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title: peppery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peppery» in the school dictionary: Tasting hot and spicy, full of pepper. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peppery

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**Who acts:** soup, Rocket leaves, sauce, Watercress · **What happens:** taste, get, temper, be, have, shout · **To what, where:** much pepper, kitchen, peppery taste, peppery old man

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Tasting hot and spicy, full of pepper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:m1:1
# text = Tasting hot and spicy, full of pepper.
1	Tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	spicy	spicy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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Quick to get angry; bad-tempered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:m2:1
# text = Quick to get angry; bad-tempered.
1	Quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	tempered	temper	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **temper** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The soup was very peppery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:x1:1
# text = The soup was very peppery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	peppery	peppery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the soup |  |  |  |  | peppery *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the Duchess's kitchen there was far too much pepper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:x2:1
# text = In the Duchess's kitchen there was far too much pepper.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | much pepper |  | the Duchess's kitchen |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Rocket leaves have a peppery taste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:x3:1
# text = Rocket leaves have a peppery taste.
1	Rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	peppery	peppery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **have** | present | Rocket leaves | a peppery taste |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The peppery old man shouted at the boys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:x4:1
# text = The peppery old man shouted at the boys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	peppery	peppery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	shouted	shout	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | participle |  | the peppery old man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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This sauce is too peppery for the baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:x5:1
# text = This sauce is too peppery for the baby.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	peppery	peppery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | present | this sauce |  |  |  |  | for the baby; peppery *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Watercress tastes slightly peppery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peppery:x6:1
# text = Watercress tastes slightly peppery.
1	Watercress	watercress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	peppery	peppery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | Watercress |  |  |  |  | peppery *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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