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title: dahl — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dahl» in the school dictionary: Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split pulses themselves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dahl

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**Who acts:** Dahl, dried split, Roald, author, century Russian scholar, We · **What happens:** be, cook, dry, pulse, write, refer · **To what, where:** South Asian dish, split lentils, thick stew, spices, author, Charlie

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split pulses themselves.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:m1:1
# text = Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split pulses themselves.
1	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dal	dal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	dhal	dhal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	South	South	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	split	split	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
20	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	31	amod	_	_
31	split	split	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
32	pulses	pulse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
33	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dahl | a South Asian dish |  |  |  | of split lentils and peas or beans | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  | split lentils and peas or beans *not said here* |  |  |  | into a thick stew *result*; with spices | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient with spice=Instrument into stew=Result |
| 3 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **pulse** | present | the dried split | spices *= spice* |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location themselves=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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roald Dahl is a famous children's author who wrote «Charlie and the Chocolate Factory», «Matilda» and «The BFG».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:m2:1
# text = Roald Dahl is a famous children's author who wrote «Charlie and the Chocolate Factory», «Matilda» and «The BFG».
1	Roald	Roald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Charlie	Charlie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Factory	Factory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Matilda	Matilda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	BFG	BFG	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Roald | a famous children's author |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | past | a famous children's author | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the BFG |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charlie=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dahl can also refer to Vladimir Dahl, a 19th-century Russian scholar who collected Russian words and sayings in a famous dictionary.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:m3:1
# text = Dahl can also refer to Vladimir Dahl, a 19th-century Russian scholar who collected Russian words and sayings in a famous dictionary.
1	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	refer	refer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Vladimir	Vladimir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
10	19th	19th	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
13	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	scholar	scholar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	sayings	saying	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refer** | can | Dahl |  | Vladimir |  |  |  | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to vladimir=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **collect** | past | a century Russian scholar | Russian words and sayings |  | a famous dictionary |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had dahl and rice for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x1:1
# text = We had dahl and rice for 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	dahl	dahl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | dahl and rice |  |  |  | for dinner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dahl=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Red lentil dahl is quick to cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x2:1
# text = Red lentil dahl is quick to cook.
1	Red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	lentil	lentil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dahl	dahl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Red lentil dahl |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | to-infinitive | Red lentil dahl *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dahl is full of protein and fibre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x3:1
# text = Dahl is full of protein and fibre.
1	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dahl |  |  |  |  | of protein and fibre; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roald Dahl wrote «Matilda».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x4:1
# text = Roald Dahl wrote «Matilda».
1	Roald	Roald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Matilda	Matilda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Roald | Matilda |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matilda=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class read a Roald Dahl book every term.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x5:1
# text = Our class read a Roald Dahl book every term.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Roald	Roald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | Our class | a Roald book |  |  |  | every term *obl:unmarked* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma adds cumin and garlic to her dahl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x6:1
# text = Grandma adds cumin and garlic to her dahl.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cumin	cumin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dahl	dahl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | Grandma | cumin and garlic |  |  |  | to Grandma's dahl | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent cumin=Patient to dahl=Co-Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dahl compares it with the Russian tyurma, a prison, and the German Thurm.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dahl:x7:1
# text = Dahl compares it with the Russian tyurma, a prison, and the German Thurm.
1	Dahl	Dahl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compares	compare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tyurma	tyurma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	German	German	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Thurm	Thurm	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | present | Dahl | it |  |  |  | with the Russian tyurma; the German Thurm *obl* | tree rules |

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