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title: curd — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «curd» in the school dictionary: Curds are the thick white lumps that form when milk goes sour or is made to separate; they are used to make cheese. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# curd

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**Who acts:** Curds, thick white lumps, milk, Curd, Little Miss, you · **What happens:** be, form, go, make, separate, use · **To what, where:** thick white lumps, Curds, cheese, thick creamy spread, soft cheese, lemon juice

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Curds are the thick white lumps that form when milk goes sour or is made to separate; they are used to make cheese.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:m1:1
# text = Curds are the thick white lumps that form when milk goes sour or is made to separate; they are used to make cheese.
1	Curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lumps	lump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	sour	sour	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	separate	separate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	advcl	_	_
24	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Curds | the thick white lumps |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** | present | the thick white lumps |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | present | milk |  |  |  |  | sour *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | present · passive | milk *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **separate** | to-infinitive | milk *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **use** | present · passive |  | Curds *= curd* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 7 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | cheese |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cheese=Product |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Curd is a thick, creamy spread made with fruit juice, sugar, eggs and butter, as in lemon curd.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:m2:1
# text = Curd is a thick, creamy spread made with fruit juice, sugar, eggs and butter, as in lemon curd.
1	Curd	curd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spread	spread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	curd	curd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Curd | a thick creamy spread |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a thick creamy spread *not said here* |  |  |  | with fruit juice and sugar and eggs and butter; as lemon curd | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Curd can mean soft cheese, like cottage cheese, or bean curd (tofu).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:m3:1
# text = Curd can mean soft cheese, like cottage cheese, or bean curd (tofu).
1	Curd	curd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	bean	bean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	curd	curd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	tofu	tofu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Curd | soft cheese and cottage cheese or bean curd |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Little Miss Muffet ate her curds and whey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x1:1
# text = Little Miss Muffet ate her curds and whey.
1	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Muffet	Muffet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	whey	whey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Little Miss | Miss's curds and whey |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curd=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add lemon juice and the milk turns into curds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x2:1
# text = Add lemon juice and the milk turns into curds.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | lemon juice |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | present | the milk |  |  | curds |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into curd=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheesemakers press the curds into blocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x3:1
# text = Cheesemakers press the curds into blocks.
1	Cheesemakers	cheesemaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	press	press	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present | Cheesemakers | the curds |  | blocks |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curd=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love lemon curd on toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x4:1
# text = I love lemon curd on toast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	curd	curd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | lemon curd |  | toast |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer curd=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poutine is chips with gravy and cheese curds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x5:1
# text = Poutine is chips with gravy and cheese curds.
1	Poutine	poutine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gravy	gravy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Poutine chips and cheese curds |  |  |  | with gravy | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squeaky cheese curds are a snack in Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x6:1
# text = Squeaky cheese curds are a snack in Canada.
1	Squeaky	squeaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Squeaky cheese curds | a snack |  | Canada |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bean curd is another name for tofu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x7:1
# text = Bean curd is another name for tofu.
1	Bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	curd	curd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tofu	tofu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bean curd | another name |  |  |  | for tofu | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Give me some curds, too, Dovey!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:curd:x8:1
# text = "Give me some curds, too, Dovey!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	curds	curd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Dovey	Dovey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | some curds | me |  |  | Dovey *vocative* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient curd=Theme |

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