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title: fiber — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fiber» in the school dictionary: A fiber is a thin thread-like piece of something, such as cotton, wool or wood. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fiber

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**Who acts:** fiber, that, body, They, Cotton, Oats · **What happens:** be, find, help, digest, stitch, have · **To what, where:** thin like piece, tough part, bread, body, leaves, soft fiber

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«fiber» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [fiber in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fiber.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A fiber is a thin thread-like piece of something, such as cotton, wool or wood.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiber:m1:1
# text = A fiber is a thin thread-like piece of something, such as cotton, wool or wood.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fiber	fiber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fiber | a thin like piece |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |

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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 -->
Fiber is also the tough part of food, found in bread, oats and vegetables, that helps the body to digest it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiber:m2:1
# text = Fiber is also the tough part of food, found in bread, oats and vegetables, that helps the body to digest it.
1	Fiber	Fiber	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tough	tough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fiber | the tough part |  |  |  | of food | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | the tough part *not said here* |  | bread and oats and vegetables |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | present | that | the body |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent body=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 4 | **digest** | to-infinitive | the body *not said here* | body |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They stitched the leaves together with fibers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiber:x1:1
# text = They stitched the leaves together with fibers.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stitched	stitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fibers	fiber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stitch** | past | They | the leaves |  |  |  | with fibers; together *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient with fiber=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cotton is a soft fiber from a plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiber:x2:1
# text = Cotton is a soft fiber from a plant.
1	Cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fiber	fiber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cotton | a soft fiber |  | a plant |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oats and beans have plenty of fiber.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiber:x3:1
# text = Oats and beans have plenty of fiber.
1	Oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	plenty	plenty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fiber	fiber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Oats and beans | plenty of fiber |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plenty=Patient |

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