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title: pumpkin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pumpkin» in the school dictionary: A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable (really a fruit) with a thick skin, soft flesh and many seeds inside. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pumpkin

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**Who acts:** pumpkin, parents, We, fairy godmother, Mum, you · **What happens:** be, make, call, carve, turn, roast · **To what, where:** large round orange vegetable, food, Pumpkin, loving name, child, scary face · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pumpkin» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [pumpkin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pumpkin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable (really a fruit) with a thick skin, soft flesh and many seeds inside.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:m1:1
# text = A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable (really a fruit) with a thick skin, soft flesh and many seeds inside.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
26	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pumpkin | a large round orange vegetable |  |  |  | with a thick skin and soft flesh and many seeds | tree rules |

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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 -->
Pumpkin is also the food made from it: pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:m2:1
# text = Pumpkin is also the food made from it: pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie.
1	Pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pumpkin | the food and pumpkin soup and pumpkin pie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | the food and pumpkin soup and pumpkin pie *not said here* |  | Pumpkin |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from it=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Pumpkin» is a loving name some parents call a child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:m3:1
# text = «Pumpkin» is a loving name some parents call a child.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pumpkin | a loving name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present | some parents | a loving name *not said here* | a child |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We carved a scary face into our pumpkin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x1:1
# text = We carved a scary face into our pumpkin.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carved	carve	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	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past | We | a scary face |  | our pumpkin |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent face=Material into pumpkin=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x2:1
# text = Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach.
1	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	godmother	godmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | Cinderella's fairy godmother | a pumpkin |  | a coach |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent pumpkin=Theme into coach=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum roasted pumpkin with the potatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x3:1
# text = Mum roasted pumpkin with the potatoes.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	roasted	roast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roast** | past | Mum | pumpkin |  |  |  | with the potatoes | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent pumpkin=Patient with potato=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to a pumpkin patch to pick one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x4:1
# text = We went to a pumpkin patch to pick one.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | a pumpkin patch |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to patch=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **pick** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pumpkin has lots of seeds inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x5:1
# text = A pumpkin has lots of seeds inside.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a pumpkin | lots of seeds |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask an adult to help when you cut a pumpkin; the knife is sharp.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x6:1
# text = Ask an adult to help when you cut a pumpkin; the knife is sharp.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cut	cut	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cut** | present | you | a pumpkin |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pumpkin=Product |
| 4 | **is** | present | the knife |  |  |  |  | sharp *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goodnight, pumpkin!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x7:1
# text = Goodnight, pumpkin!
1	Goodnight	Goodnight	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Run into the garden, and bring me a pumpkin."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pumpkin:x8:1
# text = "Run into the garden, and bring me a pumpkin."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Run	Run	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** *in a quote* | infinitive | Run into the garden | a pumpkin | me |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination pumpkin=Theme |

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