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title: chile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chile» in the school dictionary: Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# chile

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**Who acts:** Chile, friendly dialect word, capital, Atacama Desert, sauce, you · **What happens:** be, taste, use, mean, speak, have · **To what, where:** long narrow country, South America, small tasting pepper, cooking, friendly dialect word, Southern American speech · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:m1:1
# text = Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
1	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	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	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Andes	Ande	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Chile | a long narrow country and the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean |  | South America |  |  | tree rules |

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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 chile (also chili or chilli) is a small hot-tasting pepper used in cooking.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:m2:1
# text = A chile (also chili or chilli) is a small hot-tasting pepper used in cooking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chile	chile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	chili	chili	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	chilli	chilli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
16	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a chile | a small tasting pepper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a small tasting pepper *not said here* |  | cooking |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chile can also be a friendly dialect word, used in some Southern American speech, meaning child or dear, when speaking to a young person.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:m3:1
# text = Chile can also be a friendly dialect word, used in some Southern American speech, meaning child or dear, when speaking to a young person.
1	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
13	Southern	Southern	PROPN	NNP	_	15	compound	_	_
14	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
18	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
23	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Chile | a friendly dialect word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a friendly dialect word *not said here* |  | Southern American speech |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund | a friendly dialect word *not said here* | child |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Topic |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | a friendly dialect word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a young person | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to person=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chile is a country in South America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x1:1
# text = Chile is a country in South America.
1	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Chile | a country |  | South America |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The capital of Chile is Santiago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x2:1
# text = The capital of Chile is Santiago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Santiago	Santiago	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the capital of Chile | Santiago |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chile is very long and narrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x3:1
# text = Chile is very long and narrow.
1	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Chile |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Chile *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x4:1
# text = The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Atacama	Atacama	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Desert	Desert	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	driest	dry	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Atacama Desert in Chile | one |  |  |  | of the driest places on Earth | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This sauce has green chile in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x5:1
# text = This sauce has green chile in it.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chile	chile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this sauce | green chile |  | chile |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chile=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after cutting a chile, and don't touch your eyes.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x6:1
# text = Wash your hands after cutting a chile, and don't touch your eyes.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chile	chile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **cut** | gerund | you *not said here* | a chile |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset chile=Product |
| 3 | **not** **touch** | infinitive · do-support | you *not said here* | your eyes |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme eye=Co-Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chile is next to Argentina.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chile:x7:1
# text = Chile is next to Argentina.
1	Chile	Chile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Argentina	Argentina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Chile |  |  |  |  | to Argentina; next *property* | tree rules |

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