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title: aspirin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aspirin» in the school dictionary: Aspirin is a medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aspirin

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**Who acts:** Aspirin, medicine, Grandpa, doctor, you, people · **What happens:** be, reduce, take, tell, not give, not take · **To what, where:** medicine, pain, one tablet, aspirin, Grandpa, children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«aspirin» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [aspirin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aspirin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aspirin is a medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:m1:1
# text = Aspirin is a medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling.
1	Aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reduces	reduce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Aspirin | a medicine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reduce** | present | a medicine | pain and fever and swelling |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer pain=Patient |

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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 -->
An aspirin is one tablet of this medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:m2:1
# text = An aspirin is one tablet of this medicine.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a aspirin | one tablet |  |  |  | of this medicine | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa takes an aspirin every day because his doctor told him to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x1:1
# text = Grandpa takes an aspirin every day because his doctor told him to.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Grandpa | a aspirin |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aspirin=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Grandpa's doctor |  | Grandpa |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aspirin is not usually given to children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x2:1
# text = Aspirin is not usually given to children.
1	Aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **give** | present · passive |  | Aspirin | children |  |  | usually *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to child=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never take medicine without asking an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x3:1
# text = Never take medicine without asking an adult.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | medicine |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep aspirin and other pills out of reach of little children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x4:1
# text = Keep aspirin and other pills out of reach of little children.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | aspirin and other pills |  | reach of little children |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent aspirin=Theme out reach=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago people chewed willow bark, which contains a chemical like aspirin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x5:1
# text = Long ago people chewed willow bark, which contains a chemical like aspirin.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	willow	willow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chemical	chemical	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | past | people | willow bark |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bark=Patient |
| 2 | **contain** | present | willow bark | a chemical |  |  |  | like aspirin | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot chemical=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She took two aspirins for her headache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x6:1
# text = She took two aspirins for her headache.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	aspirins	aspirin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **take** | past | She | two aspirins |  |  |  | for her headache | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent aspirin=Theme for headache=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medicines must stay in a locked cupboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x7:1
# text = Medicines must stay in a locked cupboard.
1	Medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | must | Medicines |  |  | a locked cupboard |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cupboard=Location |
| 2 | **lock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the label before taking any aspirin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aspirin:x8:1
# text = Read the label before taking any aspirin.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the label |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | gerund | you *not said here* | any aspirin |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aspirin=Theme |

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