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title: cole — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cole» in the school dictionary: Cole is an old word for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage family, such as kale. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cole

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**Who acts:** Cole, It, We, Farmers, Kale · **What happens:** be, shred, have, grow, feed, make · **To what, where:** old word, first part, first name, coleslaw, cole, cattle

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Cole is an old word for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage family, such as kale.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:m1:1
# text = Cole is an old word for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage family, such as kale.
1	Cole	Cole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	kale	kale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	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 | Cole | a old word |  |  |  | for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage family and kale | 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}

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It is the first part of the word «coleslaw», a salad of shredded raw cabbage and carrot with mayonnaise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:m2:1
# text = It is the first part of the word «coleslaw», a salad of shredded raw cabbage and carrot with mayonnaise.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	coleslaw	coleslaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	shredded	shred	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
17	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	mayonnaise	mayonnaise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the first part |  |  |  | of the word and a salad of shredded raw cabbage and carrot with mayonnaise | tree rules |
| 2 | **shred** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cole is also a first name and a surname.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:m3:1
# text = Cole is also a first name and a surname.
1	Cole	Cole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cole | a first name and a surname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had coleslaw with our burgers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:x1:1
# text = We had coleslaw with our burgers.
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	coleslaw	coleslaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	burgers	burger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | coleslaw |  |  |  | with our burgers | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coleslaw=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers once grew cole to feed cattle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:x2:1
# text = Farmers once grew cole to feed cattle.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cole	cole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Farmers | cole |  |  |  | once *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cole=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive | Farmers *not said here* |  | cattle |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cattle=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cole is my best friend's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:x3:1
# text = Cole is my best friend's name.
1	Cole	Cole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cole | my best friend's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coleslaw is made from shredded cabbage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:x4:1
# text = Coleslaw is made from shredded cabbage.
1	Coleslaw	coleslaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	shredded	shred	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Coleslaw |  | shredded cabbage |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from cabbage=Material |
| 2 | **shred** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kale belongs to the cole family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:x5:1
# text = Kale belongs to the cole family.
1	Kale	kale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cole	cole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | Kale |  |  |  |  | to the cole family | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cole sat next to me in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cole:x6:1
# text = Cole sat next to me in maths.
1	Cole	Cole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	maths	math	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 | **sit** | past | Cole |  | me | maths |  | next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in math=Location |

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