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title: clementine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clementine» in the school dictionary: A small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# clementine

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**Who acts:** small sweet orange fruit, Clementine, I, Clementines, We, bag · **What happens:** be, peel, have, put, get, share · **To what, where:** seeds, name, clementine, lunchbox, clementines, Christmas stockings

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«clementine» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [clementine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clementine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:m1:1
# text = A small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	peel	peel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a small sweet orange fruit |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **peel** | to-infinitive | a small sweet orange fruit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | present | a small sweet orange fruit *not said here* | no seeds |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clementine is a girl's name, as in the old song "Oh My Darling, Clementine".

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:m2:1
# text = Clementine is a girl's name, as in the old song "Oh My Darling, Clementine".
1	Clementine	clementine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	_
15	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	Darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Clementine	Clementine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Clementine | a girl's name and the old song  My Darling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I put a clementine in my lunchbox.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:x1:1
# text = I put a clementine in my lunchbox.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	clementine	clementine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lunchbox	lunchbox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | I | a clementine |  | my lunchbox |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clementine=Theme in lunchbox=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clementines are easy to peel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:x2:1
# text = Clementines are easy to peel.
1	Clementines	clementine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	peel	peel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Clementines |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **peel** | to-infinitive | Clementines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got clementines in our Christmas stockings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:x3:1
# text = We got clementines in our Christmas stockings.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clementines	clementine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	stockings	stocking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | We | clementines |  | our Christmas stockings |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer clementine=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bag has 12 clementines; share them between 4 people, that's 3 each.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:x4:1
# text = A bag has 12 clementines; share them between 4 people, that's 3 each.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	clementines	clementine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	appos	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a bag | 12 clementines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clementine=Patient |
| 2 | **share** | infinitive | a bag *not said here* | clementines *= clementine* |  |  |  | between 4 people | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | that | 3 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Oh My Darling, Clementine" is an old American song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:x5:1
# text = "Oh My Darling, Clementine" is an old American song.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
3	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	Darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Clementine	Clementine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My Darling | a old American song |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clementine segments were sweet and juicy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clementine:x6:1
# text = The clementine segments were sweet and juicy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	clementine	clementine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	segments	segment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	juicy	juicy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the clementine segments |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the clementine segments *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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