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title: nourishing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nourishing» in the school dictionary: Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nourishing

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**Who acts:** body, things, Giving, something, your, Vegetable soup · **What happens:** need, grow, stay, give, help, mind · **To what, where:** things, food, something, nourishing meals, young plants, you

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: of food — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:m1:1
# text = Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy.
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | your body | the things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive | the things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb form — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving food or care that helps something grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:m2:1
# text = Giving food or care that helps something grow.
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	2	dep	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | food or care |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Giving | something |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good for your mind or feelings (a nourishing book).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:m3:1
# text = Good for your mind or feelings (a nourishing book).
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegetable soup is warm and nourishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x1:1
# text = Vegetable soup is warm and nourishing.
1	Vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
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	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Vegetable soup |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Vegetable soup *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum makes nourishing meals for us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x2:1
# text = Mum makes nourishing meals for us.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	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 | Mum | nourishing meals |  |  |  | for us | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent meal=Product for we=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Sweets taste nice but are not very nourishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x3:1
# text = Sweets taste nice but are not very nourishing.
1	Sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | Sweets |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Sweets *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nourishing *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The rain is nourishing the young plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x4:1
# text = The rain is nourishing the young plants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	nourishing	nourish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nourish** | present · progressive | the rain | the young plants |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A nourishing breakfast helps you think at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x5:1
# text = A nourishing breakfast helps you think at school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **help** | present | a nourishing breakfast | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | school |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Milk is nourishing for growing bones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x6:1
# text = Milk is nourishing for growing bones.
1	Milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **is** | present | Milk |  |  |  |  | nourishing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | Milk *not said here* | bones |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bone=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every morning the Princesses went to their mother's grave, and found the little tank filled with the nourishing cream-like cake.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nourishing:x7:1
# text = Every morning the Princesses went to their mother's grave, and found the little tank filled with the nourishing cream-like cake.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Princesses	Princess	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
20	nourishing	nourishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
21	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the Princesses |  |  | Princesses's mother's grave | morning |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to grave=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **find** | past | the Princesses *not said here* | the little tank |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tank=Topic |
| 3 | **fill** | participle |  | the little tank *not said here* |  |  |  | with the nourishing like cake | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with cake=Instrument |

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