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title: mouthful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mouthful» in the school dictionary: The amount of food or drink that fills your mouth or that you put in at one time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mouthful

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** food, you, name, long word, He, full name · **What happens:** fill, put in, amount, be, say, give · **To what, where:** mouth, food, mouthful, someone, rude words, words · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mouthful» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [mouthful in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mouthful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The amount of food or drink that fills your mouth or that you put in at one time.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:m1:1
# text = The amount of food or drink that fills your mouth or that you put in at one time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fills	fill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | present | food or drink | your mouth |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient |
| 2 | **put in** | present | you |  |  |  | time |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | food or drink |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long word or name that is hard to say: «mastication» is a mouthful.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:m2:1
# text = A long word or name that is hard to say: «mastication» is a mouthful.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	mastication	mastication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | name |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | name *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a long word or name | a mouthful |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
give someone a mouthful: to say rude or angry words to them (UK).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:m3:1
# text = give someone a mouthful: to say rude or angry words to them (UK).
1	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a mouthful | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient mouthful=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | rude words | words *= word* |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Topic to they=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't talk with your mouth full — swallow that mouthful first!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x1:1
# text = Don't talk with your mouth full — swallow that mouthful first!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your mouth | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mouth=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **swallow** | infinitive | you *not said here* | that mouthful |  |  |  | first *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthful=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He took a big mouthful of cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x2:1
# text = He took a big mouthful of cake.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	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	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | a big mouthful of cake |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthful=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Just have one mouthful of broccoli.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x3:1
# text = Just have one mouthful of broccoli.
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | imperative | you *not said here* | one mouthful of broccoli |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthful=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her full name is a real mouthful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x4:1
# text = Her full name is a real mouthful.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her full name | a real mouthful |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Meteorological» is a bit of a mouthful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x5:1
# text = «Meteorological» is a bit of a mouthful.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Meteorological	Meteorological	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Meteorological | a bit |  |  |  | of a mouthful | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man gave the boys a mouthful for kicking the ball into his garden.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x6:1
# text = The old man gave the boys a mouthful for kicking the ball into his garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	kicking	kick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the old man | a mouthful | the boys |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient mouthful=Theme |
| 2 | **kick** | gerund | the old man *not said here* | the ball |  |  |  | into man's garden *result* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent ball=Patient into garden=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I swallowed a mouthful of sea water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x7:1
# text = I swallowed a mouthful of sea water.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | past | I | a mouthful of sea water |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthful=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take small mouthfuls so you don't choke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x8:1
# text = Take small mouthfuls so you don't choke.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mouthfuls	mouthful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	choke	choke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | small mouthfuls |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthful=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **choke** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘Oh! what a mouthful of great white teeth you have, Grandmother!’

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mouthful:x9:1
# text = ‘Oh! what a mouthful of great white teeth you have, Grandmother!’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Grandmother	Grandmother	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | you | great white teeth *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

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