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title: glucose — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glucose» in the school dictionary: Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# glucose

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**Who acts:** Glucose, body, blood, Plants, blood sugar, friend · **What happens:** be, use, carry, make, sell, turn · **To what, where:** kind, energy, cells, glucose, sunlight, food

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:m1:1
# text = Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells.
1	Glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	21	det:predet	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Glucose | a kind |  |  |  | of sugar | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | your body | a kind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | present | your blood | energy |  | your cells |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to cell=Destination |

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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 -->
Plants make glucose from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:m2:1
# text = Plants make glucose from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Plants | glucose |  | sunlight and water and carbon dioxide |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset glucose=Product from sunlight=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glucose is also sold as sweets, drinks or tablets, used by athletes and by people with diabetes when their blood sugar is low.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:m3:1
# text = Glucose is also sold as sweets, drinks or tablets, used by athletes and by people with diabetes when their blood sugar is low.
1	Glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tablets	tablet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	athletes	athlete	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	25	mark	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
22	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present · passive |  | Glucose |  |  |  | as sweets and drinks or tablets | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by athletes and people with diabetes | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | people's blood sugar |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your body turns food into glucose for energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x1:1
# text = Your body turns food into glucose for energy.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Your body | food |  | glucose for energy |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent food=Theme into glucose=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants make glucose in their leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x2:1
# text = Plants make glucose in their leaves.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Plants | glucose |  | Plants's leaves |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset glucose=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend has diabetes and checks his glucose level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x3:1
# text = My friend has diabetes and checks his glucose level.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My friend | diabetes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diabetes=Patient |
| 2 | **check** | present | My friend *not said here* | friend's glucose level |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The runner ate glucose tablets during the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x4:1
# text = The runner ate glucose tablets during the race.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tablets	tablet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the runner | glucose tablets |  |  | during the race |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glucose travels round the body in your blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x5:1
# text = Glucose travels round the body in your blood.
1	Glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	round	round	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	blood	blood	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 | **travel** | present | Glucose |  |  | your blood |  | round the body | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round body=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bread and pasta are broken down into glucose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x6:1
# text = Bread and pasta are broken down into glucose.
1	Bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break down** | present · passive |  | Bread and pasta |  |  |  | into glucose *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into glucose=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much sugar can raise your blood glucose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x7:1
# text = Too much sugar can raise your blood glucose.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | can | much sugar | your blood glucose |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glucose=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested the drink for glucose in science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glucose:x8:1
# text = We tested the drink for glucose in science.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	glucose	glucose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	science	science	NOUN	NN	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 | **test** | past | We | the drink |  |  |  | for glucose in science | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent drink=Theme for glucose=Attribute |

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