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title: oolong — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oolong» in the school dictionary: A kind of Chinese tea, partly oxidised, between green tea and black tea in taste and colour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oolong

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**Who acts:** Grandpa, Oolong, We, tea shop, Oolong tea · **What happens:** oxidise, drink, be, taste, sell, roll · **To what, where:** kind, oolong tea, oolong, Year festival, dozen kinds, Oolong leaves

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kind of Chinese tea, partly oxidised, between green tea and black tea in taste and colour.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:m1:1
# text = A kind of Chinese tea, partly oxidised, between green tea and black tea in taste and colour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	oxidised	oxidise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oxidise** | participle |  | a kind of Chinese tea *not said here* |  |  |  | between green tea and black tea in taste and colour; partly *property* | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa drinks oolong tea after dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:x1:1
# text = Grandpa drinks oolong tea after dinner.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oolong	oolong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **drink** | present | Grandpa | oolong tea |  |  | after dinner |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oolong is between green tea and black tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:x2:1
# text = Oolong is between green tea and black tea.
1	Oolong	oolong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Oolong |  |  |  |  | between green tea and black tea | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tasted oolong at the Chinese New Year festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:x3:1
# text = We tasted oolong at the Chinese New Year festival.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oolong	oolong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | past | We | oolong |  | the Year festival |  |  | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent oolong=Theme at festival=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tea shop sells a dozen kinds of oolong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:x4:1
# text = The tea shop sells a dozen kinds of oolong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dozen	dozen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	oolong	oolong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the tea shop | dozen kinds of oolong |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oolong leaves are often rolled into small balls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:x5:1
# text = Oolong leaves are often rolled into small balls.
1	Oolong	oolong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | present · passive |  | Oolong leaves |  | small balls |  | often *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme into ball=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oolong tea comes from China and Taiwan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oolong:x6:1
# text = Oolong tea comes from China and Taiwan.
1	Oolong	oolong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Taiwan	Taiwan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Oolong tea |  |  | China and Taiwan |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from china=Initial\_Location |

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