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title: charcoal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «charcoal» in the school dictionary: Charcoal is a black, light material made by burning wood slowly with very little air; it burns hot and is used as fuel for barbecues. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# charcoal

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**Who acts:** Charcoal, Dad, We, I, you, She · **What happens:** be, make, burn, use, light, draw · **To what, where:** black light material, stick, material, drawing, dark grey colour, charcoal

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Charcoal is a black, light material made by burning wood slowly with very little air; it burns hot and is used as fuel for barbecues.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:m1:1
# text = Charcoal is a black, light material made by burning wood slowly with very little air; it burns hot and is used as fuel for barbecues.
1	Charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
20	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	barbecues	barbecue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Charcoal | a black light material |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a black light material *not said here* |  |  |  | by burning wood; with little air; slowly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **burn** | present | Charcoal |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **use** | present · passive | Charcoal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as fuel for barbecues | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |

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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 -->
A charcoal is a stick of this material used for drawing, or a drawing made with it.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:m2:1
# text = A charcoal is a stick of this material used for drawing, or a drawing made with it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a charcoal | a stick or a drawing |  |  |  | of this material | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | this material *not said here* |  |  |  | for drawing | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | a drawing *not said here* |  |  |  | with charcoal | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Charcoal, or charcoal grey, is a very dark grey colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:m3:1
# text = Charcoal, or charcoal grey, is a very dark grey colour.
1	Charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	charcoal	charcoal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	grey	grey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Charcoal or charcoal grey | a dark grey colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad lit the charcoal for the barbecue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x1:1
# text = Dad lit the charcoal for the barbecue.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lit	light	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	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | past | Dad | the charcoal |  |  |  | for the barbecue | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent charcoal=Product for barbecue=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew the bowl of fruit with charcoal in art class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x2:1
# text = We drew the bowl of fruit with charcoal in art class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | the bowl of fruit with charcoal in art class |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charcoal smudged when I touched it with my finger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x3:1
# text = The charcoal smudged when I touched it with my finger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smudged	smudge	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	touched	touch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smudge** | past | the charcoal |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **touch** | past | I | charcoal |  |  |  | with my finger | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme with finger=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never bring a charcoal grill into a tent or a house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x4:1
# text = Never bring a charcoal grill into a tent or a house.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	grill	grill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | a charcoal grill |  | a tent or a house |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent grill=Theme into tent=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Charcoal is mostly carbon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x5:1
# text = Charcoal is mostly carbon.
1	Charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Charcoal | carbon |  |  |  | mostly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a charcoal grey coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x6:1
# text = She wore a charcoal grey coat.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a charcoal grey coat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coals were glowing red under a layer of white ash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x7:1
# text = The coals were glowing red under a layer of white ash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coals	coal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past · progressive | the coals |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Activated charcoal is used in some water filters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:charcoal:x8:1
# text = Activated charcoal is used in some water filters.
1	Activated	activate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	charcoal	charcoal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	filters	filter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **activate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive |  | Activated charcoal |  | some water filters |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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