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title: sachet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sachet» in the school dictionary: A small sealed plastic or paper packet holding a small amount of something, like sugar, ketchup, shampoo or medicine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sachet

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**Who acts:** small sealed plastic, I, you, Gran, hotel, box · **What happens:** seal, hold, amount, smell, dry, put · **To what, where:** small amount, something, drawers, sachet, one sachet, glass

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«sachet» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [sachet in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sachet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small sealed plastic or paper packet holding a small amount of something, like sugar, ketchup, shampoo or medicine.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:m1:1
# text = A small sealed plastic or paper packet holding a small amount of something, like sugar, ketchup, shampoo or medicine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	packet	packet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | a small sealed plastic or paper packet *not said here* | a small amount of something |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
A small cloth bag of nice-smelling dried flowers or herbs, put in drawers.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:m2:1
# text = A small cloth bag of nice-smelling dried flowers or herbs, put in drawers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	amod	_	_
9	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	drawers	drawer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **put** | participle |  |  |  | drawers |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in drawer=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have a sachet of ketchup, please?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:x1:1
# text = Can I have a sachet of ketchup, please?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sachet	sachet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | a sachet of ketchup |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sachet=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mix one sachet of powder in a glass of water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:x2:1
# text = Mix one sachet of powder in a glass of water.
1	Mix	mix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sachet	sachet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | imperative | you *not said here* | one sachet of powder |  | a glass of water |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sachet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran puts lavender sachets in her drawers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:x3:1
# text = Gran puts lavender sachets in her drawers.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lavender	lavender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sachets	sachet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	drawers	drawer	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** | present | Gran | lavender sachets |  | Gran's drawers |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sachet=Theme in drawer=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hotel gave us little sachets of shampoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:x4:1
# text = The hotel gave us little sachets of shampoo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sachets	sachet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **give** | past | the hotel | little sachets of shampoo | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient sachet=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A box holds 20 sachets of hot chocolate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:x5:1
# text = A box holds 20 sachets of hot chocolate.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sachets	sachet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	chocolate	chocolate	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 | **hold** | present | a box | 20 sachets of hot chocolate |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sachet=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't leave empty sachets on the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sachet:x6:1
# text = Don't leave empty sachets on the table.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sachets	sachet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	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** **leave** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | empty sachets |  | the table |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sachet=Theme on table=Location |

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