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title: muslin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «muslin» in the school dictionary: Muslin is a thin, light cotton cloth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# muslin

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**Who acts:** Muslin, baby, She, you, girl, Everybody · **What happens:** be, use, wrap, strain, buy, cost · **To what, where:** thin light cotton cloth, Muslin, food, kitchen, 6 yards, 20 cents

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«muslin» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [muslin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/muslin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslin is a thin, light cotton cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:m1:1
# text = Muslin is a thin, light cotton cloth.
1	Muslin	Muslin	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	8	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Muslin | a thin light cotton cloth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslin is used for baby wraps, for straining food in the kitchen and in old times for dresses and curtains.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:m2:1
# text = Muslin is used for baby wraps, for straining food in the kitchen and in old times for dresses and curtains.
1	Muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wraps	wrap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	straining	strain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	dresses	dress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Muslin |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **wrap** | present | baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **strain** | gerund |  | food |  | the kitchen and old times |  | for dresses and curtains | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bought 6 yards of muslin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x1:1
# text = She bought 6 yards of muslin.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | She | 6 yards of muslin |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yard=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslin costs 20 cents a yard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x2:1
# text = Muslin costs 20 cents a yard.
1	Muslin	Muslin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cents	cent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Muslin | 20 cents |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme cent=Beneficiary yard=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much do 4 yards of muslin cost?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x3:1
# text = How much do 4 yards of muslin cost?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | much |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby was wrapped in a soft muslin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x4:1
# text = The baby was wrapped in a soft muslin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past · passive |  | the baby |  | a soft muslin |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in muslin=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Strain the yoghurt through a piece of muslin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x5:1
# text = Strain the yoghurt through a piece of muslin.
1	Strain	strain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	yoghurt	yoghurt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the yoghurt |  | a piece of muslin |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent yoghurt=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story, the girl wore a white muslin dress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x6:1
# text = In the old story, the girl wore a white muslin dress.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the girl | a white muslin dress |  | the old story |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The curtains are made of thin muslin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x7:1
# text = The curtains are made of thin muslin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	muslin	muslin	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 | **make** | present · passive |  | the curtains |  |  |  | of thin muslin | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everybody was looking on, and the King was chuckling to himself at the idea of finding the piece of muslin in a nutshell.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslin:x8:1
# text = Everybody was looking on, and the King was chuckling to himself at the idea of finding the piece of muslin in a nutshell.
1	Everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	chuckling	chuckle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	muslin	muslin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	nutshell	nutshell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look on** | past · progressive | Everybody |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **chuckle** | past · progressive | the King |  | King | the idea |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to himself=Recipient |
| 3 | **find** | gerund | the idea *not said here* | the piece of muslin |  | a nutshell |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Topic |

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