wholesale

Who acts: shop, wholesale price, Grandad, storm, new head teacher, Buying · What happens: sell, sell on, do, buy, be, run · To what, where: goods, shops, large amounts, customers, higher price, large scale

«wholesale» 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: wholesale in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

Selling goods in large amounts to shops and businesses, who then sell them on to customers at a higher price.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Selling	sell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	1 Selling	obj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 amounts	case
4	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 amounts	amod
5	amounts	amount	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Selling	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 shops	case
7	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Selling	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 businesses	cc
9	businesses	business	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 shops	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sell	punct
11	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 sell	nsubj
12	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 sell	advmod
13	sell	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Selling	conj
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 sell	obj
15	on	on	ADP	_	13 sell	compound:prt
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 customers	case
17	customers	customer	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 sell	obl
18	at	at	ADP	_	21 price	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 price	det
20	higher	high	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	21 price	amod
21	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sell	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Selling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	gerund		goods	shops and businesses	large amounts			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goods=Theme to shop=Recipient
2	sell on	present		goods	customers	a higher price	then		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Theme to customer=Recipient at price=Asset

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: adjective, money — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with such selling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 selling	case
4	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 selling	amod
5	selling	selling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with such selling	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"wholesale prices".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 prices	punct
2	wholesale	wholesale	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prices	compound
3	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 prices	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 prices	punct

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

Meaning 3

Done on a very large scale, often too much and without care.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	6 scale	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scale	det
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 large	advmod
5	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 scale	amod
6	scale	scale	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 much	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	10 much	advmod
9	too	too	ADV	_	10 much	advmod
10	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Done	parataxis
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 care	cc
12	without	without	ADP	_	13 care	case
13	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 much	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	participle				a large scale			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"wholesale destruction".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 destruction	punct
2	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 destruction	amod
3	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 destruction	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 destruction	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: adverb — kept apart, not parsed.

In large amounts, or completely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 amounts	case
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amounts	amod
3	amounts	amount	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 completely	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 completely	cc
6	completely	completely	ADV	_	3 amounts	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 completely	punct

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

Example 1

The shop buys its sweets wholesale and sells them one by one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buys	nsubj
3	buys	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 sweets	nmod:poss
5	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 buys	obj
6	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 buys	xcomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 sells	cc
8	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 buys	conj
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 sells	obj
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 sells	obj
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 one	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 one	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 buys	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	present	the shop	shop's sweets				wholesale property	vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme
2	sell	present	the shop not said here	sweets = sweet					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient one=Theme

Example 2

The wholesale price of a pen was 20p, and the shop sold it for 50p.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 price	det
2	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 price	amod
3	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 p	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 pen	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pen	det
6	pen	pen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 price	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 p	cop
8	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 p	nummod
9	p	p	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sold	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 sold	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 shop	det
13	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sold	nsubj
14	sold	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 p	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 sold	obj
16	for	for	ADP	_	18 p	case
17	50	50	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	18 p	nummod
18	p	p	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sold	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 p	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the wholesale price of a pen	20 p					tree rules
2	sell	past	the shop	price				for 50 p	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Theme for p=Asset

Example 3

Grandad runs a wholesale fruit business.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 runs	nsubj
2	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 business	det
4	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 business	amod
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 business	compound
6	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 runs	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 runs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	present	Grandad	a wholesale fruit business					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme business=Trajectory

Example 4

The storm caused wholesale damage to the forest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 storm	det
2	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	nsubj
3	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 damage	amod
5	damage	damage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 forest	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 forest	det
8	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 damage	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	the storm	wholesale damage				to the forest	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient

Example 5

The new head teacher made wholesale changes to the timetable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 teacher	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 teacher	amod
3	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 teacher	compound
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	wholesale	wholesale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 changes	amod
7	changes	change	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 timetable	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 timetable	det
10	timetable	timetable	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the new head teacher	wholesale changes				to the timetable	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Product

Example 6

Buying wholesale is cheaper because you buy a lot at once.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Buying	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 cheaper	csubj
2	wholesale	wholesale	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Buying	obj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cheaper	cop
4	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	7 buy	mark
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 buy	nsubj
7	buy	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cheaper	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 lot	det
9	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 buy	obj
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 once	case
11	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	7 buy	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cheaper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	buy	gerund		wholesale		vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wholesale=Theme
2	is	present	Buying		cheap property	tree rules
3	buy	present	you	a lot		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent lot=Theme at once=Asset

Example 7

Then came the mother herself, in crinoline, Madame AUGUST, a wholesale dealer in fruit, proprietress of a large number of fish ponds and a land cultivator.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 came	advmod
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 mother	det
4	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	nsubj
5	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 came	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 crinoline	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 crinoline	case
8	crinoline	crinoline	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	parataxis
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 AUGUST	punct
10	Madame	Madame	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 AUGUST	compound
11	AUGUST	AUGUST	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 crinoline	nmod:unmarked
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dealer	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 dealer	det
14	wholesale	wholesale	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 dealer	compound
15	dealer	dealer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crinoline	conj
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 fruit	case
17	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 dealer	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 proprietress	punct
19	proprietress	proprietress	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crinoline	conj
20	of	of	ADP	_	23 number	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 number	det
22	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 number	amod
23	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 proprietress	nmod
24	of	of	ADP	_	26 ponds	case
25	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 ponds	compound
26	ponds	pond	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 number	nmod
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 cultivator	cc
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	30 cultivator	det
29	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 cultivator	compound
30	cultivator	cultivator	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 ponds	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the mother	mother			then		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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