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title: crystallise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crystallise» in the school dictionary: When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crystallise

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** substance, liquid, water, Salt, idea, plan · **What happens:** crystallis, form, cool, evaporate, dry, become · **To what, where:** crystals, mind, coat fruit, clear shape, salt, saucer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«crystallise» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [crystallise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries».

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:m1:1
# text = When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries».
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	crystallises	crystallis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	forms	form	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	cools	cool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	evaporates	evaporate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	crystallises	crystallis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
22	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	dries	dry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | present | a substance |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** | present | substance | crystals |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crystal=Theme |
| 3 | **cool** | present | a liquid |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **evaporate** | present | water |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **crystallis** *in a quote* | present | Salt |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **dry** *in a quote* | present | the water |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
When an idea, feeling or plan crystallises, it becomes clear and definite: «Her plan crystallised in her mind».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:m2:1
# text = When an idea, feeling or plan crystallises, it becomes clear and definite: «Her plan crystallised in her mind».
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	crystallises	crystallis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	definite	definite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | present | a idea and feeling or plan |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present | plan |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **crystallis** *in a quote* | past | Her plan |  |  | her mind |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **plan** *in a quote* |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **mind** *in a quote* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To coat fruit or flowers with sugar so they become sweet and hard: «crystallised ginger».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:m3:1
# text = To coat fruit or flowers with sugar so they become sweet and hard: «crystallised ginger».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | flowers *= flower* | coat fruit or flowers with sugar |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **crystallis** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When talk or a conversation crystallises, it begins to take a clear and definite shape.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:m4:1
# text = When talk or a conversation crystallises, it begins to take a clear and definite shape.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
2	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	crystallises	crystallis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	definite	definite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | present | talk or a conversation |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **begin** | present | conversation |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive | conversation *not said here* | a clear shape |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As the water evaporated, the salt crystallised on the saucer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x1:1
# text = As the water evaporated, the salt crystallised on the saucer.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	evaporated	evaporate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaporate** | past | the water | the salt |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent salt=Patient |
| 2 | **crystallis** | participle |  | the salt *not said here* |  | the saucer |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our sugar solution crystallised on the string overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x2:1
# text = Our sugar solution crystallised on the string overnight.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	solution	solution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | participle · passive |  | Our sugar solution |  | the string |  | overnight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honey can crystallise if you keep it in the cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x3:1
# text = Honey can crystallise if you keep it in the cold.
1	Honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	crystallise	crystallise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallise** | can | Honey |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Honey |  | the cold |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in cold=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran decorated the cake with crystallised violets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x4:1
# text = Gran decorated the cake with crystallised violets.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	violets	violet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past | Gran | the cake |  |  |  | with crystallised violets | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent cake=Destination with violet=Theme |
| 2 | **crystallis** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slowly, my idea for the story crystallised.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x5:1
# text = Slowly, my idea for the story crystallised.
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | participle |  | the story *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The talk helped crystallise what I wanted to be when I grow up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x6:1
# text = The talk helped crystallise what I wanted to be when I grow up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	crystallise	crystallise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the talk |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **crystallise** | infinitive | the talk *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive | I |  |  |  |  | grow *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They had got just so far, and the conversation began to crystallise, as it could but do with the scanty stream which the commonplace world supplied.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallise:x7:1
# text = They had got just so far, and the conversation began to crystallise, as it could but do with the scanty stream which the commonplace world supplied.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	crystallise	crystallise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
18	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	scanty	scanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	commonplace	commonplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **get** | past · perfect | They |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the conversation |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **crystallise** | to-infinitive | the conversation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | infinitive | the conversation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the scanty stream | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **supply** | participle · passive |  | the scanty stream |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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