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title: grain — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grain» in the school dictionary: Grain is the seeds of plants like wheat, rice, oats, barley and corn, used for food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grain

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**Who acts:** Grain, farmer, bag, hen, truck, grains · **What happens:** be, use, mean, store, hold, eat · **To what, where:** seeds, one tiny hard piece, pattern, small amount, 500 kilograms, 25 kilograms

<!-- .vabout -->
«grain» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [grain in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grain.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grain is the seeds of plants like wheat, rice, oats, barley and corn, used for food.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:m1:1
# text = Grain is the seeds of plants like wheat, rice, oats, barley and corn, used for food.
1	Grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Grain | the seeds |  |  |  | of plants like wheat and rice and oats and barley and corn | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle | Grain *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for food | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 grain is one tiny hard piece of something, like a grain of sand, salt or sugar.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:m2:1
# text = A grain is one tiny hard piece of something, like a grain of sand, salt or sugar.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grain | one tiny hard piece |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grain of wood is the pattern of lines in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:m3:1
# text = The grain of wood is the pattern of lines in it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the grain of wood | the pattern |  |  |  | of lines in pattern | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grain of something can mean a very small amount, like a grain of truth.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:m4:1
# text = A grain of something can mean a very small amount, like a grain of truth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a grain of something | a small amount |  |  |  | like a grain of truth | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer stores 500 kilograms of grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x1:1
# text = The farmer stores 500 kilograms of grain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the farmer | 500 kilograms of grain |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kilogram=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each bag holds 25 kilograms of grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x2:1
# text = Each bag holds 25 kilograms of grain.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | each bag | 25 kilograms of grain |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kilogram=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hen eats 100 grams of grain a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x3:1
# text = A hen eats 100 grams of grain a day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | a hen | 100 grams of grain |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gram=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The truck carries 3 tons of grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x4:1
# text = The truck carries 3 tons of grain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tons	ton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the truck | 3 tons of grain |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ton=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were grains of sand in my shoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x5:1
# text = There were grains of sand in my shoes.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | grains of sand |  |  | my shoes; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shoe=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wholegrain bread has more fibre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x6:1
# text = Wholegrain bread has more fibre.
1	Wholegrain	Wholegrain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Wholegrain bread | more fibre |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fibre=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little red hen planted grains of wheat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x7:1
# text = The little red hen planted grains of wheat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sand the wood along the grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x8:1
# text = Sand the wood along the grain.
1	Sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wanted to save at least some of his grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grain:x9:1
# text = He wanted to save at least some of his grain.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	obl	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **save** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | some |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Theme |

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