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title: char — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «char» in the school dictionary: To burn something a little so the outside goes black. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# char

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**Who acts:** outside, cleaning woman, trout, you, skins, forest fire · **What happens:** burn, go, pay, clean, live, char · **To what, where:** something, houses, cold lakes, peppers, hundreds, charred wood

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«char» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [char in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/char.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To burn something a little so the outside goes black.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:m1:1
# text = To burn something a little so the outside goes black.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	burn	burn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | the outside |  |  |  |  | black *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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Usage: UK, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cleaning woman paid to clean houses or offices (short for charwoman).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:m2:1
# text = A cleaning woman paid to clean houses or offices (short for charwoman).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	charwoman	charwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | a cleaning woman |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive | a cleaning woman *not said here* | houses or offices |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent house=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tea, as in «a cup of char».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:m3:1
# text = Tea, as in «a cup of char».
1	Tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	char	char	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kind of fish related to trout and salmon that lives in cold lakes and seas (the Arctic char).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:m4:1
# text = A kind of fish related to trout and salmon that lives in cold lakes and seas (the Arctic char).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	trout	trout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	Arctic	arctic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	char	char	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | trout and salmon |  |  | cold lakes and seas |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Char the peppers on the grill until the skins go black.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x1:1
# text = Char the peppers on the grill until the skins go black.
1	Char	char	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	peppers	pepper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grill	grill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **char** | imperative | you *not said here* | the peppers |  |  |  | on the grill | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent pepper=Patient on grill=Instrument |
| 2 | **go** | present | the skins |  |  |  |  | black *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forest fire charred hundreds of trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x2:1
# text = The forest fire charred hundreds of trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	charred	char	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **char** | participle | the forest fire *not said here* | hundreds of trees |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found charred wood in the old fireplace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x3:1
# text = We found charred wood in the old fireplace.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	charred	char	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fireplace	fireplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | charred wood |  | the old fireplace |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Topic |
| 2 | **char** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad asked for "a cup of char" with two sugars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x4:1
# text = Grandad asked for "a cup of char" with two sugars.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	char	char	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	sugars	sugar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  | for a cup of char; with two sugars | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story, the char scrubbed the floors every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x5:1
# text = In the old story, the char scrubbed the floors every morning.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	char	char	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | past | the char | the floors |  | the old story | morning |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent floor=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arctic char live in very cold lakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x6:1
# text = Arctic char live in very cold lakes.
1	Arctic	arctic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	char	char	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	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Arctic char |  |  | cold lakes |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burnt toast was charred at the edges.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:char:x7:1
# text = The burnt toast was charred at the edges.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	charred	char	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **char** | past · passive |  | the burnt toast |  | the edges |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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