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title: cupping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cupping» in the school dictionary: Holding your hands in a curved shape like a cup: «cupping water in her hands», «cupping his ear to hear». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cupping

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**Who acts:** people, treatment, little good scientific evidence, cupping, careful tasting, She · **What happens:** hold, curve, cup, hear, place, reduce · **To what, where:** hands, curved shape, water, ear, therapy, cups · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«cupping» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [cupping in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupping.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Holding your hands in a curved shape like a cup: «cupping water in her hands», «cupping his ear to hear».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:m1:1
# text = Holding your hands in a curved shape like a cup: «cupping water in her hands», «cupping his ear to hear».
1	Holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund |  | your hands |  | a curved shape like a cup |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hand=Theme in shape=Location |
| 2 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 3 | **cup** *in a quote* | gerund |  | water |  | her hands |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme in hand=Destination |
| 4 | **cup** *in a quote* | gerund |  | his ear |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 5 | **hear** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cupping therapy: an old treatment in which cups are placed on the skin and the air in them is reduced so the skin is sucked up, leaving round marks; some people believe it helps aches, but there is little good scientific evidence for it.

<!-- fold The tree, 44 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:m2:1
# text = Cupping therapy: an old treatment in which cups are placed on the skin and the air in them is reduced so the skin is sucked up, leaving round marks; some people believe it helps aches, but there is little good scientific evidence for it.
1	Cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	advcl	_	_
2	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
9	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
22	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	sucked	suck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	advcl	_	_
27	up	up	ADP	RP	_	26	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	advcl	_	_
30	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
33	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	34	det	_	_
34	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	nsubj	_	_
35	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
36	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	37	nsubj	_	_
37	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	ccomp	_	_
38	aches	ache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
40	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
41	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	42	expl	_	_
42	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	parataxis	_	_
43	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
44	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
45	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	46	amod	_	_
46	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nsubj	_	_
47	for	for	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
48	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cup** | gerund |  | therapy |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent therapy=Theme |
| 2 | **place** | present · passive |  | cups |  | a old treatment |  | on the skin and the air in skin | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on skin=Destination |
| 3 | **reduce** | present · passive |  | a old treatment |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **suck up** | present · passive |  | the skin |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 5 | **leave** | gerund |  | round marks |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Theme |
| 6 | **believe** | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 7 | **help** | present | treatment | aches |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ache=Beneficiary |
| 8 | **be** | present | little good scientific evidence for treatment |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the coffee and tea trade, cupping is a careful tasting of coffee by smelling and slurping it to judge its quality.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:m3:1
# text = In the coffee and tea trade, cupping is a careful tasting of coffee by smelling and slurping it to judge its quality.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	cupping	cupping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tasting	tasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	slurping	slurp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | cupping | a careful tasting |  |  |  | of coffee | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | gerund | a careful tasting *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **slurp** | gerund | a careful tasting *not said here* | cupping |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **judge** | to-infinitive | a careful tasting *not said here* | cupping's quality |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent quality=Value |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was cupping a tiny frog in her hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x1:1
# text = She was cupping a tiny frog in her hands.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cup** | past · progressive | She | a tiny frog |  | frog's hands |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent frog=Theme in hand=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He shouted with his hands cupped around his mouth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x2:1
# text = He shouted with his hands cupped around his mouth.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cupped	cup	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cup** | past | his hands |  |  | his mouth |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad was cupping his ear because he couldn't hear me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x3:1
# text = Grandad was cupping his ear because he couldn't hear me.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cup** | past · progressive | Grandad | Grandad's ear |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | could | Grandad | me |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The swimmer had round red marks on his back from cupping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x4:1
# text = The swimmer had round red marks on his back from cupping.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	round	roun	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cupping	cupping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roun** | past · perfect · passive |  | the swimmer |  | his back from cupping |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists say there is not much evidence that cupping therapy works.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x5:1
# text = Scientists say there is not much evidence that cupping therapy works.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	4	expl	_	_
4	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	cupping	cupping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | present | much evidence |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | present | cupping therapy | much evidence *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent evidence=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drank from the stream by cupping the water in our hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x6:1
# text = We drank from the stream by cupping the water in our hands.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | We |  |  | the stream |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from stream=Source |
| 2 | **cup** | gerund | We *not said here* | the water |  | our hands |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme in hand=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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At the coffee shop, the staff were cupping new beans to taste them.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cupping:x7:1
# text = At the coffee shop, the staff were cupping new beans to taste them.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	cupping	cup	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	taste	taste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cup** | past · progressive | the staff | new beans |  | the coffee shop |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **taste** | to-infinitive | the staff *not said here* | beans *= bean* |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme they=Attribute |

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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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