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title: leach — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leach» in the school dictionary: To leach is when water slowly washes chemicals or minerals out of soil, rock or another material. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leach

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**Who acts:** water, substance, Heavy rain, Chemicals, salt, plastics · **What happens:** leach, be, seep, add · **To what, where:** soil, something, nutrients, river, Colour, red sock

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«leach» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [leach in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leach.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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To leach is when water slowly washes chemicals or minerals out of soil, rock or another material.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:m1:1
# text = To leach is when water slowly washes chemicals or minerals out of soil, rock or another material.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leach	leach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	washes	wash	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
8	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leach** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | water |  |  | soil and rock or another material |  | slowly, wash *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
To leach is when a substance slowly seeps out of something, like colour or chemicals from plastic.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:m2:1
# text = To leach is when a substance slowly seeps out of something, like colour or chemicals from plastic.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leach	leach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	seeps	seep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | leach *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **seep** | present | a substance |  |  | something |  | slowly *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out something=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Heavy rain leaches nutrients out of the soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:x1:1
# text = Heavy rain leaches nutrients out of the soil.
1	Heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leaches	leach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nutrients	nutrient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leach** | present | Heavy rain | nutrients |  | the soil |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent nutrient=Theme out soil=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Chemicals from the tip leached into the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:x2:1
# text = Chemicals from the tip leached into the river.
1	Chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	leached	leach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leach** | past | Chemicals from the tip |  |  | the river |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colour leached from the red sock into the white shirt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:x3:1
# text = Colour leached from the red sock into the white shirt.
1	Colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	leached	leach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leach** | participle |  | Colour *not said here* |  | the red sock |  | into the white shirt | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from sock=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Over years, salt leaches out of the rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:x4:1
# text = Over years, salt leaches out of the rock.
1	Over	over	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	leaches	leach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leach** | present | salt |  |  | the rock | year |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent out rock=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Some plastics can leach chemicals into hot food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:x5:1
# text = Some plastics can leach chemicals into hot food.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	plastics	plastic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	leach	leach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leach** | can | some plastics | chemicals |  | hot food |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent chemical=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmers added fertiliser because the soil was leached.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leach:x6:1
# text = The farmers added fertiliser because the soil was leached.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	leached	leach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | the farmers | fertiliser |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fertiliser=Patient |
| 2 | **leach** | past · passive |  | the soil |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

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