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title: comestible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comestible» in the school dictionary: Comestibles are things to eat, food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# comestible

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**Who acts:** Comestibles, Comestible, shop, wild berries, picnic basket · **What happens:** be, eat, mean, lay out, ask, sell · **To what, where:** things, food, mushrooms comestible, Dad, posh voice, comestibles

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal or humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Comestibles are things to eat, food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:m1:1
# text = Comestibles are things to eat, food.
1	Comestibles	comestible	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **is a** | present | Comestibles | things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Comestible means fit to be eaten: «comestible plants».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:m2:1
# text = Comestible means fit to be eaten: «comestible plants».
1	Comestible	comestible	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fit	fit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	comestible	comestible	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Comestible |  |  |  |  | fit *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive · passive | Comestible *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The butler laid out a table of comestibles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:x1:1
# text = The butler laid out a table of comestibles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	butler	butler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	comestibles	comestible	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Are these mushrooms comestible?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:x2:1
# text = Are these mushrooms comestible?
1	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	comestible	comestible	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | this mushrooms comestible |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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«Any comestibles in the fridge?» asked Dad in a posh voice.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:x3:1
# text = «Any comestibles in the fridge?» asked Dad in a posh voice.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	comestibles	comestible	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	iobj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | any comestibles in the fridge |  | Dad | a posh voice |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dad=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The shop sold comestibles and drinks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:x4:1
# text = The shop sold comestibles and drinks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	comestibles	comestible	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the shop | comestibles and drinks |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comestible=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Not all wild berries are comestible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:x5:1
# text = Not all wild berries are comestible.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	comestible	comestible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **not** **is** | present | all wild berries |  |  |  |  | comestible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The picnic basket was full of comestibles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comestible:x6:1
# text = The picnic basket was full of comestibles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	comestibles	comestible	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	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 picnic basket |  |  |  |  | of comestibles; full *property* | tree rules |

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