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title: sedimentary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sedimentary» in the school dictionary: Sedimentary rock is rock made from layers of sand, mud, shells or tiny bits of other rock that are pressed together over a very long time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sedimentary

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**Who acts:** Sedimentary, bits, Sandstone, cliff, Chalk, Sedimentary rocks · **What happens:** be, make, press, mean, settle, find · **To what, where:** rock rock, layers, other rock, sediment, bottom, sedimentary rock · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sedimentary rock is rock made from layers of sand, mud, shells or tiny bits of other rock that are pressed together over a very long time.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:m1:1
# text = Sedimentary rock is rock made from layers of sand, mud, shells or tiny bits of other rock that are pressed together over a very long time.
1	Sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl:relcl	_	_
23	together	together	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	over	over	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	very	very	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | rock rock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | rock rock *not said here* |  | layers of sand and mud and shells or tiny bits of other rock |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from layer=Material |
| 3 | **press** | present · passive |  | other rock |  |  | time | together *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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 -->
Sedimentary means made from sediment, the bits that settle at the bottom of water.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:m2:1
# text = Sedimentary means made from sediment, the bits that settle at the bottom of water.
1	Sedimentary	Sedimentary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sediment	sediment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	settle	settle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sedimentary |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | sediment |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from sediment=Material |
| 3 | **settle** | present | the bits |  |  | the bottom of water |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bottom=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:x1:1
# text = Sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
1	Sandstone	sandstone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sandstone | a sedimentary rock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fossils are often found in sedimentary rocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:x2:1
# text = Fossils are often found in sedimentary rocks.
1	Fossils	fossil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · passive |  | Fossils |  | sedimentary rocks |  | often *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cliff showed many sedimentary layers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:x3:1
# text = The cliff showed many sedimentary layers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the cliff | many sedimentary layers |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent layer=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chalk is a soft sedimentary rock made of tiny shells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:x4:1
# text = Chalk is a soft sedimentary rock made of tiny shells.
1	Chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Chalk | a soft sedimentary rock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a soft sedimentary rock *not said here* |  |  |  | of tiny shells | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sedimentary rocks form at the bottom of seas and lakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:x5:1
# text = Sedimentary rocks form at the bottom of seas and lakes.
1	Sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | Sedimentary rocks |  |  | the bottom of seas and lakes |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bottom=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The oldest layers are at the bottom of sedimentary rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sedimentary:x6:1
# text = The oldest layers are at the bottom of sedimentary rock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	sedimentary	sedimentary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the oldest layers |  |  | the bottom |  | of sedimentary rock | tree rules |

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