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title: peanuts — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peanuts» in the school dictionary: Small oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peanuts

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**Who acts:** Small oval seeds, I, Peanuts, school, children, Salted peanuts · **What happens:** grow, eat, roast, amount, love, be · **To what, where:** pods, money, butter sandwiches, you, peanuts, real diet

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:m1:1
# text = Small oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	oval	oval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
13	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	peanut	peanut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Small oval seeds |  |  | pods under the ground |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pod=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  | pods under the ground *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **roast** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very small amount of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:m2:1
# text = A very small amount of money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amount** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love peanut butter sandwiches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x1:1
# text = I love peanut butter sandwiches.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	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	5	compound	_	_
5	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | butter sandwiches |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sandwich=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peanuts grow underground in pods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x2:1
# text = Peanuts grow underground in pods.
1	Peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Peanuts |  |  | pods |  | underground *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pod=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is nut-free because some children are allergic to peanuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x3:1
# text = Our school is nut-free because some children are allergic to peanuts.
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	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our school |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | some children |  |  |  |  | to peanuts; allergic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salted peanuts make you thirsty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x4:1
# text = Salted peanuts make you thirsty.
1	Salted	salt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **salt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | Salted peanuts | you |  |  |  | thirsty *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Elephants in cartoons eat peanuts, but that is not their real diet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x5:1
# text = Elephants in cartoons eat peanuts, but that is not their real diet.
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	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | that | Elephants's real diet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He works hard but gets paid peanuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x6:1
# text = He works hard but gets paid peanuts.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | He |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | present | He *not said here* | paid peanuts |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer peanut=Stimulus |
| 3 | **pay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the label to check for peanuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x7:1
# text = Read the label to check for peanuts.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the label |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for peanuts | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for peanut=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peanuts are legumes, like peas and beans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peanuts:x8:1
# text = Peanuts are legumes, like peas and beans.
1	Peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Peanuts | legumes |  |  |  | like peas and beans | tree rules |

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