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title: sherry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sherry» in the school dictionary: Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sherry

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**Who acts:** Sherry, Gran, trifle, Dad, it · **What happens:** be, drink, use, like, have, come · **To what, where:** strong wine, Spain, small glass, cooking, glass, small sherry

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«sherry» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [sherry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sherry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:m1:1
# text = Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking.
1	Sherry	sherry	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	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	17	advmod	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sherry | a strong wine |  | Spain |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | participle |  |  |  | a small glass |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | cooking |  | sometimes *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 sherry is a glass of sherry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:m2:1
# text = A sherry is a glass of sherry.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sherry | a glass |  |  |  | of sherry | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran likes a small sherry at Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:x1:1
# text = Gran likes a small sherry at Christmas.
1	Gran	Gran	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **like** | present | Gran | a small sherry |  | Christmas |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sherry=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trifle has a little sherry in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:x2:1
# text = The trifle has a little sherry in it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trifle	trifle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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 | **have** | present | the trifle | a little sherry |  | sherry |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sherry=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sherry comes from the south of Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:x3:1
# text = Sherry comes from the south of Spain.
1	Sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Sherry |  |  | the south of Spain |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from south=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad poured a sherry for his friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:x4:1
# text = Dad poured a sherry for his friend.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **pour** | past | Dad | a sherry |  |  |  | for Dad's friend | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sherry=Patient for friend=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sherry is alcohol, so it is not for children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sherry:x5:1
# text = Sherry is alcohol, so it is not for children.
1	Sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **is a** | present |  | Sherry alcohol and children |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | for children | tree rules |

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