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title: peanut — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peanut» in the school dictionary: A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peanut

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**Who acts:** small oval seed, Peanuts, He, I, Elephants, Leo · **What happens:** grow, eat, roast, salt, mean, amount · **To what, where:** shell, small amount, money, peanut butter, toast, peanuts

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«peanut» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [peanut in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peanut.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:m1:1
# text = A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	oval	oval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	salted	salt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a small oval seed |  |  | a shell |  | under the ground | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shell=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | present · passive | a small oval seed *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a snack | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **roast** | participle | a small oval seed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **salt** | participle | a small oval seed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Peanuts" can also mean a very small amount of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:m2:1
# text = "Peanuts" can also mean a very small amount of money.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Peanuts | a small amount of money |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Topic |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"He works for peanuts."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:m2e:1
# text = "He works for peanuts."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** *in a quote* | present | He |  |  |  |  | for peanuts | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for peanut=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like peanut butter on toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x1:1
# text = I like peanut butter on toast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	peanut	peanut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	toast	toast	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 | **like** | present | I | peanut butter |  | toast |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot butter=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Elephants in cartoons eat peanuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x2:1
# text = Elephants in cartoons eat peanuts.
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Elephants in cartoons | peanuts |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peanut=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leo has a peanut allergy, so he checks every label.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x3:1
# text = Leo has a peanut allergy, so he checks every label.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	peanut	peanut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Leo | a peanut allergy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent allergy=Patient |
| 2 | **check** | present | Leo | every label |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is a nut-free zone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x4:1
# text = Our school is a nut-free zone.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	zone	zone	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 | Our school | a free zone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peanut grows under the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x5:1
# text = The peanut grows under the ground.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peanut	peanut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the peanut |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under ground=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We shared a bag of roasted peanuts at the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x6:1
# text = We shared a bag of roasted peanuts at the game.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | We | a bag of roasted peanuts |  | the game |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **roast** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sold her old bike for peanuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanut:x7:1
# text = She sold her old bike for peanuts.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | She | her old bike |  |  |  | for peanuts | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent bike=Theme for peanut=Asset |

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