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title: brine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brine» in the school dictionary: Very salty water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brine

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**Who acts:** you, salt crystals, Dad, Brine shrimp · **What happens:** use, keep, add, leave, form, pickle · **To what, where:** Salty water, food, flavour, olives, brine, sun

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very salty water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:m1:1
# text = Very salty water.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salty water used to keep food fresh or add flavour, such as for pickles or olives.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:m2:1
# text = Salty water used to keep food fresh or add flavour, such as for pickles or olives.
1	Salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	pickles	pickle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | Salty water *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  | fresh *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | flavour and pickles or olives |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:m3:1
# text = The sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The olives are kept in brine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:x1:1
# text = The olives are kept in brine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	brine	brine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | the olives |  | brine |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in brine=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Leave the brine in the sun and salt crystals form.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:x2:1
# text = Leave the brine in the sun and salt crystals form.
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	brine	brine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | the brine |  | the sun |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent brine=Theme in sun=Location |
| 2 | **form** | present | salt crystals |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gherkins are pickled in brine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:x3:1
# text = Gherkins are pickled in brine.
1	Gherkins	gherkin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	pickled	pickle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	brine	brine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pickle** | present · passive |  | Gherkins |  |  |  | in brine | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in brine=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad brined the turkey overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:x4:1
# text = Dad brined the turkey overnight.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brined	brine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	turkey	turkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brine** | past | Dad | the turkey |  |  |  | overnight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brine shrimp live in very salty lakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:x5:1
# text = Brine shrimp live in very salty lakes.
1	Brine	brine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	shrimp	shrimp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **live** | present | Brine shrimp |  |  | salty lakes |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old sailor smelled of brine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brine:x6:1
# text = The old sailor smelled of brine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	smelled	smell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	brine	brine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | participle |  | the old sailor *not said here* |  |  |  | of brine | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of brine=Theme |

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