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title: clotted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clotted» in the school dictionary: Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clotted

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**Who acts:** Clotted cream, blood, We, cut, Cornwall · **What happens:** clot, be, make, heat, mean, thicken · **To what, where:** thick yellow cream, milk, lumps, blood, formed clots, scones · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:m1:1
# text = Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England.
1	Clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	heating	heat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	advcl	_	_
11	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Clotted cream | thick yellow cream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | thick yellow cream *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **heat** | gerund |  | milk |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent milk=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clotted means thickened into lumps: «clotted blood».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:m2:1
# text = Clotted means thickened into lumps: «clotted blood».
1	Clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thickened	thicken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lumps	lump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
9	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **thicken** | participle |  |  |  | lumps |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **clot** *in a quote* | participle |  | blood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a verb, «clotted» means formed clots: «The blood clotted quickly».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:m3:1
# text = As a verb, «clotted» means formed clots: «The blood clotted quickly».
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	clots	clot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
16	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clot** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | formed clots |  |  |  | as a verb | tree rules |
| 3 | **form** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **clot** *in a quote* | participle | the blood |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had scones with jam and clotted cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:x1:1
# text = We had scones with jam and clotted cream.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	scones	scone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | scones |  |  |  | with jam and clotted cream | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scone=Patient |
| 2 | **clot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cut stopped bleeding as the blood clotted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:x2:1
# text = The cut stopped bleeding as the blood clotted.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the cut |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **bleed** | gerund | the cut *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as the blood | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **clot** | participle |  | the blood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His hair was clotted with mud after the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:x3:1
# text = His hair was clotted with mud after the match.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clot** | past · passive |  | His hair |  |  | after the match | with mud | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cornwall is famous for its clotted cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:x4:1
# text = Cornwall is famous for its clotted cream.
1	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cornwall |  |  |  |  | for its clotted cream; famous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **clot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clotted cream is much thicker than ordinary cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:x5:1
# text = Clotted cream is much thicker than ordinary cream.
1	Clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thicker	thick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Clotted cream |  |  |  |  | than ordinary cream; thick *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog's fur was clotted with burrs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clotted:x6:1
# text = The dog's fur was clotted with burrs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	clotted	clot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	burrs	burr	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clot** | past · passive |  | the dog's fur |  |  |  | with burrs | tree rules |

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