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title: compost — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compost» in the school dictionary: A dark, crumbly mixture made from rotted plant and food waste, used to feed the soil and help plants grow. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# compost

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**Who acts:** plants, waste, We, Worms, Gran, you · **What happens:** make, rot, use, feed, help, grow · **To what, where:** dark crumbly mixture, rotted plant, soil, plants, waste, heap

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«compost» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [compost in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compost.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A dark, crumbly mixture made from rotted plant and food waste, used to feed the soil and help plants grow.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:m1:1
# text = A dark, crumbly mixture made from rotted plant and food waste, used to feed the soil and help plants grow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	crumbly	crumbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	rotted	rot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
21	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a dark crumbly mixture *not said here* |  | rotted plant and food waste |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from plant=Material |
| 2 | **rot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a dark crumbly mixture *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **feed** | to-infinitive |  | the soil |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soil=Recipient |
| 5 | **help** | present |  | plants |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent plant=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 6 | **grow** | infinitive | plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put waste such as peelings and leaves in a heap or bin so it rots into compost.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:m2:1
# text = To put waste such as peelings and leaves in a heap or bin so it rots into compost.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	peelings	peeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	rots	rot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | waste |  | a heap or bin |  | such peelings and leaves | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent waste=Theme in heap=Destination |
| 2 | **rot** | present | waste |  |  | compost |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put apple cores in the compost bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x1:1
# text = We put apple cores in the compost bin.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cores	core	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | We | apple cores |  | the compost bin |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent core=Theme in bin=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Worms help turn waste into compost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x2:1
# text = Worms help turn waste into compost.
1	Worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **help** | present | Worms |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | infinitive | Worms *not said here* | waste |  | compost |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent waste=Theme into compost=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran digs compost into her vegetable beds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x3:1
# text = Gran digs compost into her vegetable beds.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	digs	dig	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	beds	bed	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 | **dig** | present | Gran | compost |  |  |  | into Gran's vegetable beds | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent compost=Instrument into bed=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not put meat or plastic in the compost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x4:1
# text = Do not put meat or plastic in the compost.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | meat or plastic |  | the compost |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent meat=Theme in compost=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The compost heap felt warm inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x5:1
# text = The compost heap felt warm inside.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the compost heap |  |  |  |  | inside, warm *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class started composting the fruit from snack time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x6:1
# text = Our class started composting the fruit from snack time.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	composting	compost	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **compost** | gerund | Our class *not said here* | the fruit |  |  | time |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compost makes the soil rich and dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compost:x7:1
# text = Compost makes the soil rich and dark.
1	Compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Compost | the soil |  |  |  | rich *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soil=Product |

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