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title: breadcrumb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «breadcrumb» in the school dictionary: A tiny piece of bread. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# breadcrumb

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**Who acts:** website, you, Hansel, birds, breadcrumbs, Games · **What happens:** dry, use, coat, fry, show, be · **To what, where:** dried bread, food, breadcrumbs, path, fish, egg · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«breadcrumb» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [breadcrumb in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breadcrumb.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tiny piece of bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:m1:1
# text = A tiny piece of bread.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breadcrumbs (plural): very small bits of dried bread used for coating food like fish or chicken before frying.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:m2:1
# text = Breadcrumbs (plural): very small bits of dried bread used for coating food like fish or chicken before frying.
1	Breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	plural	plural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	coating	coat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	frying	fry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | dried bread *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **coat** | gerund |  | food or chicken |  |  |  | like fish | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme food=Destination |
| 4 | **fry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A breadcrumb trail: a line of links at the top of a website showing where you are, like Home \> Science \> Plants.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:m3:1
# text = A breadcrumb trail: a line of links at the top of a website showing where you are, like Home > Science > Plants.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	breadcrumb	breadcrumb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	links	link	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	Home	Home	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	_
22	>	>	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	Science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
24	>	>	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	25	case	_	_
25	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund | a website *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like Home's Science \> Plants | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **does** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hansel dropped breadcrumbs to mark the path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x1:1
# text = Hansel dropped breadcrumbs to mark the path.
1	Hansel	Hansel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | Hansel | breadcrumbs |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breadcrumb=Theme |
| 2 | **mark** | to-infinitive | Hansel *not said here* | the path |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent path=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The birds ate all the breadcrumbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x2:1
# text = The birds ate all the breadcrumbs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the birds | all breadcrumbs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breadcrumb=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dip the fish in egg and then in breadcrumbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x3:1
# text = Dip the fish in egg and then in breadcrumbs.
1	Dip	dip	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dip** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fish |  | egg and breadcrumbs |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent fish=Theme in egg=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were breadcrumbs all over the table after breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x4:1
# text = There were breadcrumbs all over the table after breakfast.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | breadcrumbs over the table after breakfast |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The website's breadcrumbs showed Home \> Games \> Puzzles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x5:1
# text = The website's breadcrumbs showed Home > Games > Puzzles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	>	>	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
8	Games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	>	>	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	Puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the website's breadcrumbs | Games's Puzzles |  |  |  | home *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent puzzle=Recipient |
| 2 | **puzzle** |  | Games |  |  |  |  |  | nom puzzle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We fed breadcrumbs to the ducks, but oats are better for them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x6:1
# text = We fed breadcrumbs to the ducks, but oats are better for them.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | We | breadcrumbs | the ducks |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent breadcrumb=Theme to duck=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | oats |  |  |  |  | for ducks *= duck*; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gangazara sat in the dark cellar, without the sun's light falling upon him, and feasted upon the breadcrumbs and sweetmeats that the rats so kindly supplied him with.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breadcrumb:x7:1
# text = Gangazara sat in the dark cellar, without the sun's light falling upon him, and feasted upon the breadcrumbs and sweetmeats that the rats so kindly supplied him with.
1	Gangazara	Gangazara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
13	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	feasted	feast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	sweetmeats	sweetmeat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	obj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	so	so	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
28	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl:relcl	_	_
30	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	obj	_	_
31	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Gangazara |  |  | the dark cellar |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cellar=Location |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund | the sun's light *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon Gangazara | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon he=Location |
| 3 | **feast** | past | Gangazara *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon the breadcrumbs and sweetmeats | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **supply** | participle · passive |  | the rats |  |  |  | kindly *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **light** |  | the sun |  |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

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