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title: menthol — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «menthol» in the school dictionary: Menthol is a substance from mint oil that gives a cool, fresh feeling and smell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# menthol

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**Who acts:** Menthol, substance, throat, Cough sweets, chest rub, toothpaste · **What happens:** be, give, make, feel, contain, smell · **To what, where:** substance, mint oil, cool fresh feeling, throat, menthol, mint plants

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«menthol» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [menthol in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/menthol.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Menthol is a substance from mint oil that gives a cool, fresh feeling and smell.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:m1:1
# text = Menthol is a substance from mint oil that gives a cool, fresh feeling and smell.
1	Menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	mint	mint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Menthol | a substance |  | mint oil |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | a substance | a cool fresh feeling and smell |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Menthol makes my throat feel cool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:x1:1
# text = Menthol makes my throat feel cool.
1	Menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	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** | present | Menthol | my throat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | my throat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | cool *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cough sweets often contain menthol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:x2:1
# text = Cough sweets often contain menthol.
1	Cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Cough sweets | menthol |  |  |  | often *property* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot menthol=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The chest rub smells strongly of menthol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:x3:1
# text = The chest rub smells strongly of menthol.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rub	rub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | the chest rub |  |  |  |  | of menthol; strongly *property* | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of menthol=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Menthol comes from mint plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:x4:1
# text = Menthol comes from mint plants.
1	Menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	mint	mint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Menthol |  |  | mint plants |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from plant=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This toothpaste has menthol in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:x5:1
# text = This toothpaste has menthol in it.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	toothpaste	toothpaste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this toothpaste | menthol |  | menthol |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menthol=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Menthol tricks your skin into feeling cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:menthol:x6:1
# text = Menthol tricks your skin into feeling cold.
1	Menthol	menthol	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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