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title: aloes — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aloes» in the school dictionary: Aloes is a plant with thick, spiky leaves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aloes

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**Who acts:** Aloes, aloes wood, merchant, gardener, Aloe leaves · **What happens:** be, smell, burn, use, scent, bring · **To what, where:** plant, smelling wood, old tales, room, aloes wood, aloes

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«aloes» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [aloes in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aloes.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Aloes is a plant with thick, spiky leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aloes:m1:1
# text = Aloes is a plant with thick, spiky leaves.
1	Aloes	aloe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	spiky	spiky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Aloes | a plant |  |  |  | with thick spiky leaves | tree rules |

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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}

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In old tales, «aloes wood» is a sweet-smelling wood, burned or used for perfume.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aloes:m2:1
# text = In old tales, «aloes wood» is a sweet-smelling wood, burned or used for perfume.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	aloes	aloe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	amod	_	_
14	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	perfume	perfume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | aloes wood | a smelling wood |  | old tales |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **burn** | participle |  | a smelling wood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for perfume | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The room was scented with aloes and ambergris.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aloes:x1:1
# text = The room was scented with aloes and ambergris.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scented	scent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	aloes	aloe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ambergris	ambergris	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 | **scent** | past · passive |  | the room |  |  |  | with aloes and ambergris | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with aloe=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The merchant brought aloes wood and camphor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aloes:x2:1
# text = The merchant brought aloes wood and camphor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	aloes	aloe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the merchant | aloes wood and camphor |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent wood=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The gardener planted aloes by the wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aloes:x3:1
# text = The gardener planted aloes by the wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	aloes	aloe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | participle | the gardener *not said here* | aloes |  |  |  | by the wall | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent aloe=Theme by wall=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Aloe leaves can feel cool and sticky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aloes:x4:1
# text = Aloe leaves can feel cool and sticky.
1	Aloe	aloe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | Aloe leaves |  |  |  |  | cool *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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