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title: brie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brie» in the school dictionary: A soft, creamy French cheese with a white, soft rind, originally from the Brie region near Paris. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brie

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**Who acts:** Brie, We, Dad, little brother · **What happens:** be, have, cut, slice, come, not like · **To what, where:** region, brie, picnic, soft white rind, slice, France

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A soft, creamy French cheese with a white, soft rind, originally from the Brie region near Paris.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:m1:1
# text = A soft, creamy French cheese with a white, soft rind, originally from the Brie region near Paris.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	originally	originally	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Brie	Brie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
19	near	near	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brie is also a region of France.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:m2:1
# text = Brie is also a region of France.
1	Brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Brie | a region |  |  |  | of France | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had brie and grapes at the picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:x1:1
# text = We had brie and grapes at the picnic.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | brie and grapes |  | the picnic |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brie=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brie has a soft white rind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:x2:1
# text = Brie has a soft white rind.
1	Brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Brie | a soft white rind |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rind=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad cut a slice of brie for his sandwich.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:x3:1
# text = Dad cut a slice of brie for his sandwich.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sandwich	sandwich	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 | **cut** | past | Dad | a slice of brie |  |  |  | for Dad's sandwich | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent slice=Product for sandwich=Asset |
| 2 | **slice** |  |  | brie |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brie comes from France.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:x4:1
# text = Brie comes from France.
1	Brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Brie |  |  | France |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from france=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brie was so ripe it was runny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:x5:1
# text = The brie was so ripe it was runny.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	runny	runny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	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** | past | the brie |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | brie |  |  |  |  | runny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother doesn't like the smell of brie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brie:x6:1
# text = My little brother doesn't like the smell of brie.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	brie	brie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | My little brother | the smell of brie |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot smell=Theme |
| 2 | **smell** |  | brie |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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