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title: scoop — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scoop» in the school dictionary: A tool like a deep spoon used to pick up ice cream, flour or soil. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scoop

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**Who acts:** amount, news story, She, I, you, We · **What happens:** use, pick up, hold, lift, move, curve · **To what, where:** tool, ice cream, something, kitten, two scoops, puppy

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tool like a deep spoon used to pick up ice cream, flour or soil.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:m1:1
# text = A tool like a deep spoon used to pick up ice cream, flour or soil.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle · passive |  | a tool like a deep spoon |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **pick up** | to-infinitive |  | ice cream and flour or soil |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Topic |

<!-- .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 -->
The amount a scoop holds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:m2:1
# text = The amount a scoop holds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scoop	scoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the amount |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"two scoops of ice cream".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:m2e:1
# text = "two scoops of ice cream".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	scoops	scoop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To lift or move something with a scoop, your hands or a curved movement.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:m3:1
# text = To lift or move something with a scoop, your hands or a curved movement.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lift	lift	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	scoop	scoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | with a scoop and your hands or a curved movement | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"She scooped up the kitten."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:m3e:1
# text = "She scooped up the kitten."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scooped	scoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scoop up** *in a quote* | past | She |  | the kitten |  |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent kitten=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A news story that one newspaper gets before all the others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:m4:1
# text = A news story that one newspaper gets before all the others.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a news story |  |  |  | before all others |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have two scoops of chocolate ice cream?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x1:1
# text = Can I have two scoops of chocolate ice cream?
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	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	scoops	scoop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | two scoops of chocolate ice cream |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scoop=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She scooped up the puppy in her arms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x2:1
# text = She scooped up the puppy in her arms.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scooped	scoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scoop up** | past | She | the puppy |  | puppy's arms |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme in arm=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scoop out the seeds from the pumpkin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x3:1
# text = Scoop out the seeds from the pumpkin.
1	Scoop	scoop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scoop out** | imperative | you *not said here* | the seeds |  | the pumpkin |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent seed=Theme from pumpkin=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We scooped pond water into a tray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x4:1
# text = We scooped pond water into a tray.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scooped	scoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tray	tray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scoop** | past | We | pond water |  | a tray |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme into tray=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use one scoop of food for the cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x5:1
# text = Use one scoop of food for the cat.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	scoop	scoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | one scoop of food |  |  |  | for the cat | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent scoop=Theme for cat=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reporter got a big scoop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x6:1
# text = The reporter got a big scoop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reporter	reporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	scoop	scoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the reporter | a big scoop |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer scoop=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He scooped the sand into the bucket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x7:1
# text = He scooped the sand into the bucket.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scooped	scoop	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	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scoop** | past | He | the sand |  | the bucket |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sand=Theme into bucket=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As he scooped it up, a pike happened to get into his pail.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scoop:x8:1
# text = As he scooped it up, a pike happened to get into his pail.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scooped	scoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pike	pike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	pail	pail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scoop up** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | past | a pike |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | to-infinitive | a pike *not said here* |  |  | pike's pail |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into pail=Destination |

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