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title: frothy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frothy» in the school dictionary: Frothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frothy

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**Who acts:** Frothy, I, waves, volcano experiment, Dad, eggs · **What happens:** mean, cover, describe, love, be, make · **To what, where:** something, frothy hot chocolate, frothy mess, table, eggs, frothy mouth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«frothy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [frothy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frothy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:m1:1
# text = Frothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles.
1	Frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	froth	froth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Frothy |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in full | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in full=Theme |

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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 -->
Frothy can describe something light and fun but not serious, like a frothy film or story.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:m2:1
# text = Frothy can describe something light and fun but not serious, like a frothy film or story.
1	Frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can |  | something |  |  |  | like a frothy film or story | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love a frothy hot chocolate with marshmallows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x1:1
# text = I love a frothy hot chocolate with marshmallows.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | a frothy hot chocolate |  |  |  | with marshmallows | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chocolate=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The waves were white and frothy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x2:1
# text = The waves were white and frothy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the waves |  |  |  |  | white *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the waves *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The volcano experiment made a frothy mess on the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x3:1
# text = The volcano experiment made a frothy mess on the table.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the volcano experiment | a frothy mess |  | the table |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mess=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad whisked the eggs until they were frothy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x4:1
# text = Dad whisked the eggs until they were frothy.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	whisked	whisk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisk** | past | Dad | the eggs |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | eggs *= egg* |  |  |  |  | frothy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog had a frothy mouth after running, so we gave it water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x5:1
# text = The dog had a frothy mouth after running, so we gave it water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the dog | a frothy mouth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient |
| 2 | **run** | gerund | the dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | past | we | mouth |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient water=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a frothy, silly film, but we laughed a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x6:1
# text = It was a frothy, silly film, but we laughed a lot.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a frothy silly film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | we | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bubble bath turned the water frothy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frothy:x7:1
# text = The bubble bath turned the water frothy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bubble	bubble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	frothy	frothy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the bubble bath | the water |  |  |  | frothy *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

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