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title: rind — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rind» in the school dictionary: The thick, tough outer skin of some fruits, like oranges, lemons and watermelons. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# rind

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**Who acts:** you, cheese, He, Orange rind, ants, melon · **What happens:** grate, not eat, have, cut, smell, peel · **To what, where:** lemon rind, cake mix, rind, hard waxy rind, bin, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thick, tough outer skin of some fruits, like oranges, lemons and watermelons.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:m1:1
# text = The thick, tough outer skin of some fruits, like oranges, lemons and watermelons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	tough	tough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	oranges	orange	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lemons	lemon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	watermelons	watermelon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hard outer layer of cheese or bacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:m2:1
# text = The hard outer layer of cheese or bacon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bark of a tree (old use).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:m3:1
# text = The bark of a tree (old use).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grate the lemon rind into the cake mix.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x1:1
# text = Grate the lemon rind into the cake mix.
1	Grate	grate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lemon rind |  | the cake mix |  |  | vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus rind=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't eat the rind of the watermelon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x2:1
# text = Don't eat the rind of the watermelon.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	watermelon	watermelon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the rind of the watermelon |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rind=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cheese has a hard waxy rind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x3:1
# text = The cheese has a hard waxy rind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **have** | present | the cheese | a hard waxy rind |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rind=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cut the rind off the bacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x4:1
# text = He cut the rind off the bacon.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	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	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | He | the rind |  |  |  | off the bacon | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent rind=Patient off bacon=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Orange rind smells sweet when you peel it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x5:1
# text = Orange rind smells sweet when you peel it.
1	Orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	peel	peel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Orange rind |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **peel** | present | you | rind |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ants found the melon rinds in the bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x6:1
# text = The ants found the melon rinds in the bin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	melon	melon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rinds	rind	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the ants |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **rind** | present | the melon |  |  | the bin |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He picked it up and ate it every bit, including the rind, and it was so good he thought he should like another.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rind:x7:1
# text = He picked it up and ate it every bit, including the rind, and it was so good he thought he should like another.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	including	including	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rind	rind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	ccomp	_	_
25	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | past | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **eat** | past | He *not said here* | it |  |  |  | every bit *obl:unmarked* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | rind |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **like** | should | he | another |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot another=Theme |

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