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title: caff — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «caff» in the school dictionary: A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches. It is a short form of "café". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# caff

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**Who acts:** tea, We, builders, you, caff, old caff · **What happens:** serve, fry, be, have, stop, meet · **To what, where:** fried breakfasts, short form, egg, local caff, caff, you

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches. It is a short form of "café".

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*Sentence 1:* A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:m1:1
# text = A small, simple, cheap café, often serving fried breakfasts, tea and sandwiches.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
11	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	breakfasts	breakfast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | gerund |  | fried breakfasts and tea and sandwiches |  |  |  | often *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Attribute |
| 2 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* It is a short form of "café".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:m1:2
# text = It is a short form of "café".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | tea | a short form |  |  |  | of café | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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We had egg and chips at the local caff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:x1:1
# text = We had egg and chips at the local caff.
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	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	caff	caff	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 | **have** | past | We | egg and chips |  | the local caff |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The builders always stop at the caff for a cuppa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:x2:1
# text = The builders always stop at the caff for a cuppa.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	builders	builder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	caff	caff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cuppa	cuppa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | the builders |  |  | the caff |  | for a cuppa; always *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at caff=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Meet you at the caff on the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:x3:1
# text = Meet you at the caff on the corner.
1	Meet	meet	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	caff	caff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | imperative | you *not said here* | you |  | the caff on the corner |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The caff opens at six for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:x4:1
# text = The caff opens at six for breakfast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caff	caff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **open** | present | the caff |  |  | six |  | for breakfast | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at six=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The old caff by the station has steamed-up windows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caff:x5:1
# text = The old caff by the station has steamed-up windows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	caff	caff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	steamed	steam	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the old caff by the station | steamed up windows |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient |
| 2 | **steam** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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