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title: cellophane — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cellophane» in the school dictionary: A thin, clear, shiny sheet material that is used for wrapping things such as flowers, sweets, gifts and food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cellophane

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**Who acts:** roses, Mum, We, you, everything, Cellophane · **What happens:** use, see, make, stain, come, wrap · **To what, where:** thin clear shiny sheet material, bright colours, crafts, stained glass windows, shiny cellophane, cellophane

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«cellophane» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [cellophane in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cellophane.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thin, clear, shiny sheet material that is used for wrapping things such as flowers, sweets, gifts and food.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:m1:1
# text = A thin, clear, shiny sheet material that is used for wrapping things such as flowers, sweets, gifts and food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	wrapping	wrapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | a thin clear shiny sheet material |  |  |  | for wrapping things such flowers and sweets and gifts and food | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for thing=Eventuality |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coloured cellophane: thin see-through sheets in bright colours used in crafts, for example to make stained-glass windows or coloured lenses.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:m2:1
# text = Coloured cellophane: thin see-through sheets in bright colours used in crafts, for example to make stained-glass windows or coloured lenses.
1	Coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	through	thorough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	crafts	craft	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	stained	stain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | bright colours *not said here* |  | crafts |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | stained glass windows or coloured lenses |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset window=Product |
| 4 | **stain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The roses came wrapped in shiny cellophane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x1:1
# text = The roses came wrapped in shiny cellophane.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **come** | past | the roses |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wrap** | participle | the roses *not said here* |  |  | shiny cellophane |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cellophane=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum tore the cellophane off the new box of crayons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x2:1
# text = Mum tore the cellophane off the new box of crayons.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tore	tore	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	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	crayons	crayon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tore** | past | Mum | the cellophane |  |  |  | off the new box of crayons | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a lantern with orange cellophane over the holes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x3:1
# text = We made a lantern with orange cellophane over the holes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lantern	lantern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a lantern |  | the holes |  | with orange cellophane | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lantern=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look through the blue cellophane and everything turns blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x4:1
# text = Look through the blue cellophane and everything turns blue.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | through the blue cellophane | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through cellophane=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | present | everything |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cellophane is transparent, so light can pass through it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x5:1
# text = Cellophane is transparent, so light can pass through it.
1	Cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	transparent	transparent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cellophane |  |  |  |  | transparent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | can | light |  |  | Cellophane |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through it=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sweets were twisted up in little cellophane wrappers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x6:1
# text = The sweets were twisted up in little cellophane wrappers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	twisted	twist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	wrappers	wrapper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twist up** | past · passive |  | the sweets |  | little cellophane wrappers |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cellophane crackled when I squeezed the parcel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x7:1
# text = The cellophane crackled when I squeezed the parcel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crackled	crackle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crackle** | past | the cellophane |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **squeeze** | past | I | the parcel |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class made stained-glass windows from black card and coloured cellophane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cellophane:x8:1
# text = Our class made stained-glass windows from black card and coloured cellophane.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	stained	stain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Our class | stained glass windows |  | black card and coloured cellophane |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset window=Product from card=Material |
| 2 | **stain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

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