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title: flesh — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flesh» in the school dictionary: Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# flesh

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**Who acts:** Flesh, fruit, Word, Christians, God, peach · **What happens:** be, eat, mean, oppose, become, believe · **To what, where:** soft part, human body, flesh, idea, more details, sweet orange flesh · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«flesh» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [flesh in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flesh.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:m1:1
# text = Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat.
1	Flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	between	between	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	muscle	muscle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Flesh | the soft part |  |  |  | of the body of a person or animal | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flesh is the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that you can eat.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:m2:1
# text = Flesh is the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that you can eat.
1	Flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Flesh | the soft part |  |  |  | of a fruit or vegetable | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | can | a fruit or vegetable |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The flesh» means the human body and its desires, as opposed to the spirit; «the Word became flesh» means Christians believe God became a human in Jesus.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:m3:1
# text = «The flesh» means the human body and its desires, as opposed to the spirit; «the Word became flesh» means Christians believe God became a human in Jesus.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	desires	desire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	opposed	oppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Word	Word	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	csubj	_	_
23	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
25	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
26	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
27	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	ccomp	_	_
28	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
29	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	ccomp	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	xcomp	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the flesh | the human body and flesh's desires |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Topic |
| 2 | **oppose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the spirit | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **become** *in a quote* | past | the Word | flesh |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 6 | **become** | past | God |  |  |  |  | human *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 7 | **desire** |  | flesh |  |  |  |  |  | nom desire «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To flesh out an idea or a story means to add more details.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:m4:1
# text = To flesh out an idea or a story means to add more details.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	flesh	flesh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	csubj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flesh out** | to-infinitive |  | a idea or a story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **add** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | more details |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peach had sweet orange flesh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x1:1
# text = The peach had sweet orange flesh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peach	peach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the peach | sweet orange flesh |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions eat the flesh of other animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x2:1
# text = Lions eat the flesh of other animals.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	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	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Lions | the flesh of other animals |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I met my favourite author in the flesh!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x3:1
# text = I met my favourite author in the flesh!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flesh	flesh	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 | **meet** | past | I | my favourite author |  | the flesh |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent author=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flesh out your story with more details.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x4:1
# text = Flesh out your story with more details.
1	Flesh	flesh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flesh out** | imperative | you *not said here* | your story |  |  |  | with more details | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's my own flesh and blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x5:1
# text = He's my own flesh and blood.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | my own flesh and blood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe the Word became flesh at Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x6:1
# text = Christians believe the Word became flesh at Christmas.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	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	Word	Word	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **become** | past | the Word | flesh at Christmas |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have even got flesh and clothes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flesh:x7:1
# text = I have even got flesh and clothes.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · perfect | I | flesh and clothes |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flesh=Stimulus |

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