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title: cigar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cigar» in the school dictionary: A thick roll of dried tobacco leaves that people light and smoke. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cigar

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**Who acts:** that, man, Cigar smoke, Smoking cigars, you, answer · **What happens:** dry, light, roll, smoke, smell, be · **To what, where:** dried tobacco leaves, fat cigar, mouth cancer, cigar, 48, cigars

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«cigar» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [cigar in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cigar.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A thick roll of dried tobacco leaves that people light and smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:m1:1
# text = A thick roll of dried tobacco leaves that people light and smoke.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	roll	roll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
6	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	compound	_	_
10	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **light** |  | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **roll** |  |  | dried tobacco leaves and people light and smoke |  |  |  |  | nom roll «event transitive»: of=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man in the film smoked a fat cigar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:x1:1
# text = The man in the film smoked a fat cigar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	smoked	smoke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cigar	cigar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | past | the man in the film | a fat cigar |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cigar=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cigar smoke smells strong and is bad for your lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:x2:1
# text = Cigar smoke smells strong and is bad for your lungs.
1	Cigar	cigar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Cigar smoke |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Cigar smoke *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for your lungs; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smoking cigars can cause mouth cancer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:x3:1
# text = Smoking cigars can cause mouth cancer.
1	Smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cigars	cigar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cancer	cancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Smoking cigars | mouth cancer |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition cancer=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Close, but no cigar: the answer is 48, not 46.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:x4:1
# text = Close, but no cigar: the answer is 48, not 46.
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	cigar	cigar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	48	48	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	46	46	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | no cigar |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cigar=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the answer | 48 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Winston Churchill was famous for his cigars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:x5:1
# text = Winston Churchill was famous for his cigars.
1	Winston	Winston	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Churchill	Churchill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cigars	cigar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	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** | past | Winston |  |  |  |  | for Winston's cigars; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has not even taken the cigars from his mouth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigar:x6:1
# text = He has not even taken the cigars from his mouth.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cigars	cigar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | present · perfect | He | the cigars |  | his mouth |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent cigar=Theme from mouth=Initial\_Location |

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