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title: lukewarm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lukewarm» in the school dictionary: Only slightly warm; not hot and not cold: «lukewarm water». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# lukewarm

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**Who acts:** bath water, tea, I, you, new idea, Babies · **What happens:** be, go, talk, wash, get, need · **To what, where:** cut, lukewarm response, class, lukewarm milk, soup, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Only slightly warm; not hot and not cold: «lukewarm water».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:m1:1
# text = Only slightly warm; not hot and not cold: «lukewarm water».
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not very interested or excited: «a lukewarm response».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:m2:1
# text = Not very interested or excited: «a lukewarm response».
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bath water was lukewarm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x1:1
# text = The bath water was lukewarm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bath water |  |  |  |  | lukewarm *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My tea went lukewarm while I was talking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x2:1
# text = My tea went lukewarm while I was talking.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **go** | past | My tea |  |  |  |  | lukewarm *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** | past · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash the cut with lukewarm water and soap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x3:1
# text = Wash the cut with lukewarm water and soap.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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* | the cut |  |  |  | with lukewarm water and soap | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cut=Patient with water=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new idea got a lukewarm response from the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x4:1
# text = The new idea got a lukewarm response from the class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the new idea | a lukewarm response |  | the class |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent response=Theme from class=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies need lukewarm milk, not hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x5:1
# text = Babies need lukewarm milk, not hot.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Babies | lukewarm milk |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot milk=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soup is lukewarm, so please heat it up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x6:1
# text = The soup is lukewarm, so please heat it up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
8	heat	heat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the soup |  |  |  |  | lukewarm *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **heat up** | infinitive | the soup *not said here* | soup |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sometimes he came home with his head bandaged, and then Wendy cooed over him and bathed it in lukewarm water, while he told a dazzling tale.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lukewarm:x7:1
# text = Sometimes he came home with his head bandaged, and then Wendy cooed over him and bathed it in lukewarm water, while he told a dazzling tale.
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	bandaged	bandage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	Wendy	Wendy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	cooed	coo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	bathed	bath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	dazzling	dazzling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | he |  |  |  |  | home, sometimes *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bandage** | past | his head |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **coo** | past | Wendy |  |  |  | then | over head | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **bath** | past | Wendy *not said here* | it |  | lukewarm water |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Wendy | a dazzling tale |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient |

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