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title: lather — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lather» in the school dictionary: Lather is the foam made when soap is mixed with water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lather

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**Who acts:** Lather, you, He, bath men · **What happens:** be, make, mix, rub, wash, scrub · **To what, where:** foam, soap, lather, hands, good lather, face

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«lather» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [lather in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lather.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Lather is the foam made when soap is mixed with water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lather:m1:1
# text = Lather is the foam made when soap is mixed with water.
1	Lather	lather	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	foam	foam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lather | the foam |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | the foam *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **mix** | present · passive |  | soap |  |  |  | with water | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with water=Co-Patient |

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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}

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To lather is to cover something with soap and rub it, or to wash and scrub with soap.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lather:m2:1
# text = To lather is to cover something with soap and rub it, or to wash and scrub with soap.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lather	lather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	rub	rub	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	scrub	scrub	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | lather |  |  |  |  | with soap; cover *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rub** | infinitive | lather *not said here* | lather |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **wash** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **scrub** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with soap | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Wash your hands until you get a good lather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lather:x1:1
# text = Wash your hands until you get a good lather.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	lather	lather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | you | a good lather |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lather=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lathered his face before shaving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lather:x2:1
# text = He lathered his face before shaving.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lathered	lather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	shaving	shave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lather** | past | He | his face |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
| 2 | **shave** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The bath-men lathered and scrubbed them all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lather:x3:1
# text = The bath-men lathered and scrubbed them all.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lathered	lather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lather** | past | the bath men |  |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **scrub** | past | the bath men *not said here* | men *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent they=Source |

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