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title: croquette — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «croquette» in the school dictionary: A croquette is a small roll or ball of mashed potato, meat, fish or vegetables, covered in breadcrumbs and fried. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# croquette

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**Who acts:** croquette, We, croquettes, Mum, school menu, you · **What happens:** be, mash, cover, fry, have, make · **To what, where:** small roll, potato croquettes, fish croquettes, leftover salmon, ham croquettes, Spain

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A croquette is a small roll or ball of mashed potato, meat, fish or vegetables, covered in breadcrumbs and fried.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:m1:1
# text = A croquette is a small roll or ball of mashed potato, meat, fish or vegetables, covered in breadcrumbs and fried.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	croquette	croquette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	roll	roll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	mashed	mash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a croquette | a small roll or ball |  |  |  | of mashed potato and meat and fish or vegetables | tree rules |
| 2 | **mash** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in breadcrumbs | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in breadcrumb=Theme |
| 4 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had potato croquettes with our roast dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:x1:1
# text = We had potato croquettes with our roast dinner.
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	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	croquettes	croquette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	dinner	dinner	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 | **have** | past | We | potato croquettes |  |  |  | with our roast dinner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent croquette=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The croquettes were crispy outside and soft inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:x2:1
# text = The croquettes were crispy outside and soft inside.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	croquettes	croquette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crispy	crispy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum made fish croquettes from leftover salmon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:x3:1
# text = Mum made fish croquettes from leftover salmon.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	croquettes	croquette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	leftover	leftover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	salmon	salmon	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 | **make** | past | Mum | fish croquettes |  | leftover salmon |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent croquette=Product from salmon=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Spain we tried ham croquettes as tapas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:x4:1
# text = In Spain we tried ham croquettes as tapas.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ham	ham	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	croquettes	croquette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tapas	tapa	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | we | ham croquettes |  | Spain |  | as tapas | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent croquette=Theme as tapa=Value |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school menu had vegetable croquettes on Friday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:x5:1
# text = The school menu had vegetable croquettes on Friday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	croquettes	croquette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the school menu | vegetable croquettes |  |  | friday |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent croquette=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let the croquettes cool a bit — the middle is very hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:croquette:x6:1
# text = Let the croquettes cool a bit — the middle is very hot.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	croquettes	croquette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cool	cool	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cool** | present | the croquettes | a bit |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bit=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | the middle |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

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