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title: sip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sip» in the school dictionary: To drink slowly, taking only a small amount at a time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sip

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**Who acts:** you, I, Grandma, tummy, hummingbird, He · **What happens:** drink, take, sip, have, hurt, pull · **To what, where:** small amount, hot chocolate, sip, juice, tea, small sips

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«sip» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [sip in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sip.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To drink slowly, taking only a small amount at a time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:m1:1
# text = To drink slowly, taking only a small amount at a time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | gerund |  | a small amount |  |  | time |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=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 -->
A very small mouthful of a drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:m2:1
# text = A very small mouthful of a drink.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sip your hot chocolate slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x1:1
# text = Sip your hot chocolate slowly.
1	Sip	sip	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sip** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hot chocolate |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chocolate=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have a sip of your juice?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x2:1
# text = Can I have a sip of your juice?
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	sip	sip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	juice	juice	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 | **have** | can | I | a sip of your juice |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sip=Patient |
| 2 | **sip** |  |  | your juice |  |  |  |  | nom sip «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma sipped her tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x3:1
# text = Grandma sipped her tea.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sipped	sip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sip** | past | Grandma | Grandma's tea |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take small sips if your tummy hurts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x4:1
# text = Take small sips if your tummy hurts.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sips	sip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | small sips |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sip=Theme |
| 2 | **hurt** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | your tummy |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hummingbird sipped nectar from the flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x5:1
# text = The hummingbird sipped nectar from the flower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hummingbird	hummingbird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sipped	sip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sip** | past | the hummingbird | nectar |  | the flower |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He took one sip and pulled a face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x6:1
# text = He took one sip and pulled a face.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	sip	sip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | one sip |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sip=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | past | He *not said here* | a face |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then he nibbled his little piece of wheaten bread and sipped his water, and his hunger was immediately satisfied.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sip:x7:1
# text = Then he nibbled his little piece of wheaten bread and sipped his water, and his hunger was immediately satisfied.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	nibbled	nibble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	wheaten	wheaten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sipped	sip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nibble** | past | he | his little piece of wheaten bread |  |  | then |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 2 | **sip** | past | he *not said here* | his water |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | his hunger |  |  |  |  | immediately, satisfied *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **hunger** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hunger «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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