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title: jasmine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «jasmine» in the school dictionary: Jasmine is a climbing plant or bush with small white or yellow flowers that smell very sweet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# jasmine

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**Who acts:** Jasmine, small white flowers, Jasmine tea, jasmine rice, We, Grandma · **What happens:** be, smell, flavour, have, drink, sit · **To what, where:** climbing plant, green tea, smelling kind, name, jasmine rice, jasmine tea

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasmine is a climbing plant or bush with small white or yellow flowers that smell very sweet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:m1:1
# text = Jasmine is a climbing plant or bush with small white or yellow flowers that smell very sweet.
1	Jasmine	Jasmine	PROPN	NNP	_	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasmine | a climbing plant or bush with small white flowers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | present | small white flowers |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Jasmine tea is green tea flavoured with jasmine flowers; jasmine rice is a sweet-smelling kind of long rice.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:m2:1
# text = Jasmine tea is green tea flavoured with jasmine flowers; jasmine rice is a sweet-smelling kind of long rice.
1	Jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	flavoured	flavour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
11	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	amod	_	_
18	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasmine tea | green tea and a smelling kind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flavour** | participle |  | green tea and a smelling kind *not said here* |  |  |  | with jasmine flowers | tree rules |
| 3 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present | jasmine rice | a smelling kind |  |  |  | of long rice | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasmine is a girl's name (a name).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:m3:1
# text = Jasmine is a girl's name (a name).
1	Jasmine	Jasmine	PROPN	NNP	_	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasmine | a girl's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The jasmine by the door smells lovely in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x1:1
# text = The jasmine by the door smells lovely in summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | the jasmine by the door |  |  |  | summer | lovely *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had jasmine rice with our curry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x2:1
# text = We had jasmine rice with our curry.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	curry	curry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | jasmine rice |  |  |  | with our curry | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rice=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma drinks jasmine tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x3:1
# text = Grandma drinks jasmine tea.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | Grandma | jasmine tea |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasmine flowers are small and white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x4:1
# text = Jasmine flowers are small and white.
1	Jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	white	white	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** | present | Jasmine flowers |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Jasmine flowers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Jasmine sits next to me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x5:1
# text = My friend Jasmine sits next to me.
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	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Jasmine	Jasmine	PROPN	NNP	_	2	appos	_	_
4	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	next	next	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | My friend |  | me |  |  | next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The jasmine climbed up the garden wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x6:1
# text = The jasmine climbed up the garden wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | past | the jasmine | the garden wall |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location wall=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Another prefers sitting amidst the overpowering scent of jasmine, or perfuming himself with scented olive oil.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasmine:x7:1
# text = Another prefers sitting amidst the overpowering scent of jasmine, or perfuming himself with scented olive oil.
1	Another	another	PRON	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prefers	prefer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	amidst	amidst	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	overpowering	overpower	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	jasmine	jasmine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	perfuming	perfume	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	scented	scent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
16	olive	olive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | Another |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sit** *not said to happen* | gerund | Another *not said here* |  |  |  |  | amidst the overpowering scent of jasmine | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **overpower** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **perfume** | gerund | Another *not said here* | himself *= he* |  |  |  | with scented olive oil | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Destination with oil=Theme |
| 5 | **scent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **scent** |  |  | jasmine |  |  |  |  | nom scent «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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