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title: brioche — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brioche» in the school dictionary: A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped like a bun with a little top knot. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brioche

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**Who acts:** I, burger, Brioche, We, baker · **What happens:** make, shape, have, come, be, bake · **To what, where:** soft sweet French bread, eggs, brioche, shiny brioche bun

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«brioche» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [brioche in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brioche.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped like a bun with a little top knot.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brioche:m1:1
# text = A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped like a bun with a little top knot.
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	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bun	bun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a soft sweet French bread *not said here* |  |  |  | with eggs and butter | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | eggs and butter *not said here* |  |  |  | like a bun; with a little top knot; often *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a brioche with jam for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brioche:x1:1
# text = I had a brioche with jam for breakfast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	brioche	brioche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	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 | I | a brioche |  |  |  | with jam for breakfast | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brioche=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burger came in a shiny brioche bun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brioche:x2:1
# text = The burger came in a shiny brioche bun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burger	burger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	brioche	brioche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bun	bun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the burger |  |  | a shiny brioche bun |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bun=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brioche is softer and sweeter than normal bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brioche:x3:1
# text = Brioche is softer and sweeter than normal bread.
1	Brioche	brioche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	softer	soft	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sweeter	sweet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Brioche |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Brioche *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than normal bread | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We baked brioche in French class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brioche:x4:1
# text = We baked brioche in French class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	brioche	brioche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | We | brioche |  |  |  | in French class | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent brioche=Patient in class=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baker brushed the brioche with egg so it would shine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brioche:x5:1
# text = The baker brushed the brioche with egg so it would shine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baker	baker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brushed	brush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brioche	brioche	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	shine	shine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | past | the baker | the brioche |  |  |  | with egg | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent brioche=Destination with egg=Theme |
| 2 | **shine** | would | baker |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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