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title: lily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lily» in the school dictionary: A tall plant grown from a bulb, with large trumpet-shaped flowers, often white, orange or pink. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# lily

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Lily, person, white, Lilies, flowers, someone · **What happens:** grow, shape, float, be, have, buy · **To what, where:** tall plant, first name, person, things, matter, flowers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«lily» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [lily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lily.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tall plant grown from a bulb, with large trumpet-shaped flowers, often white, orange or pink.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:m1:1
# text = A tall plant grown from a bulb, with large trumpet-shaped flowers, often white, orange or pink.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bulb	bulb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
11	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  | a tall plant *not said here* |  |  |  | with large shaped flowers; from a bulb | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from bulb=Patient |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A water lily: a plant with round floating leaves and flowers on ponds.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:m2:1
# text = A water lily: a plant with round floating leaves and flowers on ponds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	round	round	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lily is a common girl's first name; in word problems Lily is a person who has, buys or shares things.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:m3:1
# text = Lily is a common girl's first name; in word problems Lily is a person who has, buys or shares things.
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	shares	share	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
23	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lily | a common girl's first name and word problems |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Lily | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **buy** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **share** | present | a person *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Lily-white» means very white or, in a stiff or ironic way, completely innocent: «He is not lily-white in this matter.».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:m4:1
# text = «Lily-white» means very white or, in a stiff or ironic way, completely innocent: «He is not lily-white in this matter.».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	ironic	ironic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
25	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	30	det	_	_
30	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | white |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Lily |  |  | this matter |  | white *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: euphemism, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lilies are flowers for funerals, so «send lilies» can softly mean someone has died.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:m5:1
# text = Lilies are flowers for funerals, so «send lilies» can softly mean someone has died.
1	Lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	funerals	funeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lilies | flowers |  |  |  | for funerals | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | lilies |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lily=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | can | flowers |  |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **die** | present · perfect | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: casual, Cockney rhyming slang, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Lily» can stand for «lily-white» (= «light» or «bright»); a pupil may never hear it.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:m6:1
# text = «Lily» can stand for «lily-white» (= «light» or «bright»); a pupil may never hear it.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	5	parataxis	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
25	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	27	advmod	_	_
27	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | can | Lily |  |  |  |  | for lily white | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for white=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | may | a pupil | light |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frog jumped from one lily pad to another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x1:1
# text = The frog jumped from one lily pad to another.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pad	pad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the frog |  |  | one lily pad |  | to another *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from pad=Initial\_State to another=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum put white lilies in a vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x2:1
# text = Mum put white lilies in a vase.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	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 | **put** | past | Mum | white lilies |  | a vase |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent lily=Theme in vase=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lily pollen stains clothes orange.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x3:1
# text = Lily pollen stains clothes orange.
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stains	stain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	_
5	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stain** | present | Lily pollen | clothes |  |  |  | orange *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent clothes=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water lilies float on the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x4:1
# text = Water lilies float on the pond.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	float	float	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | present | Water lilies |  |  | the pond |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pond=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lilies are very poisonous to cats, so keep them away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x5:1
# text = Lilies are very poisonous to cats, so keep them away.
1	Lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lilies |  |  |  |  | to cats; poisonous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep away** | infinitive |  | Lilies *= lily* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We cut open a lily to find its stamens and pistil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x6:1
# text = We cut open a lily to find its stamens and pistil.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	stamens	stamen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pistil	pistil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **open** | infinitive | We *not said here* | a lily |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lily=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | lily's stamens and pistil |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stamen=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lilies grow from bulbs planted in the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x7:1
# text = Lilies grow from bulbs planted in the ground.
1	Lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Lilies |  |  |  |  | from bulbs | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from bulb=Patient |
| 2 | **plant** | participle |  | bulbs *not said here* |  | the ground |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ground=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Lily has a dog called Max.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x8:1
# text = My friend Lily has a dog called Max.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My friend | a dog |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lily has 12 stickers and gives 4 to Sam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x9:1
# text = Lily has 12 stickers and gives 4 to Sam.
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Lily | 12 stickers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sticker=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | Lily *not said here* | 4 | Sam |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 4=Theme to sam=Recipient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
going to Lily's after school, she's got 3 new games (casual)

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x10:1
# text = going to Lily's after school, she's got 3 new games (casual)
1	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	casual	casual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund | Lily *not said here* |  |  | Lily | after school |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to lily=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **get** | present · passive | Lily | 3 new games |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer game=Stimulus |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lily, you muppet, you've dropped half of them! (rough, friendly)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Lily, you muppet, you've dropped half of them!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x11:1
# text = Lily, you muppet, you've dropped half of them!
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **muppet** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drop** | present · perfect · passive |  | Lily |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme half=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (rough, friendly)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x11:2
# text = (rough, friendly)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pupil, hereinafter referred to as Lily, possesses 12 stickers and relinquishes 4; determine the quantity remaining. (formal exam)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A pupil, hereinafter referred to as Lily, possesses 12 stickers and relinquishes 4; determine the quantity remaining.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x12:1
# text = A pupil, hereinafter referred to as Lily, possesses 12 stickers and relinquishes 4; determine the quantity remaining.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	hereinafter	hereinafter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	referred	refer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	relinquishes	relinquish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refer** | participle |  | hereinafter *not said here* |  |  |  | as Lily | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **possess** | present | a pupil | 12 stickers |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sticker=Theme |
| 3 | **relinquish** | present | a pupil *not said here* | 4 |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 4=Theme |
| 4 | **determine** | infinitive | a pupil *not said here* | the quantity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **remain** | gerund | a pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (formal exam)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x12:2
# text = (formal exam)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen gathered together the lilies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lily:x13:1
# text = The Queen gathered together the lilies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | the Queen | the lilies |  |  |  | together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lily=Theme |

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