wafer Who acts: wafer, Wafer thin, I, church, Gran · What happens: be, eat, give, mean, have, snap · To what, where: thin light crisp biscuit, thin round piece, many churches, special bread, Holy Communion, thin slice
«wafer» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: wafer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A wafer is a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream or with cream between layers.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod punct amod punct amod punct advmod acl case compound obl cc case conj case nmod punct root A DET wafer NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV thin ADJ , PUNCT light ADJ , PUNCT crisp ADJ biscuit NOUN , PUNCT often ADV eaten VERB with ADP ice NOUN cream NOUN or CCONJ with ADP cream NOUN between ADP layers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wafer det 2 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 11 biscuit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 biscuit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 biscuit det 5 very very ADV _ 6 thin advmod 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 11 biscuit amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 thin punct 8 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 11 biscuit amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 light punct 10 crisp crisp ADJ Degree=Pos 11 biscuit amod 11 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 eaten punct 13 often often ADV _ 14 eaten advmod 14 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 biscuit acl 15 with with ADP _ 17 cream case 16 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 17 cream compound 17 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 14 eaten obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 cream cc 19 with with ADP _ 20 cream case 20 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 17 cream conj 21 between between ADP _ 22 layers case 22 layers layer NOUN Number=Plur 20 cream nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 11 biscuit punct
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1 is a present a wafer a thin light crisp biscuit tree rules 2 eat participle a thin light crisp biscuit not said here with ice cream or cream between layers; often property 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: church — kept apart, not parsed.
In many churches, a wafer is a thin, round piece of special bread given at Holy Communion.
The tree, 17 words case amod obl punct det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case amod nmod acl case amod obl punct root In ADP many ADJ churches NOUN , PUNCT a DET wafer NOUN is AUX a DET thin ADJ , PUNCT round ADJ piece NOUN of ADP special ADJ bread NOUN given VERB at ADP Holy ADJ Communion PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 churches case 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 churches amod 3 churches church NOUN Number=Plur 12 piece obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 churches punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 wafer det 6 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 12 piece nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 piece cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 piece det 9 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 12 piece amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 thin punct 11 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 12 piece amod 12 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 of of ADP _ 15 bread case 14 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 15 bread amod 15 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 12 piece nmod 16 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 bread acl 17 at at ADP _ 19 Communion case 18 Holy holy ADJ Degree=Pos 19 Communion amod 19 Communion Communion PROPN Number=Sing 16 given obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 12 piece punct
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1 is a present a wafer a thin round piece many churches of special bread tree rules 2 give participle special bread not said here Holy Communion vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent at communion=Asset
Meaning 3 A wafer is any very thin slice: a wafer of silicon in computer chips.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod punct det appos case nmod case compound nmod punct root A DET wafer NOUN is AUX any DET very ADV thin ADJ slice NOUN : PUNCT a DET wafer NOUN of ADP silicon NOUN in ADP computer NOUN chips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wafer det 2 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 7 slice nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 slice cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 7 slice det 5 very very ADV _ 6 thin advmod 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 slice amod 7 slice slice NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 wafer punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 wafer det 10 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 7 slice appos 11 of of ADP _ 12 silicon case 12 silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 10 wafer nmod 13 in in ADP _ 15 chips case 14 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 15 chips compound 15 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 10 wafer nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 slice punct
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1 is a present a wafer any thin slice tree rules
Meaning 4 Wafer-thin means extremely thin.
compound punct nsubj advmod xcomp punct root Wafer NOUN - PUNCT thin ADJ means VERB extremely ADV thin ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 3 thin compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Wafer punct 3 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 extremely extremely ADV _ 6 thin advmod 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Wafer thin thin property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 I had a strawberry ice cream with two wafers.
nsubj det compound compound obj case nummod nmod punct root I PRON had VERB a DET strawberry NOUN ice NOUN cream NOUN with ADP two NUM wafers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cream det 4 strawberry strawberry NOUN Number=Sing 5 ice compound 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 cream compound 6 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 wafers case 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 wafers nummod 9 wafers wafer NOUN Number=Plur 6 cream nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I a ice cream with two wafers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient
Example 2 The chocolate wafer bar snapped in half.
det compound compound acl case obl punct root The DET chocolate NOUN wafer NOUN bar NOUN snapped VERB in ADP half NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bar det 2 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 4 bar compound 3 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 4 bar compound 4 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 snapped snap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 bar acl 6 in in ADP _ 7 half case 7 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 5 snapped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 bar punct
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1 snap participle the chocolate wafer bar not said here half vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in half=Location
Example 3 (church) At Mass, the priest gave each person a small round wafer.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj punct case nmod punct det nsubj det obj det amod amod obj punct root ( PUNCT church NOUN ) PUNCT At ADP Mass PROPN , PUNCT the DET priest NOUN gave VERB each DET person NOUN a DET small ADJ round ADJ wafer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 church punct 2 church church NOUN Number=Sing 9 gave nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 church punct 4 At at ADP _ 5 Mass case 5 Mass Mass PROPN Number=Sing 2 church nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 church punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 priest det 8 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 9 gave nsubj 9 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 each each DET PronType=Tot 11 person det 11 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 gave obj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 wafer det 13 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 15 wafer amod 14 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 15 wafer amod 15 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 9 gave obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 gave punct
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1 give past church at Mass a small round wafer each person vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent person=Recipient wafer=Theme
Example 4 The ham was sliced wafer-thin.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass compound punct xcomp punct root The DET ham NOUN was AUX sliced VERB wafer NOUN - PUNCT thin ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ham det 2 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 4 sliced nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sliced aux:pass 4 sliced slice VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 wafer wafer NOUN Number=Sing 7 thin compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 wafer punct 7 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sliced xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 sliced punct
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1 slice past · passive the ham thin property vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 5 Computer chips are made on thin silicon wafers.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod compound obl punct root Computer NOUN chips NOUN are AUX made VERB on ADP thin ADJ silicon NOUN wafers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 2 chips compound 2 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 on on ADP _ 8 wafers case 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 8 wafers amod 7 silicon silicon NOUN Number=Sing 8 wafers compound 8 wafers wafer NOUN Number=Plur 4 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make present · passive Computer chips thin silicon wafers vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 Gran keeps pink wafers in the biscuit tin.
nsubj amod obj case det compound obl punct root Gran PROPN keeps VERB pink ADJ wafers NOUN in ADP the DET biscuit NOUN tin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wafers amod 4 wafers wafer NOUN Number=Plur 2 keeps obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 tin case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tin det 7 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 8 tin compound 8 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Gran pink wafers the biscuit tin vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wafer=Theme in tin=Location
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