADV _ 15 cooked advmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 used punct 18 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 mixture conj 19 to to PART _ 20 thicken mark 20 thicken thicken VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 used advcl 21 sauces sauce NOUN Number=Plur 20 thicken obj 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 soups punct 23 soups soup NOUN Number=Plur 21 sauces conj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 gravy cc 25 gravy gravy NOUN Number=Sing 21 sauces conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 mixture punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a roux a mixture of melted butter and flour tree rules 2 melt participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 cook participle flour not said here together property vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 use participle a roux not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 thicken to-infinitive a roux not said here sauces and soups and gravy vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sauce=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 Roux is also a French word meaning reddish-brown; it is a French surname too.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop advmod det amod acl amod punct xcomp punct nsubj cop det amod conj advmod punct root Roux NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET French ADJ word NOUN meaning VERB reddish ADJ - PUNCT brown ADJ ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX a DET French ADJ surname NOUN too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 6 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word cop 3 also also ADV _ 6 word advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 5 French French ADJ Degree=Pos 6 word amod 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 meaning mean VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 word acl 8 reddish reddish ADJ Degree=Pos 10 brown amod 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 reddish punct 10 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 7 meaning xcomp 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 surname punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 surname nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 surname cop 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 surname det 15 French French ADJ Degree=Pos 16 surname amod 16 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 6 word conj 17 too too ADV _ 16 surname advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 word punct
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1 is a present Roux a French word and a French surname tree rules 2 mean gerund a French word and a French surname not said here brown property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is a present Roux a French surname tree rules
Example 1 Melt the butter, add the flour, and stir to make a roux.
The tree, 12 words det obj punct conj det obj punct cc conj mark advcl det obj punct root Melt VERB the DET butter NOUN , PUNCT add VERB the DET flour NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ stir VERB to PART make VERB a DET roux NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Melt melt VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 butter det 3 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Melt obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 add punct 5 add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Melt conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 flour det 7 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 5 add obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 stir punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 stir cc 10 stir stir VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Melt conj 11 to to PART _ 12 make mark 12 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 stir advcl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 roux det 14 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 12 make obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Melt punct
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1 melt imperative you not said here the butter vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient butter=Result 2 add speech: assert infinitive you not said here the flour vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flour=Patient 3 stir infinitive you not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 4 make to-infinitive you not said here a roux vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset roux=Product
Example 2 Slowly whisk milk into the roux for a smooth white sauce.
advmod obj case det obl case det amod amod obl punct root Slowly ADV whisk VERB milk NOUN into ADP the DET roux NOUN for ADP a DET smooth ADJ white ADJ sauce NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowly slowly ADV _ 2 whisk advmod 2 whisk whisk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 whisk obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 roux case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 roux det 6 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 2 whisk obl 7 for for ADP _ 11 sauce case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 sauce det 9 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sauce amod 10 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sauce amod 11 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 2 whisk obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 whisk punct
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1 whisk imperative you not said here milk for a smooth white sauce; into the roux; slowly property vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent milk=Patient into roux=Co-Patient
Example 3 A roux thickens the gravy.
det nsubj det obj punct root A DET roux NOUN thickens VERB the DET gravy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 roux det 2 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 3 thickens nsubj 3 thickens thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gravy det 5 gravy gravy NOUN Number=Sing 3 thickens obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 thickens punct
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1 thicken present a roux the gravy vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gravy=Patient
Example 4 Cook the roux for a minute so it doesn't taste of flour.
det obj case det obl mark nsubj aux advmod advcl case obl punct root Cook VERB the DET roux NOUN for ADP a DET minute NOUN so SCONJ it PRON does AUX n't PART taste VERB of ADP flour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cook cook VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 roux det 3 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cook obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 minute case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 minute det 6 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cook obl 7 so so SCONJ _ 11 taste mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 taste nsubj 9 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 taste aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 taste advmod 11 taste taste VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Cook advcl 12 of of ADP _ 13 flour case 13 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 11 taste obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Cook punct
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1 cook imperative you not said here the roux minute vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent roux=Patient 2 not taste present · do-support roux of flour vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 Gumbo in Louisiana starts with a dark brown roux.
nsubj case nmod case det amod amod obl punct root Gumbo PROPN in ADP Louisiana PROPN starts VERB with ADP a DET dark ADJ brown ADJ roux NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gumbo Gumbo PROPN Number=Sing 4 starts nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Louisiana case 3 Louisiana Louisiana PROPN Number=Sing 1 Gumbo nmod 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 9 roux case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 roux det 7 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 9 roux amod 8 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 9 roux amod 9 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 4 starts obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 starts punct
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1 start present Gumbo in Louisiana with a dark brown roux vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with roux=Subeventuality
Example 6 Our cheese sauce was lumpy because the roux was too hot.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop mark det nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root Our PRON cheese NOUN sauce NOUN was AUX lumpy ADJ because SCONJ the DET roux NOUN was AUX too ADV hot ADJ . PUNCT 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 sauce nmod:poss 2 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 3 sauce compound 3 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 5 lumpy nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 lumpy cop 5 lumpy lumpy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 hot mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 roux det 8 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 11 hot nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 hot cop 10 too too ADV _ 11 hot advmod 11 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lumpy advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 lumpy punct
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1 is past Our cheese sauce lumpy property tree rules 2 is past the roux hot property tree rules
Example 7 Use the same amount of butter and flour for a roux.
det amod obj case nmod cc conj case det obl punct root Use VERB the DET same ADJ amount NOUN of ADP butter NOUN and CCONJ flour NOUN for ADP a DET roux NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 amount det 3 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 4 amount amod 4 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 butter case 6 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 4 amount nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 flour cc 8 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 4 amount conj 9 for for ADP _ 11 roux case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 roux det 11 roux roux NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use imperative you not said here the same amount of butter and flour for a roux vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent amount=Theme for roux=Eventuality 2 amount butter nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
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