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title: pulp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pulp» in the school dictionary: Pulp is a soft, wet, squashed mass, such as the soft inside of a fruit or vegetable. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pulp

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**Who acts:** Pulp, Pulp stories, I, We, you, dentist · **What happens:** squash, be, mix, use, make, pulp · **To what, where:** soft wet squashed mass, mush, old paper, water, paper, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pulp» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [pulp in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulp.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pulp is a soft, wet, squashed mass, such as the soft inside of a fruit or vegetable.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:m1:1
# text = Pulp is a soft, wet, squashed mass, such as the soft inside of a fruit or vegetable.
1	Pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squash** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Pulp | a soft wet squashed mass and the soft inside of a fruit or vegetable |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pulp is the mush of wood or old paper mixed with water that is used to make paper.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:m2:1
# text = Pulp is the mush of wood or old paper mixed with water that is used to make paper.
1	Pulp	pulp	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	mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
18	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pulp | the mush or old paper |  |  |  | of wood | tree rules |
| 2 | **mix** | participle |  | old paper *not said here* |  |  |  | with water | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with water=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **use** | present · passive |  | water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | paper |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset paper=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pulp something is to crush it into a soft mass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:m3:1
# text = To pulp something is to crush it into a soft mass.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pulp	pulp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	crush	crush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulp** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a soft mass |  | crush *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pulp of a tooth is the soft living inside, with nerves and blood.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:m4:1
# text = The pulp of a tooth is the soft living inside, with nerves and blood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	nerves	nerve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the pulp of a tooth | the soft living |  |  |  | inside *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Pulp» stories or magazines are cheap, exciting, not very serious ones.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:m5:1
# text = «Pulp» stories or magazines are cheap, exciting, not very serious ones.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	magazines	magazine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Pulp stories or magazines |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Pulp stories or magazines *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like orange juice with pulp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x1:1
# text = I like orange juice with pulp.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I | orange juice |  |  |  | with pulp | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot juice=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made new paper from paper pulp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x2:1
# text = We made new paper from paper pulp.
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	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pulp	pulp	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 | new paper |  | paper pulp |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent paper=Product from pulp=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wood is turned into pulp at the paper mill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x3:1
# text = Wood is turned into pulp at the paper mill.
1	Wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present · passive |  | Wood |  | pulp |  | at the paper mill | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: subject=Theme into pulp=Source at mill=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mash the fruit into a pulp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x4:1
# text = Mash the fruit into a pulp.
1	Mash	mash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mash** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fruit |  | a pulp |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The unsold books were pulped and recycled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x5:1
# text = The unsold books were pulped and recycled.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unsold	unsol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	pulped	pulp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	recycled	recycle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unsol** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pulp** | past · passive |  | the unsold books |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |
| 3 | **recycle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist said the pulp of the tooth was fine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x6:1
# text = The dentist said the pulp of the tooth was fine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pulp	pulp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the dentist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the pulp of the tooth |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa reads old pulp adventure stories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulp:x7:1
# text = Grandpa reads old pulp adventure stories.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	pulp	pulp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Grandpa | old pulp adventure stories |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

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