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title: pipette — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pipette» in the school dictionary: noun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pipette

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**Who acts:** you, She, pipette, scientist · **What happens:** use, measure, move, drop, amount, add · **To what, where:** plastic tube, science, small amounts, liquid, pipette, three drops

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:m1:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:m1e:1
# text = A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	measure	measure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | plastic tube *not said here* |  | science |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **measure** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | infinitive |  | small amounts of liquid |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |
| 4 | **drop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by drop | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by drop=Trajectory |
| 5 | **amount** |  |  | liquid |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:m2:1
# text = verb.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To move liquid with a pipette.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:m2e:1
# text = To move liquid with a pipette.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pipette	pipette	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 | **move** | to-infinitive |  | liquid |  |  |  | with a pipette | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use the pipette to add three drops of iodine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:x1:1
# text = Use the pipette to add three drops of iodine.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pipette	pipette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	iodine	iodine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pipette |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pipette=Patient |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | three drops of iodine |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drop=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She pipetted the liquid into the test tube.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:x2:1
# text = She pipetted the liquid into the test tube.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pipetted	pipette	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pipette** | past | She | the liquid |  | the test tube |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A pipette helps you measure small amounts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:x3:1
# text = A pipette helps you measure small amounts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pipette	pipette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	measure	measure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a pipette | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **measure** | infinitive | you *not said here* | small amounts |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme amount=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squeeze the pipette gently to let out one drop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:x4:1
# text = Squeeze the pipette gently to let out one drop.
1	Squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pipette	pipette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pipette |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pipette=Theme |
| 2 | **let out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | one drop |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drop=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist used a plastic pipette.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:x5:1
# text = The scientist used a plastic pipette.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pipette	pipette	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 | **use** | past | the scientist | a plastic pipette |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pipette=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Wash the pipette before using another liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pipette:x6:1
# text = Wash the pipette before using another liquid.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pipette	pipette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pipette |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pipette=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | you *not said here* | another liquid |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient |

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