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title: potted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «potted» in the school dictionary: Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# potted

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**Who acts:** potted plant, Cooked meat, long story, snooker, We, Mum · **What happens:** grow, pot, live, cook, press, cover · **To what, where:** pot, flowerpot, small pot, potted shrimps, few lines, plant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«potted» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [potted in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potted.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:m1:1
# text = Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground.
1	Growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  | a pot |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pot=Location |
| 2 | **pot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **live** | present | a potted plant |  |  | a flowerpot |  | in the ground | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in flowerpot=Location |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: food — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cooked meat or fish pressed into a small pot or jar and covered with fat or butter so it keeps: «potted shrimps», «potted meat».

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:m2:1
# text = Cooked meat or fish pressed into a small pot or jar and covered with fat or butter so it keeps: «potted shrimps», «potted meat».
1	Cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	advcl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	shrimps	shrimp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	amod	_	_
29	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **press** | participle | Cooked meat or fish *not said here* |  |  | a small pot or jar |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent into pot=Trajectory |
| 3 | **cover** | participle | Cooked meat or fish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with fat or butter | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with fat=Theme |
| 4 | **keep** | present | Cooked meat or fish | potted shrimps |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shrimp=Theme |
| 5 | **pot** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **pot** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made short and simple: «a potted history» tells a long story in a few lines.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:m3:1
# text = Made short and simple: «a potted history» tells a long story in a few lines.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  |  |  |  |  | short *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **pot** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a long story |  |  | a few lines |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Past form of the verb «pot»: put a plant in a pot, or (snooker, pool) knock a ball into a pocket.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:m4:1
# text = Past form of the verb «pot»: put a plant in a pot, or (snooker, pool) knock a ball into a pocket.
1	Past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	snooker	snooker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
23	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	into	into	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive |  | a plant |  | a pot |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plant=Theme in pot=Destination |
| 2 | **knock** | infinitive | snooker and pool | a ball |  | a pocket |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ball=Theme into pocket=Destination |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | the verb |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put a potted plant on each windowsill in the classroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x1:1
# text = We put a potted plant on each windowsill in the classroom.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	windowsill	windowsill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | We | a potted plant |  | each windowsill |  | in the classroom | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme on windowsill=Destination |
| 2 | **pot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bought a jar of potted shrimps at the seaside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x2:1
# text = Mum bought a jar of potted shrimps at the seaside.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	shrimps	shrimp	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	seaside	seaside	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 | **buy** | past | Mum | a jar of potted shrimps |  | the seaside |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent jar=Theme at seaside=Asset |
| 2 | **pot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Rat's basket was full of good things, including potted meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x3:1
# text = The Rat's basket was full of good things, including potted meat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	including	including	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Rat's basket |  |  |  |  | of good things including potted meat; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher gave us a potted history of the Romans in five minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x4:1
# text = Our teacher gave us a potted history of the Romans in five minutes.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Our teacher | a potted history of the Romans | us |  | minute |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient history=Theme |
| 2 | **pot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He potted the black ball and won the game of pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x5:1
# text = He potted the black ball and won the game of pool.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	potted	pot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pot** | past | He | the black ball |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | past | He *not said here* | the game of pool |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I potted the seedlings into bigger pots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x6:1
# text = I potted the seedlings into bigger pots.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	potted	pot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	pots	pot	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 | **pot** | past | I | the seedlings |  | bigger pots |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent seedling=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The potted geranium needs watering every few days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:potted:x7:1
# text = The potted geranium needs watering every few days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	potted	pot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	geranium	geranium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **need** | present | the potted geranium |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **water** *not said to happen* | gerund | the potted geranium *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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