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title: bacon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bacon» in the school dictionary: Bacon is salty meat from the back or sides of a pig, cut in thin slices and usually fried or grilled. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bacon

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**Who acts:** Bacon, I, people, You, Grandad, Crispy bacon · **What happens:** be, cut, fry, grill, bring, mean · **To what, where:** salty meat, back, thin slices, bacon, money, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bacon» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [bacon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bacon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bacon is salty meat from the back or sides of a pig, cut in thin slices and usually fried or grilled.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:m1:1
# text = Bacon is salty meat from the back or sides of a pig, cut in thin slices and usually fried or grilled.
1	Bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	slices	slice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	grilled	grill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bacon | salty meat |  | the back or sides of a pig |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | salty meat *not said here* |  | thin slices |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **grill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bring home the bacon means to earn money for your family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:m2:1
# text = To bring home the bacon means to earn money for your family.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	earn	earn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | the bacon |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent bacon=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **earn** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | money |  |  |  | for your family | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent money=Theme for family=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To save someone's bacon means to rescue them from trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:m3:1
# text = To save someone's bacon means to rescue them from trouble.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | to-infinitive |  | someone's bacon |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacon=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **rescue** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  | trouble |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent they=Theme from trouble=Source |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To want someone's bacon means to be after them, wanting to catch or harm them.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:m4:1
# text = To want someone's bacon means to be after them, wanting to catch or harm them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | to-infinitive |  | someone's bacon |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bacon=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | after them *= they* |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **catch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **harm** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad fried bacon and eggs for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x1:1
# text = Dad fried bacon and eggs for breakfast.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'd like a bacon sandwich, please.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x2:1
# text = I'd like a bacon sandwich, please.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | I | a bacon sandwich |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sandwich=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people do not eat bacon because of their religion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x3:1
# text = Some people do not eat bacon because of their religion.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | some people | bacon |  |  |  | because people's religion | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacon=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You saved my bacon by lending me a pen!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x4:1
# text = You saved my bacon by lending me a pen!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lending	lend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | You | my bacon |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacon=Theme |
| 2 | **lend** | gerund | You *not said here* | a pen | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient pen=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad worked hard to bring home the bacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x5:1
# text = Grandad worked hard to bring home the bacon.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | Grandad *not said here* | the bacon |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent bacon=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crispy bacon smells delicious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x6:1
# text = Crispy bacon smells delicious.
1	Crispy	crispy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Crispy bacon |  |  |  |  | delicious *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But he wants my bacon! gree-ee-ee!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bacon:x7:1
# text = But he wants my bacon! gree-ee-ee!"
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
7	gree	gree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	ee	ee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ee	ee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | he | my bacon |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bacon=Theme |
| 2 | **ee** |  | gree |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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