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title: leek — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leek» in the school dictionary: A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# leek

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**Who acts:** green leaves, leek, Mum, We, You, soil · **What happens:** taste, be, make, wear, have, wash · **To what, where:** national symbol, leek, leeks, symbol, giant leeks, fine chives

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«leek» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [leek in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leek.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:m1:1
# text = A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	onion	onion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | green leaves |  |  |  |  | like a mild onion | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: 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 -->
The leek is a national symbol of Wales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:m2:1
# text = The leek is a national symbol of Wales.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leek	leek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the leek | a national symbol |  |  |  | of Wales | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum made leek and potato soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x1:1
# text = Mum made leek and potato soup.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	leek	leek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Mum | leek and potato soup |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leek=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wore leeks on St David's Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x2:1
# text = We wore leeks on St David's Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	leeks	leek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | We | leeks |  |  | on St David's Day |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent leek=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leek is a symbol of Wales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x3:1
# text = The leek is a symbol of Wales.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leek	leek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the leek | a symbol |  |  |  | of Wales | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You have to wash leeks well, as soil gets between the leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x4:1
# text = You have to wash leeks well, as soil gets between the leaves.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	leeks	leek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wash** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | leeks |  |  |  | well *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leek=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | present | soil |  |  |  |  | between the leaves | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad grows giant leeks for the village show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x5:1
# text = Grandad grows giant leeks for the village show.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	leeks	leek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Grandad | giant leeks |  |  |  | for the village show | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent leek=Product for show=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A leek looks like a very big spring onion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x6:1
# text = A leek looks like a very big spring onion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leek	leek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	onion	onion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | a leek |  |  |  |  | like a big spring onion | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In one grew some very fine chives or leeks; this was the kitchen garden.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leek:x7:1
# text = In one grew some very fine chives or leeks; this was the kitchen garden.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chives	chive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	leeks	leek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | one | some fine chives or leeks |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chive=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | this | the kitchen garden |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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