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title: pottery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pottery» in the school dictionary: Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# pottery

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**Who acts:** Pottery, craft, We, Archaeologists, aunt, I · **What happens:** be, make, bake, find, sell, like · **To what, where:** Pottery pots, other objects, clay, craft, such objects, place

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«pottery» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [pottery in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pottery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:m1:1
# text = Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard.
1	Pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	bowls	bowl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
16	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Pottery pots and bowls and plates and other objects |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | other objects *not said here* |  | clay |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from clay=Material |
| 3 | **bake** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pottery is the craft of making such objects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:m2:1
# text = Pottery is the craft of making such objects.
1	Pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	craft	craft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pottery | the craft |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | the craft *not said here* | such objects |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset object=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pottery is a place where these objects are made.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:m3:1
# text = A pottery is a place where these objects are made.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pottery | a place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | this objects |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made pottery bowls in art class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x1:1
# text = We made pottery bowls in art class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bowls	bowl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | pottery bowls |  | art class |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clay is baked in a kiln to make pottery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x2:1
# text = The clay is baked in a kiln to make pottery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kiln	kiln	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | present · passive |  | the clay |  |  |  | in a kiln | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in kiln=Instrument |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | pottery |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pottery=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Archaeologists found pieces of ancient pottery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x3:1
# text = Archaeologists found pieces of ancient pottery.
1	Archaeologists	archaeologist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Archaeologists | pieces of ancient pottery |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt sells her pottery at the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x4:1
# text = My aunt sells her pottery at the market.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | My aunt | aunt's pottery |  | the market |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent pottery=Theme at market=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'd like to try a pottery wheel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x5:1
# text = I'd like to try a pottery wheel.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **try** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a pottery wheel |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful — pottery breaks if you drop it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x6:1
# text = Be careful — pottery breaks if you drop it.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	drop	drop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | present | pottery |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **drop** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | pottery |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When the merchant mentioned the devil's name, the fiend immediately appeared at the threshold, began seizing the gold and silver wares, and flinging in their place bits of pottery.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pottery:x7:1
# text = When the merchant mentioned the devil's name, the fiend immediately appeared at the threshold, began seizing the gold and silver wares, and flinging in their place bits of pottery.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	devil	Devil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fiend	fiend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	threshold	threshold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
19	seizing	seize	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	xcomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	wares	ware	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	flinging	fling	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	conj	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
30	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obl	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mention** *speech: other* | past | the merchant | the devil's name |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent name=Topic |
| 2 | **appear** | past | the fiend |  |  | the threshold |  | immediately *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at threshold=Location |
| 3 | **begin** | past | the fiend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **seize** | gerund | the fiend *not said here* | the gold |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |
| 5 | **ware** | present | silver | the gold *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **fling** | gerund | the fiend *not said here* |  |  | their place bits of pottery |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent in bit=Destination |
| 7 | **name** |  | the devil |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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