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title: oesophagus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oesophagus» in the school dictionary: The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and drink from your mouth and throat down to your stomach. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oesophagus

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**Who acts:** oesophagus, muscular tube, you, Hot drinks, Astronauts, doctor · **What happens:** be, carry, drink, swallow, squeeze down, label · **To what, where:** muscular tube, food, mouth, stomach, oesophagus, diagram · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and drink from your mouth and throat down to your stomach.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:m1:1
# text = The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and drink from your mouth and throat down to your stomach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	muscular	muscular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	down	down	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the oesophagus | the muscular tube |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | the muscular tube | food |  | your mouth and throat |  | to your stomach; down *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme from mouth=Initial\_Location to stomach=Destination |
| 3 | **drink** | infinitive | the muscular tube *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
The oesophagus carries food to the stomach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x1:1
# text = The oesophagus carries food to the stomach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the oesophagus | food |  | the stomach |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme to stomach=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you swallow, the oesophagus squeezes the food down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x2:1
# text = When you swallow, the oesophagus squeezes the food down.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	squeezes	squeeze	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **squeeze down** | present | the oesophagus | the food |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Label the oesophagus on the diagram of the digestive system.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x3:1
# text = Label the oesophagus on the diagram of the digestive system.
1	Label	label	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	digestive	digestive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | imperative | you *not said here* | the oesophagus |  | the diagram of the digestive system |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent oesophagus=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The oesophagus is behind the windpipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x4:1
# text = The oesophagus is behind the windpipe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	windpipe	windpipe	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 | the oesophagus |  |  | the windpipe |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hot drinks can hurt your oesophagus, so sip them slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x5:1
# text = Hot drinks can hurt your oesophagus, so sip them slowly.
1	Hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sip	sip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can | Hot drinks | your oesophagus |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer oesophagus=Patient |
| 2 | **sip** | infinitive | Hot drinks *not said here* | drinks *= drink* |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Astronauts can swallow in space because the oesophagus pushes the food along.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x6:1
# text = Astronauts can swallow in space because the oesophagus pushes the food along.
1	Astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pushes	push	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	along	along	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | can | Astronauts |  |  | space |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **push** | present | the oesophagus | the food |  |  |  | along *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor said the fish bone was stuck in his oesophagus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oesophagus:x7:1
# text = The doctor said the fish bone was stuck in his oesophagus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	oesophagus	oesophagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the fish bone |  |  | doctor's oesophagus |  | stuck *property* | tree rules |

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