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title: loam — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «loam» in the Judaism dictionary: Loam is rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and clay, with rotting plants in it; it is very good for growing things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# loam

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**Who acts:** Loam, garden, We, Loamy soil, farmer · **What happens:** be, make, rot, grow, have, test · **To what, where:** dark soil, things, best soil, dark crumbly loam, sand, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«loam» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: [loam in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/loam.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Loam is rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and clay, with rotting plants in it; it is very good for growing things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:m1:1
# text = Loam is rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and clay, with rotting plants in it; it is very good for growing things.
1	Loam	loam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	silt	silt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	rotting	rot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	amod	_	_
21	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
27	very	very	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
29	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
30	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	28	advcl	_	_
31	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Loam |  |  |  |  | dark soil *obl*; rich *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | dark soil *not said here* |  |  |  | of a good mix of sand and silt and clay; with rotting plants in Loam | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **rot** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present | Loam |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **grow** | gerund | Loam *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thing=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Loam is the best soil for vegetables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:x1:1
# text = Loam is the best soil for vegetables.
1	Loam	loam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Loam | the best soil |  |  |  | for vegetables | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden has dark, crumbly loam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:x2:1
# text = The garden has dark, crumbly loam.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	crumbly	crumbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	loam	loam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the garden | dark crumbly loam |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loam=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested sand, clay and loam to see which drains best.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:x3:1
# text = We tested sand, clay and loam to see which drains best.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	loam	loam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	drains	drain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | We | sand and clay and loam |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **drain** | present |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Loamy soil holds water but doesn't flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:x4:1
# text = Loamy soil holds water but doesn't flood.
1	Loamy	loamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	flood	flood	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | Loamy soil | water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **flood** | present · do-support | Loamy soil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer was pleased with the rich loam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:x5:1
# text = The farmer was pleased with the rich loam.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	loam	loam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the farmer |  |  |  |  | with the rich loam; pleased *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mix compost into the soil to make it more like loam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:loam:x6:1
# text = Mix compost into the soil to make it more like loam.
1	Mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	loam	loam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | soil |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

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