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title: dentine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dentine» in the school dictionary: The hard, yellowish layer that makes up most of a tooth, under the white enamel and around the soft pulp in the middle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dentine

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**Who acts:** hard yellowish layer, Dentine, enamel, We, Ivory, dentist · **What happens:** make up, lie, wear away, feel, label, be · **To what, where:** most, hard white enamel, enamel, tooth diagram, kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dentine» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [dentine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dentine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hard, yellowish layer that makes up most of a tooth, under the white enamel and around the soft pulp in the middle.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:m1:1
# text = The hard, yellowish layer that makes up most of a tooth, under the white enamel and around the soft pulp in the middle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	yellowish	yellowish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	under	under	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	enamel	enamel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	around	around	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present | the hard yellowish layer | most of a tooth |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme most=Pivot |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dentine lies under the hard white enamel of the tooth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:x1:1
# text = Dentine lies under the hard white enamel of the tooth.
1	Dentine	Dentine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	enamel	enamel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | Dentine |  |  | the hard white enamel of the tooth |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under enamel=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If enamel wears away, the dentine underneath can feel sensitive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:x2:1
# text = If enamel wears away, the dentine underneath can feel sensitive.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	enamel	enamel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dentine	dentine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	underneath	underneath	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear away** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | enamel |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | can | the dentine |  |  |  |  | sensitive *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We labelled enamel, dentine and pulp on our tooth diagram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:x3:1
# text = We labelled enamel, dentine and pulp on our tooth diagram.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	labelled	label	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	enamel	enamel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	dentine	dentine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | past | We | enamel and dentine and pulp |  | our tooth diagram |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent enamel=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivory from elephant tusks is a kind of dentine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:x4:1
# text = Ivory from elephant tusks is a kind of dentine.
1	Ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dentine	dentine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ivory from elephant tusks | a kind |  |  |  | of dentine | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dentine is softer than enamel but harder than bone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:x5:1
# text = Dentine is softer than enamel but harder than bone.
1	Dentine	dentine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	softer	soft	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	enamel	enamel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dentine |  |  |  |  | than enamel; soft *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Dentine *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than bone | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist said acid drinks were wearing my enamel down towards the dentine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dentine:x6:1
# text = The dentist said acid drinks were wearing my enamel down towards the dentine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	acid	acid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	enamel	enamel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dentine	dentine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the dentist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wear down** | past · progressive | acid drinks | my enamel |  |  |  | towards the dentine | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent enamel=Source |

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