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title: lentil — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lentil» in the school dictionary: A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lentil

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**Who acts:** lentil, that, Lentils, Dad, Red lentils, Dal · **What happens:** be, grow, cook, eat, make, turn · **To what, where:** small round flat seed, pods, pulse, lentil soup, Indian dish, lentils

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«lentil» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [lentil in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lentil.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:m1:1
# text = A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lentil	lentil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	often	often	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	soups	soup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	stews	stew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lentil | a small round flat seed |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | that |  |  | pods |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pod=Location |
| 3 | **cook** | present · passive | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in soups and stews; often *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: in soup=Instrument |
| 4 | **eat** | participle | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Lentils are a pulse, part of the bean and pea family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:m2:1
# text = Lentils are a pulse, part of the bean and pea family.
1	Lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pulse	pulse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bean	bean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	pea	pea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lentils | a pulse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad made lentil soup for lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x1:1
# text = Dad made lentil soup for lunch.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lentil	lentil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	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 | Dad | lentil soup |  |  |  | for lunch | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent soup=Material for lunch=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Red lentils turn soft and yellow when cooked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x2:1
# text = Red lentils turn soft and yellow when cooked.
1	Red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Red lentils |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cook** | participle | Red lentils *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dal is an Indian dish made with lentils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x3:1
# text = Dal is an Indian dish made with lentils.
1	Dal	Dal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dal | a Indian dish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a Indian dish *not said here* |  |  |  | with lentils | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sprouted lentils on wet cotton wool in science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x4:1
# text = We sprouted lentils on wet cotton wool in science.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sprouted	sprout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sprout** | past | We | lentils |  | wet cotton wool in science |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lentil=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lentils are full of protein.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x5:1
# text = Lentils are full of protein.
1	Lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lentils |  |  |  |  | of protein; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x6:1
# text = In the Bible, Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew.
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	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Esau	Esau	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	traded	trade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	birthright	birthright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	lentil	lentil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trade** | past | Esau | Esau's birthright |  | the Bible |  | for a bowl of lentil stew | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent birthright=Theme for bowl=Co-Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rinse the lentils before you cook them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x7:1
# text = Rinse the lentils before you cook them.
1	Rinse	rinse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cook	cook	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rinse** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lentils |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent lentil=Source |
| 2 | **cook** | present | you | lentils *= lentil* |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At midday the maiden took the food, but the lentils had all gone; as on the previous day, the wood birds had eaten them all.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lentil:x8:1
# text = At midday the maiden took the food, but the lentils had all gone; as on the previous day, the wood birds had eaten them all.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
16	as	as	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	27	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the maiden | the food |  | midday |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent food=Theme at midday=Asset |
| 2 | **go** | past · perfect | the lentils |  |  |  |  | all *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **eat** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wood birds |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

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