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title: almond — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «almond» in the school dictionary: An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# almond

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**Who acts:** tree, She, friend, we, almond tree, bag · **What happens:** eat, roast, use, grow on, put, make · **To what, where:** almond tree, baking, almonds, porridge, Almond milk, Marzipan

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«almond» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [almond in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/almond.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:m1:1
# text = An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	oval	oval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	almond	almond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
15	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | participle |  | the almond tree *not said here* |  |  |  | raw *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **roast** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | baking |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
The tree that the nut grows on, with pink or white blossom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:m2:1
# text = The tree that the nut grows on, with pink or white blossom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow on** | present | the tree |  |  |  |  | with pink blossom | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She put almonds on her porridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x1:1
# text = She put almonds on her porridge.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	almonds	almond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | She | almonds |  | her porridge |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent almond=Theme on porridge=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almond milk is made from almonds and water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x2:1
# text = Almond milk is made from almonds and water.
1	Almond	almond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	almonds	almond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Almond milk |  | almonds and water |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from almond=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x3:1
# text = Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar.
1	Marzipan	Marzipan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	almonds	almond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **make** | present · passive |  | Marzipan |  | ground almonds and sugar |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from almond=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend is allergic to almonds, so we don't share snacks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x4:1
# text = My friend is allergic to almonds, so we don't share snacks.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	almonds	almond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
13	snacks	snack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend |  |  |  |  | to almonds; allergic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **share** | present · do-support | we | snacks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The almond tree had pink blossom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x5:1
# text = The almond tree had pink blossom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	almond	almond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the almond tree | pink blossom |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blossom=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bag contained 30 almonds shared among 5 children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x6:1
# text = The bag contained 30 almonds shared among 5 children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contained	contain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	almonds	almond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | past | the bag | 30 almonds |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot almond=Theme |
| 2 | **share** | participle |  | 30 almonds *not said here* |  |  |  | among 5 children | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the left, just where the heart is, the gingerbread man had an almond stuck in to represent it, but the maiden was honey cake all over.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almond:x7:1
# text = On the left, just where the heart is, the gingerbread man had an almond stuck in to represent it, but the maiden was honey cake all over.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	left	left	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	almond	almond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
27	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
29	all	all	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	over	over	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	30	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick in** | participle |  | a almond *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **represent** | to-infinitive |  | almond |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the maiden | honey cake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the left |  | all, over *property* | tree rules |

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