thicken Who acts: liquid, crowd, Fog, plot, story, you · What happens: thicken, be, make, become, mean, stir · To what, where: something, sauce, flour, soup, road, crowd · Speech: someone speaks here
«thicken» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: thicken in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To thicken is to become thicker, or to make something thicker.
mark csubj cop mark xcomp punct cc mark conj obj xcomp punct root To PART thicken VERB is AUX to PART become VERB thicker ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART make VERB something PRON thicker ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 thicken mark 2 thicken thicken VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 become csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 become cop 4 to to PART _ 5 become mark 5 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 thicker thick ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 become xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 make punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 make cc 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 become conj 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 make obj 12 thicker thick ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 make xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 become punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken to-infinitive vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is present become, thick property tree rules 3 make to-infinitive something thick property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
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 A liquid that thickens becomes less runny, like sauce or custard.
det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl advmod xcomp punct case obl cc conj punct root A DET liquid NOUN that PRON thickens VERB becomes VERB less ADV runny ADJ , PUNCT like ADP sauce NOUN or CCONJ custard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 liquid det 2 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 5 becomes nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 thickens nsubj 4 thickens thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 liquid acl:relcl 5 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 7 runny advmod 7 runny runny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 becomes xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 sauce punct 9 like like ADP _ 10 sauce case 10 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 7 runny obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 custard cc 12 custard custard NOUN Number=Sing 10 sauce conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 becomes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken present a liquid vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 become present a liquid runny property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 Fog, smoke or a crowd that thickens becomes denser.
nsubj punct conj cc det conj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct root Fog NOUN , PUNCT smoke NOUN or CCONJ a DET crowd NOUN that PRON thickens VERB becomes VERB denser ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 9 becomes nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 smoke punct 3 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fog conj 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 crowd cc 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 crowd det 6 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fog conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 thickens nsubj 8 thickens thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 crowd acl:relcl 9 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 denser dense ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 becomes xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 becomes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken present a crowd vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 become present Fog and smoke or a crowd dense property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 «The plot thickens» means a story or situation becomes more mysterious and complicated.
The tree, 13 words punct det nsubj nsubj punct det nsubj cc conj ccomp advmod xcomp cc conj punct root « PUNCT The DET plot NOUN thickens VERB » PUNCT means VERB a DET story NOUN or CCONJ situation NOUN becomes VERB more ADV mysterious ADJ and CCONJ complicated ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 thickens punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 plot det 3 plot plot NOUN Number=Sing 4 thickens nsubj 4 thickens thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 thickens punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 story det 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 11 becomes nsubj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 situation cc 10 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing 8 story conj 11 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means ccomp 12 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 13 mysterious advmod 13 mysterious mysterious ADJ Degree=Pos 11 becomes xcomp 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 complicated cc 15 complicated complicated ADJ Degree=Pos 13 mysterious conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken in a quote present the plot vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 become present a story or situation mysterious property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Stir the sauce until it thickens.
det obj mark nsubj advcl punct root Stir VERB the DET sauce NOUN until SCONJ it PRON thickens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stir stir VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sauce det 3 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stir obj 4 until until SCONJ _ 6 thickens mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 thickens nsubj 6 thickens thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Stir advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stir punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stir imperative you not said here the sauce vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sauce=Experiencer 2 thicken present sauce vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Add flour to thicken the soup.
obj mark advcl det obj punct root Add VERB flour NOUN to PART thicken VERB the DET soup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 1 Add obj 3 to to PART _ 4 thicken mark 4 thicken thicken VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Add advcl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 soup det 6 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 4 thicken obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Add punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 add speech: assert imperative you not said here flour vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flour=Patient 2 thicken to-infinitive you not said here the soup vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soup=Patient
Example 3 The fog thickened and we could not see the road.
det nsubj cc nsubj aux advmod conj det obj punct root The DET fog NOUN thickened VERB and CCONJ we PRON could AUX not PART see VERB the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fog det 2 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 3 thickened nsubj 3 thickened thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 8 see cc 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 see nsubj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 see aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 see advmod 8 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 thickened conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 road det 10 road road NOUN Number=Sing 8 see obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 thickened punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken past the fog vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 not see could we the road vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer road=Stimulus
Example 4 The crowd thickened near the stage.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET crowd NOUN thickened VERB near ADP the DET stage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 thickened thicken VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 crowd acl 4 near near ADP _ 6 stage case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stage det 6 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 3 thickened obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 crowd punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken participle the crowd not said here the stage vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The ice on the pond thickened during the cold night.
det nsubj case det nmod case det amod obl punct root The DET ice NOUN on ADP the DET pond NOUN thickened VERB during ADP the DET cold ADJ night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ice det 2 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 thickened nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 pond case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pond det 5 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 2 ice nmod 6 thickened thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 during during ADP _ 10 night case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 night det 9 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 10 night amod 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 6 thickened obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 thickened punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken past the ice on the pond night vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Then the missing key turned up in Ben's bag — the plot thickens!
The tree, 13 words advmod det amod nsubj acl compound:prt case nmod:poss case obl punct det nsubj punct root Then ADV the DET missing ADJ key NOUN turned VERB up ADP in ADP Ben PROPN 's PART bag NOUN — PUNCT the DET plot NOUN thickens VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 key advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 key det 3 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 4 key amod 4 key key NOUN Number=Sing 14 thickens nsubj 5 turned turn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 key acl 6 up up ADP _ 5 turned compound:prt 7 in in ADP _ 10 bag case 8 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 10 bag nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Ben case 10 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 5 turned obl 11 — - PUNCT _ 14 thickens punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 plot det 13 plot plot NOUN Number=Sing 14 thickens nsubj 14 thickens thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 ! ! PUNCT _ 14 thickens punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn up participle the missing key not said here Ben's bag vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bag=Location 2 thicken present the missing key vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Trees thicken their trunks a little every year.
nsubj nmod:poss obj det obl:unmarked det obl:unmarked punct root Trees NOUN thicken VERB their PRON trunks NOUN a DET little ADJ every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 2 thicken nsubj 2 thicken thicken VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 trunks nmod:poss 4 trunks trunk NOUN Number=Plur 2 thicken obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 little det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 2 thicken obl:unmarked 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 year det 8 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 thicken obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 thicken punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thicken present Trees Trees's trunks year a little obl:unmarked vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent trunk=Patient
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