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title: marrow — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marrow» in the school dictionary: The soft tissue inside bones where new blood cells are made. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# marrow

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**Who acts:** Bone marrow, Grandpa, dog, Marrow, People, He · **What happens:** make, chill, grow, chew, freeze, walk · **To what, where:** new blood cells, huge marrow, garden, marrow bone, We, bone marrow

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«marrow» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [marrow in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marrow.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: bone marrow — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soft tissue inside bones where new blood cells are made.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:m1:1
# text = The soft tissue inside bones where new blood cells are made.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | new blood cells |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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}

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Usage: UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large, long, green vegetable like a giant courgette (zucchini).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:m2:1
# text = A large, long, green vegetable like a giant courgette (zucchini).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	courgette	courgette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	zucchini	zucchini	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: to the marrow — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Completely, deeply: «chilled to the marrow».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:m3:1
# text = Completely, deeply: «chilled to the marrow».
1	Completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	chilled	chill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chill** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the marrow; deeply *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bone marrow makes new blood cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x1:1
# text = Bone marrow makes new blood cells.
1	Bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Bone marrow | new blood cells |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cell=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa grew a huge marrow in his garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x2:1
# text = Grandpa grew a huge marrow in his garden.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	garden	garden	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** | past | Grandpa | a huge marrow |  | Grandpa's garden |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location marrow=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog chewed a marrow bone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x3:1
# text = The dog chewed a marrow bone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | past | the dog | a marrow bone |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We were frozen to the marrow after the snow walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x4:1
# text = We were frozen to the marrow after the snow walk.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
10	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | past · passive |  | We |  |  |  | to the marrow | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | after the snow |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marrow is like a big courgette.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x5:1
# text = Marrow is like a big courgette.
1	Marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	courgette	courgette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Marrow |  |  |  |  | like a big courgette | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People can donate bone marrow to help sick patients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x6:1
# text = People can donate bone marrow to help sick patients.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	donate	donate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **donate** | can | People | bone marrow |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent marrow=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | People *not said here* | sick patients |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patient=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He heard them crack the small round bones with their strong long teeth and eat out the oily marrow.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marrow:x7:1
# text = He heard them crack the small round bones with their strong long teeth and eat out the oily marrow.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
11	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	oily	oily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	marrow	marrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | He | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **crack** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | the small round bones |  |  |  | with bones's strong long teeth | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent bone=Patient with tooth=Instrument |
| 3 | **eat out** | present | He *not said here* | the oily marrow |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marrow=Patient |

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