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title: rosemary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rosemary» in the school dictionary: A small evergreen bush with needle-like leaves that smell strong and fresh, used as a herb in cooking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rosemary

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**Who acts:** like leaves, Rosemary, Mum, you, people, We · **What happens:** smell, use, be, put, rub, buzz · **To what, where:** small evergreen bush, name, rosemary, roast potatoes, leaves, Bees

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«rosemary» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [rosemary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rosemary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small evergreen bush with needle-like leaves that smell strong and fresh, used as a herb in cooking.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:m1:1
# text = A small evergreen bush with needle-like leaves that smell strong and fresh, used as a herb in cooking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	evergreen	evergreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | like leaves |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a small evergreen bush with like leaves *not said here* |  |  |  | as a herb in cooking | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rosemary is also a girl's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:m2:1
# text = Rosemary is also a girl's name.
1	Rosemary	Rosemary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rosemary | a girl's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum put rosemary on the roast potatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x1:1
# text = Mum put rosemary on the roast potatoes.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rosemary	rosemary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **put** | past | Mum | rosemary |  | the roast potatoes |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent rosemary=Theme on potato=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rosemary smells lovely when you rub its leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x2:1
# text = Rosemary smells lovely when you rub its leaves.
1	Rosemary	Rosemary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rub	rub	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Rosemary |  |  |  |  | lovely *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **rub** | present | you | its leaves |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees buzzed round the rosemary bush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x3:1
# text = Bees buzzed round the rosemary bush.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	buzzed	buzz	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	round	round	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rosemary	rosemary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz** | participle |  | Bees *not said here* |  |  |  | round the rosemary bush | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Australia, people wear a sprig of rosemary on Anzac Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x4:1
# text = In Australia, people wear a sprig of rosemary on Anzac Day.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rosemary	rosemary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Anzac	Anzac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | people | a sprig of rosemary on Anzac Day |  | Australia |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent sprig=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We planted rosemary in the school herb garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x5:1
# text = We planted rosemary in the school herb garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rosemary	rosemary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | We | rosemary |  | the herb garden |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rosemary=Theme in garden=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt's name is Rosemary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x6:1
# text = My aunt's name is Rosemary.
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	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Rosemary	Rosemary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt's name | Rosemary |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | My aunt |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The girl went out, and soon collected a large bundle, and then she plucked at a sprig of sweet-smelling rosemary for herself.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rosemary:x7:1
# text = The girl went out, and soon collected a large bundle, and then she plucked at a sprig of sweet-smelling rosemary for herself.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	amod	_	_
24	rosemary	rosemary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | the girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **collect** | past |  | a large bundle |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme |
| 3 | **pluck** | past | girl |  |  | a sprig of sweet smelling rosemary for girl | then |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at sprig=Source |
| 4 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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