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title: rye — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rye» in the school dictionary: Rye is a kind of cereal grass grown on farms; its grain is used for flour, bread and animal food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rye

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**Who acts:** Rye, kind, Rye bread, Grandad, Rye flour, Farmers · **What happens:** be, grow, use, make, mean, like · **To what, where:** kind, cereal grass, farms, grain, dark heavy bread, rye whiskey

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«rye» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [rye in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rye.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rye is a kind of cereal grass grown on farms; its grain is used for flour, bread and animal food.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:m1:1
# text = Rye is a kind of cereal grass grown on farms; its grain is used for flour, bread and animal food.
1	Rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	4	acl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rye | a kind |  |  |  | of cereal grass | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  | cereal grass *not said here* |  | farms |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on farm=Location |
| 3 | **use** | present · passive | a kind *not said here* | Rye's grain |  |  |  | for flour and bread and animal food | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for flour=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
Rye bread is a dark, heavy bread made with rye flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:m2:1
# text = Rye bread is a dark, heavy bread made with rye flour.
1	Rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rye bread | a dark heavy bread |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a dark heavy bread *not said here* |  |  |  | with rye flour | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rye can mean rye whiskey, a strong alcoholic drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:m3:1
# text = Rye can mean rye whiskey, a strong alcoholic drink.
1	Rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	whiskey	whiskey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Rye | rye whiskey and a strong alcoholic drink |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whiskey=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rye is also the name of an old town in East Sussex, England.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:m4:1
# text = Rye is also the name of an old town in East Sussex, England.
1	Rye	rye	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	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Sussex	Sussex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rye | the name |  |  |  | of a old town in East Sussex | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rye grows tall and golden in the summer fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x1:1
# text = Rye grows tall and golden in the summer fields.
1	Rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Rye |  |  | the summer fields |  | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in field=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad likes a ham sandwich on rye bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x2:1
# text = Grandad likes a ham sandwich on rye bread.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ham	ham	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Grandad | a ham sandwich |  | rye bread |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sandwich=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rye flour makes bread darker and heavier than wheat flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x3:1
# text = Rye flour makes bread darker and heavier than wheat flour.
1	Rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Rye flour | bread |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material bread=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers in cold northern countries often grow rye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x4:1
# text = Farmers in cold northern countries often grow rye.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Farmers in cold northern countries | rye |  |  |  | often *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rye=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wheat, barley, oats and rye are all cereal grains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x5:1
# text = Wheat, barley, oats and rye are all cereal grains.
1	Wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wheat and barley and oats and rye | cereal grains |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ryegrass is used on football pitches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x6:1
# text = Ryegrass is used on football pitches.
1	Ryegrass	ryegrass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pitches	pitch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Ryegrass |  | football pitches |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited the old cobbled streets of Rye on our trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x7:1
# text = We visited the old cobbled streets of Rye on our trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cobbled	cobble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | the old cobbled streets of Rye |  | our trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent street=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **cobble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then the dear sun glowed, and the rye grew ripe--like so much gold did it stand in the fields.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rye:x8:1
# text = Then the dear sun glowed, and the rye grew ripe--like so much gold did it stand in the fields.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	glowed	glow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | participle | the dear sun |  |  |  | then |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | past | the rye |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stand** | past · do-support | rye |  |  | the fields |  | like much gold | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in field=Location |

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