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title: extraction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «extraction» in the school dictionary: Extraction is taking or pulling something out, like a tooth from a mouth or oil from the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# extraction

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Extraction, country, person, dentist, Oil extraction, We · **What happens:** take, pull out, get, be, come, extract · **To what, where:** ground, something, substance, mixture, juice, fruit

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Extraction is taking or pulling something out, like a tooth from a mouth or oil from the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:m1:1
# text = Extraction is taking or pulling something out, like a tooth from a mouth or oil from the ground.
1	Extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · progressive | Extraction |  |  | the ground |  | like a tooth from a mouth or oil | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from ground=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **pull out** | gerund | Extraction *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Extraction is getting a substance out of a mixture, like getting juice out of fruit or salt from sea water.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:m2:1
# text = Extraction is getting a substance out of a mixture, like getting juice out of fruit or salt from sea water.
1	Extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
13	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · progressive | Extraction | a substance |  | a mixture |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer substance=Stimulus |
| 2 | **get** | gerund |  | juice |  | fruit or salt from sea water |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer juice=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person's extraction is the country or family they come from: «of Irish extraction».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:m3:1
# text = A person's extraction is the country or family they come from: «of Irish extraction».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a person's extraction | the country or family and Irish extraction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | country |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **extract** |  | a person |  |  |  |  |  | nom extraction «process transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist did an extraction of my wobbly tooth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x1:1
# text = The dentist did an extraction of my wobbly tooth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the dentist | a extraction of my wobbly tooth |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extraction=Eventuality |
| 2 | **extract** |  |  | my wobbly tooth |  |  |  |  | nom extraction «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oil extraction can harm the environment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x2:1
# text = Oil extraction can harm the environment.
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	environment	environment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | can | Oil extraction | the environment |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus environment=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did an extraction of colour from beetroot in science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x3:1
# text = We did an extraction of colour from beetroot in science.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	beetroot	beetroot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | We | a extraction of colour |  | beetroot in science |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extraction=Eventuality |
| 2 | **extract** |  |  | colour |  |  |  |  | nom extraction «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salt extraction from sea water uses evaporation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x4:1
# text = Salt extraction from sea water uses evaporation.
1	Salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	evaporation	evaporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Salt extraction from sea water | evaporation |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evaporation=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is of Italian extraction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x5:1
# text = She is of Italian extraction.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of Italian extraction | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coal extraction used to be the town's main job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x6:1
# text = Coal extraction used to be the town's main job.
1	Coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | Coal extraction *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | the town's main job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The extraction of iron from rock needs a furnace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x7:1
# text = The extraction of iron from rock needs a furnace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	furnace	furnace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the extraction of iron from rock | a furnace |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot furnace=Theme |
| 2 | **extract** |  |  | iron from rock |  |  |  |  | nom extraction «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My father was a Rocket like myself, and of French extraction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extraction:x8:1
# text = My father was a Rocket like myself, and of French extraction.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | My father | a Rocket and French extraction |  |  |  | like myself | tree rules |

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