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title: jasper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «jasper» in the school dictionary: Jasper is a hard stone, usually red, yellow, brown or green, often with patterns, polished to make jewellery and ornaments. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# jasper

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**Who acts:** Jasper, Jasperware, We, he · **What happens:** be, polish, make, raise, find, see · **To what, where:** hard stone, patterns, jewellery, name, town, Rocky Mountains · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasper is a hard stone, usually red, yellow, brown or green, often with patterns, polished to make jewellery and ornaments.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:m1:1
# text = Jasper is a hard stone, usually red, yellow, brown or green, often with patterns, polished to make jewellery and ornaments.
1	Jasper	Jasper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	polished	polish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
23	jewellery	jewellery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasper | a hard stone and patterns |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Jasper *not said here* |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **polish** | participle |  | patterns *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | jewellery and ornaments |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset jewellery=Product |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasper is a boy's name; Jasper is also a town and national park in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:m2:1
# text = Jasper is a boy's name; Jasper is also a town and national park in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.
1	Jasper	Jasper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	boy	boy	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	Jasper	Jasper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	_	19	compound	_	_
19	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasper | a boy's name and a town and national park |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Jasper | a town and national park |  | the Rocky Mountains of Canada |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasperware is a kind of pottery, usually pale blue with white raised pictures, made by the Wedgwood company.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:m3:1
# text = Jasperware is a kind of pottery, usually pale blue with white raised pictures, made by the Wedgwood company.
1	Jasperware	jasperware	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	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	Wedgwood	wedgwood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	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 | Jasperware | a kind |  |  |  | of pottery | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | white raised pictures *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Wedgwood company | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This necklace is made of red jasper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x1:1
# text = This necklace is made of red jasper.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	jasper	jasper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | this necklace |  |  |  | of red jasper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found a piece of jasper on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x2:1
# text = We found a piece of jasper on the beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	jasper	jasper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | a piece of jasper |  | the beach |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasper is a kind of quartz with lots of colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x3:1
# text = Jasper is a kind of quartz with lots of colour.
1	Jasper	Jasper	PROPN	NNP	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	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasper | a kind |  |  |  | of quartz; with lots of colour | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jasper is my brother's friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x4:1
# text = Jasper is my brother's friend.
1	Jasper	jasper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jasper | my brother's friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw elk in Jasper National Park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x5:1
# text = We saw elk in Jasper National Park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	elk	elk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Jasper	Jasper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	National	National	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Park	Park	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 | **see** | past | We | elk |  | Jasper National Park |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer elk=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, the wall of the holy city is described as jasper.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x6:1
# text = In the Bible, the wall of the holy city is described as jasper.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	jasper	jasper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present · passive |  | the wall of the holy city |  | the Bible |  | as jasper | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as jasper=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Once home he said to the genie: "Build me a palace of the finest marble, set with jasper, agate, and other precious stones.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jasper:x7:1
# text = Once home he said to the genie: "Build me a palace of the finest marble, set with jasper, agate, and other precious stones.
1	Once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	finest	fine	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	17	amod	_	_
17	marble	marble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	jasper	jasper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	agate	agate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
27	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  | the genie |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to genie=Recipient |
| 2 | **build** *in a quote* | infinitive | he *not said here* | a palace of the finest marble | me |  |  | other precious stones *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset i=Beneficiary palace=Product |

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