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title: crystallised — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crystallised» in the school dictionary: Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crystallised

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** liquid, idea, sugar, Old honey, plan, Nan · **What happens:** turn, form, become, fix, take, coat · **To what, where:** crystals, solid pieces, definite shape, sugar, crystallised ginger, salt

<!-- .vabout -->
«crystallised» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [crystallised in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallised.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:m1:1
# text = Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces.
1	Turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	into	into	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	solution	solution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
11	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | participle |  |  |  | crystals |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into crystal=Trajectory |
| 2 | **form** | past | a liquid or a solution | solid pieces |  |  |  | with flat regular faces | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location piece=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
Became clear and fixed: an idea, a plan or a feeling took a definite shape.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:m2:1
# text = Became clear and fixed: an idea, a plan or a feeling took a definite shape.
1	Became	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
2	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	definite	definite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | participle | a idea and a plan or a feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **fix** | participle | a idea and a plan or a feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | past | a idea and a plan or a feeling | a definite shape |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coated or preserved in sugar, so it sparkles, like crystallised ginger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:m3:1
# text = Coated or preserved in sugar, so it sparkles, like crystallised ginger.
1	Coated	coat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sparkles	sparkle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **preserve** | participle |  |  |  | sugar |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sparkle** | present | sugar | crystallised ginger |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ginger=Theme |
| 4 | **crystallis** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The salt crystallised on the saucer after the water dried up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x1:1
# text = The salt crystallised on the saucer after the water dried up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	saucer	saucer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our sugar solution crystallised into tiny cubes overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x2:1
# text = Our sugar solution crystallised into tiny cubes 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	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 |  | tiny cubes |  | overnight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old honey in the jar had crystallised and gone grainy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x3:1
# text = Old honey in the jar had crystallised and gone grainy.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	grainy	grainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | past · perfect | Old honey in the jar |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | participle | Old honey in the jar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | grainy *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her idea for the science fair crystallised after the trip to the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x4:1
# text = Her idea for the science fair crystallised after the trip to the beach.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slowly the plan crystallised in his mind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x5:1
# text = Slowly the plan crystallised in his mind.
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | past | the plan |  |  | plan's mind |  | slowly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mind** |  | plan |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan put crystallised ginger on top of the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x6:1
# text = Nan put crystallised ginger on top of the cake.
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Nan | crystallised ginger |  | top of the cake |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent ginger=Theme on top=Destination |
| 2 | **crystallis** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water crystallised into frost on the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x7:1
# text = The water crystallised into frost on the window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the cave, minerals had crystallised into shining points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crystallised:x8:1
# text = In the cave, minerals had crystallised into shining points.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	crystallised	crystallis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	shining	shining	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallis** | past · perfect | minerals |  |  | the cave |  | into shining points | tree rules |

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