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spearmint

Who acts: I, Spearmint, toothpaste, We, Grandma · What happens: make, use, like, chew, grow, taste · To what, where: flavour, chewing gum, spearmint, gum, garden, spearmint leaves

«spearmint» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: spearmint in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A common kind of mint plant with pointed leaves and a fresh, sweet taste.

The tree, 14 words
detamodcaseamodnmodcaseamodnmodccdetamodpunctamodconjpunctrootADETcommonADJkindNOUNofADPmintADJplantNOUNwithADPpointedADJleavesNOUNandCCONJaDETfreshADJ,PUNCTsweetADJtasteNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 kinddet
2commoncommonADJDegree=Pos3 kindamod
3kindkindNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4ofofADP_6 plantcase
5mintmintADJDegree=Pos6 plantamod
6plantplantNOUNNumber=Sing3 kindnmod
7withwithADP_9 leavescase
8pointedpointedADJDegree=Pos9 leavesamod
9leavesleafNOUNNumber=Plur6 plantnmod
10andandCCONJ_15 tastecc
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 tastedet
12freshfreshADJDegree=Pos15 tasteamod
13,,PUNCT_12 freshpunct
14sweetsweetADJDegree=Pos15 tasteamod
15tastetasteNOUNNumber=Sing9 leavesconj
16..PUNCT_3 kindpunct

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

Meaning 2

The flavour made from it, used in chewing gum, toothpaste and sweets.

The tree, 12 words
detaclcaseoblpunctaclcasecompoundoblpunctconjccconjpunctrootTheDETflavourNOUNmadeVERBfromADPitPRON,PUNCTusedVERBinADPchewingNOUNgumNOUN,PUNCTtoothpasteNOUNandCCONJsweetsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 flavourdet
2flavourflavourNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 flavouracl
4fromfromADP_5 itcase
5ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 madeobl
6,,PUNCT_7 usedpunct
7useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 flavouracl
8ininADP_10 gumcase
9chewingchewingNOUNNumber=Sing10 gumcompound
10gumgumNOUNNumber=Sing7 usedobl
11,,PUNCT_12 toothpastepunct
12toothpastetoothpasteNOUNNumber=Sing10 gumconj
13andandCCONJ_14 sweetscc
14sweetssweetNOUNNumber=Plur10 gumconj
15..PUNCT_2 flavourpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makeparticiplethe flavour not said hereflavourvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from it=Material
2useparticiplethe flavour not said herechewing gum and toothpaste and sweetsvn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

I like spearmint chewing gum.

nsubjobjxcompobjpunctrootIPRONlikeVERBspearmintNOUNchewingVERBgumNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs2 likensubj
2likelikeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3spearmintspearmintNOUNNumber=Sing2 likeobj
4chewingchewVERBVerbForm=Ger2 likexcomp
5gumgumNOUNNumber=Sing4 chewingobj
6..PUNCT_2 likepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1likepresentIspearminttree rules
2chew not said to happengerundI not said heregumvn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gum=Patient

Example 2

Spearmint grows like crazy in the garden.

nsubjcaseoblcasedetoblpunctrootSpearmintNOUNgrowsVERBlikeADPcrazyADJinADPtheDETgardenNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SpearmintspearmintNOUNNumber=Sing2 growsnsubj
2growsgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3likelikeADP_4 crazycase
4crazycrazyADJDegree=Pos2 growsobl
5ininADP_7 gardencase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 gardendet
7gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing2 growsobl
8..PUNCT_2 growspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpresentSpearmintthe gardenlike crazyvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in garden=Location

Example 3

The toothpaste tastes of spearmint.

detnsubjcaseoblpunctrootTheDETtoothpasteNOUNtastesVERBofADPspearmintNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 toothpastedet
2toothpastetoothpasteNOUNNumber=Sing3 tastesnsubj
3tastestasteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ofofADP_5 spearmintcase
5spearmintspearmintNOUNNumber=Sing3 tastesobl
6..PUNCT_3 tastespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tastepresentthe toothpasteof spearmintvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

We added spearmint leaves to the lemonade.

nsubjcompoundobjcasedetoblpunctrootWePRONaddedVERBspearmintNOUNleavesNOUNtoADPtheDETlemonadeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 addednsubj
2addedaddVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3spearmintspearmintNOUNNumber=Sing4 leavescompound
4leavesleafNOUNNumber=Plur2 addedobj
5totoADP_7 lemonadecase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 lemonadedet
7lemonadelemonadeNOUNNumber=Sing2 addedobl
8..PUNCT_2 addedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1add speech: assertpastWespearmint leavesto the lemonadevn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient to lemonade=Co-Patient

Example 5

Spearmint is sweeter than peppermint.

nsubjcopcaseoblpunctrootSpearmintNOUNisAUXsweeterADJthanADPpeppermintNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SpearmintspearmintNOUNNumber=Sing3 sweeternsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 sweetercop
3sweetersweetADJDegree=Cmprootroot
4thanthanADP_5 peppermintcase
5peppermintpeppermintNOUNNumber=Sing3 sweeterobl
6..PUNCT_3 sweeterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentSpearmintthan peppermint; sweet propertytree rules

Example 6

Grandma made spearmint tea for my sore tummy.

nsubjcompoundobjcasenmod:possamodoblpunctrootGrandmaNOUNmadeVERBspearmintNOUNteaNOUNforADPmyPRONsoreADJtummyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandmagrandmaNOUNNumber=Sing2 madensubj
2mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3spearmintspearmintNOUNNumber=Sing4 teacompound
4teateaNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobj
5forforADP_8 tummycase
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 tummynmod:poss
7soresoreADJDegree=Pos8 tummyamod
8tummytummyNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobl
9..PUNCT_2 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastGrandmaspearmint teafor my sore tummyvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent tea=Material for tummy=Beneficiary

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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