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title: adobe — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «adobe» in the school dictionary: Mud mixed with straw and dried in the sun to make bricks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# adobe

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**Who acts:** Adobe, software company, adobe house, Pueblo people, We, Adobe walls · **What happens:** mix, dry, make, be, stay, build · **To what, where:** Mud, sun, bricks, building, software company, programs

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«adobe» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [adobe in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adobe.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mud mixed with straw and dried in the sun to make bricks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:m1:1
# text = Mud mixed with straw and dried in the sun to make bricks.
1	Mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | participle |  | Mud *not said here* |  |  |  | with straw | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with straw=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  | the sun |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | bricks |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset brick=Product |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A building made of these sun-dried bricks, common in dry places like the south-western USA and Mexico.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:m2:1
# text = A building made of these sun-dried bricks, common in dry places like the south-western USA and Mexico.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
17	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a building *not said here* |  |  |  | of this dried bricks | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adobe is a software company that makes programs such as Photoshop and the PDF reader.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:m3:1
# text = Adobe is a software company that makes programs such as Photoshop and the PDF reader.
1	Adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	software	software	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	programs	program	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	Photoshop	Photoshop	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	PDF	PDF	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Adobe | a software company |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a software company | programs |  |  |  | such Photoshop and the PDF reader | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset program=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The adobe house stayed cool in the desert heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x1:1
# text = The adobe house stayed cool in the desert heat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the adobe house |  |  | the desert heat |  | cool *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in heat=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pueblo people built homes from adobe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x2:1
# text = Pueblo people built homes from adobe.
1	Pueblo	Pueblo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Pueblo people | homes |  | adobe |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent home=Product from adobe=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made tiny adobe bricks from mud and straw in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x3:1
# text = We made tiny adobe bricks from mud and straw in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	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** | past | We | tiny adobe bricks |  | mud and straw in class |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent brick=Product from mud=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adobe walls are very thick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x4:1
# text = Adobe walls are very thick.
1	Adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Adobe walls |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain can wear away adobe over time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x5:1
# text = Rain can wear away adobe over time.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear away** | can | Rain | adobe |  |  | time | away *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent adobe=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad opened the file in Adobe Reader.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x6:1
# text = Dad opened the file in Adobe Reader.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Adobe	Adobe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Reader	Reader	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | Dad | the file |  | Adobe Reader |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent file=Theme in reader=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old mission church is made of adobe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adobe:x7:1
# text = The old mission church is made of adobe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	mission	mission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the old mission church |  |  |  | of adobe | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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