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title: gingerbread — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gingerbread» in the school dictionary: A sweet, spicy cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often with treacle or golden syrup. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gingerbread

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**Who acts:** sweet spicy cake, biscuit, Fancy, We, you, I · **What happens:** flavour, cut, decorate, carve, bake, run · **To what, where:** decoration, building, gingerbread men, me, Gingerbread Man, house

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«gingerbread» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [gingerbread in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gingerbread.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sweet, spicy cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often with treacle or golden syrup.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:m1:1
# text = A sweet, spicy cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often with treacle or golden syrup.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	spicy	spicy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	flavoured	flavour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	treacle	treacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flavour** | participle | a sweet spicy cake or biscuit |  |  |  |  | with ginger | 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 -->
A biscuit cut into a shape, especially a person (a gingerbread man), often decorated with icing.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:m2:1
# text = A biscuit cut into a shape, especially a person (a gingerbread man), often decorated with icing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	icing	icing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | participle | a biscuit |  |  |  |  | into a shape and a person | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into shape=Patient |
| 2 | **decorate** | participle | a biscuit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with icing; often *property* | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with icing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fancy carved decoration on a building, as in a «gingerbread house» style.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:m3:1
# text = Fancy carved decoration on a building, as in a «gingerbread house» style.
1	Fancy	Fancy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past | Fancy | decoration |  | a building |  | as a house style | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent decoration=Theme on building=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We baked gingerbread men for the class party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x1:1
# text = We baked gingerbread men for the class party.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	party	party	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 | **bake** | past | We | gingerbread men |  |  |  | for the class party | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent man=Product for party=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Run, run, as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!»

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x2:1
# text = «Run, run, as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
16	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	Gingerbread	Gingerbread	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **catch** *in a quote* | can | you | me |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | the Gingerbread Man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witch's house was made of gingerbread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x3:1
# text = The witch's house was made of gingerbread.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the witch's house |  |  |  | of gingerbread | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen smelled of warm gingerbread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x4:1
# text = The kitchen smelled of warm gingerbread.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | the kitchen |  |  |  |  | of warm gingerbread | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of gingerbread=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We decorated a gingerbread house at Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x5:1
# text = We decorated a gingerbread house at Christmas.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past | We | a gingerbread house |  | Christmas |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If 12 gingerbread men are shared between 4 children, each gets 3.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x6:1
# text = If 12 gingerbread men are shared between 4 children, each gets 3.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | 12 gingerbread men |  |  |  | between 4 children | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | each | 3 |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 3=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The carriage was lined inside with sugar-plums, and in the seats were fruits and gingerbread.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gingerbread:x7:1
# text = The carriage was lined inside with sugar-plums, and in the seats were fruits and gingerbread.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	plums	plum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | past · passive |  | the carriage |  |  |  | with sugar plums; inside *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with plum=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | fruits and gingerbread |  | the seats |  |  | tree rules |

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