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title: seawater — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seawater» in the school dictionary: The salty water of the sea or the ocean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seawater

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**Who acts:** you, seawater, We, sun, crabs, metal · **What happens:** not drink, be, leave, dry, taste, dissolve · **To what, where:** seawater, dish, salt crystals, rock pool, metal, bucket

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«seawater» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: [seawater in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seawater.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The salty water of the sea or the ocean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:m1:1
# text = The salty water of the sea or the ocean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never drink seawater; it is too salty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x1:1
# text = Never drink seawater; it is too salty.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | seawater |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seawater=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | seawater |  |  |  |  | salty *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We left seawater in a dish and the sun dried it into salt crystals.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x2:1
# text = We left seawater in a dish and the sun dried it into salt crystals.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	dried	dry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | We | seawater |  | a dish |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent seawater=Theme in dish=Location |
| 2 | **dry** | past | the sun | seawater |  | salt crystals |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient it=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seawater tastes salty because of dissolved salts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x3:1
# text = Seawater tastes salty because of dissolved salts.
1	Seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	salts	salt	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 | **taste** | present | Seawater |  |  |  |  | because dissolved salts; salty *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dissolve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is easier to float in seawater than in a pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x4:1
# text = It is easier to float in seawater than in a pool.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | seawater |  | than a pool | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in seawater=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crabs lived in a rock pool of seawater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x5:1
# text = The crabs lived in a rock pool of seawater.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crabs	crab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the crabs |  |  | a rock pool of seawater |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pool=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seawater makes metal rust faster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x6:1
# text = Seawater makes metal rust faster.
1	Seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	rust	rust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Seawater | metal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rust** | infinitive | metal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About 97 out of every 100 litres of Earth's water is seawater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x7:1
# text = About 97 out of every 100 litres of Earth's water is seawater.
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	97	97	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of Earth's water seawater | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We filled our bucket with seawater to keep the shells wet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x8:1
# text = We filled our bucket with seawater to keep the shells wet.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wet	wet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | We | our bucket |  |  |  | with seawater | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent bucket=Patient with seawater=Instrument |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wet** | present | the shells |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It had something of the taste of seawater, certainly, although it had been drawn from the well outside.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seawater:x9:1
# text = It had something of the taste of seawater, certainly, although it had been drawn from the well outside.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	although	although	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
20	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | It | something |  |  |  | certainly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **draw** | past · perfect · passive |  | seawater |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from outside=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **taste** |  |  | seawater |  |  |  |  | nom taste «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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