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title: bijou — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bijou» in the school dictionary: Bijou means small and elegant, used about a house or flat; it is often a euphemism for "very small". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bijou

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**Who acts:** Bijou, advert, They, nice way, house, café · **What happens:** mean, use, be, say, live, keep · **To what, where:** small, euphemism, small jewel, French word, bijou cottage, nice way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bijou» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [bijou in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bijou.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, mostly estate agents' language — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bijou means small and elegant, used about a house or flat; it is often a euphemism for "very small".

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:m1:1
# text = Bijou means small and elegant, used about a house or flat; it is often a euphemism for "very small".
1	Bijou	bijou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	elegant	elegant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	euphemism	euphemism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	very	very	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bijou | small |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent small=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | participle | Bijou *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about a house | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Bijou | a euphemism |  |  |  | for small; often *property* | 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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Usage: rare noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bijou is a small jewel or a pretty trinket; it is the French word for jewel.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:m2:1
# text = A bijou is a small jewel or a pretty trinket; it is the French word for jewel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bijou	bijou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	trinket	trinket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bijou | a small jewel or a pretty trinket |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | bijou | the French word |  |  |  | for jewel | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The advert said "bijou flat", which meant it was tiny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:x1:1
# text = The advert said "bijou flat", which meant it was tiny.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	advert	advert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	bijou	bijou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the advert |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | advert |  |  |  |  | tiny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They live in a bijou cottage by the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:x2:1
# text = They live in a bijou cottage by the sea.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bijou	bijou	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | They |  |  | a bijou cottage |  | by the sea | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cottage=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Bijou" is a nice way of saying the house is small.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:x3:1
# text = "Bijou" is a nice way of saying the house is small.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bijou	Bijou	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bijou | a nice way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a nice way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the house |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The café is bijou but very cosy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:x4:1
# text = The café is bijou but very cosy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bijou	bijou	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	cosy	cosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	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 | **is** | present | the café |  |  |  |  | bijou *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the café *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma keeps a little bijou on a chain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:x5:1
# text = Grandma keeps a little bijou on a chain.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bijou	bijou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandma | a little bijou |  | a chain |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bijou=Theme on chain=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The "bijou residence" turned out to be one room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bijou:x6:1
# text = The "bijou residence" turned out to be one room.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	bijou	bijou	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	_
6	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn out** | past | the bijou residence |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | the bijou residence *not said here* | one room |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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