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title: skimmer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skimmer» in the school dictionary: A flat spoon or ladle with holes, used to lift things off the top of a liquid, like foam from soup. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# skimmer

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** seabird, thing, stone, reader, device, hidden device criminals · **What happens:** use, lift, fly, skim, skip, read · **To what, where:** holes, things, top, fish, surface, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«skimmer» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [skimmer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skimmer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flat spoon or ladle with holes, used to lift things off the top of a liquid, like foam from soup.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:m1:1
# text = A flat spoon or ladle with holes, used to lift things off the top of a liquid, like foam from soup.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ladle	ladle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	foam	foam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | holes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **lift** | to-infinitive |  | things |  | the top of a liquid |  | like foam from soup | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme off top=Destination |

<!-- .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 -->
A seabird that flies low and skims fish from the water's surface with its long lower beak.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:m2:1
# text = A seabird that flies low and skims fish from the water's surface with its long lower beak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seabird	seabird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	skims	skim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	amod	_	_
18	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | a seabird |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **skim** | present | a seabird *not said here* | fish |  | the water's surface with surface's long lower beak |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fish=Theme from surface=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person or thing that skims, such as a stone that skips over water or a reader who reads quickly.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:m3:1
# text = A person or thing that skims, such as a stone that skips over water or a reader who reads quickly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	skims	skim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	skips	skip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skim** | present | thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **skip** | present | a stone |  |  | water or a reader |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over water=Trajectory |
| 3 | **read** | present | a reader |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A device that removes oil, leaves or dirt from the surface of water, for example in a pool or after an oil spill.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:m4:1
# text = A device that removes oil, leaves or dirt from the surface of water, for example in a pool or after an oil spill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dirt	dirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	after	after	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	spill	spill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present | a device | oil and leaves or dirt |  | the surface of water |  | for example; in a pool or a oil spill | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent oil=Theme from surface=Source |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: crime — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hidden device criminals fit to cash machines to steal card details.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:m5:1
# text = A hidden device criminals fit to cash machines to steal card details.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	criminals	criminal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present | a hidden device criminals | cash machines |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Patient |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive | a hidden device criminals *not said here* | card details |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location detail=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma used a skimmer to take the foam off the jam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x1:1
# text = Grandma used a skimmer to take the foam off the jam.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	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	skimmer	skimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	foam	foam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Grandma | a skimmer |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skimmer=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | to-infinitive | Grandma *not said here* | the foam |  | the jam |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent foam=Theme off jam=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pool skimmer catches leaves before they sink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x2:1
# text = The pool skimmer catches leaves before they sink.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	skimmer	skimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sink	sink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | the pool skimmer | leaves |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |
| 2 | **sink** | present | leaves *= leaf* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A black skimmer flew low over the waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x3:1
# text = A black skimmer flew low over the waves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	skimmer	skimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	low	low	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | a black skimmer |  |  | the waves |  | low *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wave=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships used skimmers to clean up the oil spill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x4:1
# text = Ships used skimmers to clean up the oil spill.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	skimmers	skimmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	spill	spill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Ships | skimmers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skimmer=Patient |
| 2 | **clean up** | to-infinitive | Ships *not said here* | the oil spill |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent spill=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum checks the cash machine for skimmers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x5:1
# text = Mum checks the cash machine for skimmers.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	skimmers	skimmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | Mum | the cash machine |  |  |  | for skimmers | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent machine=Theme for skimmer=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That flat stone is a great skimmer — it bounced five times!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x6:1
# text = That flat stone is a great skimmer — it bounced five times!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	skimmer	skimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that flat stone | a great skimmer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bounce** | past | stone | a great skimmer *not said here* |  |  | time |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location skimmer=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Catskin told the cook how much she would like to go to the ball, the cook called her "a dirty slut," and broke the skimmer across her head.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skimmer:x7:1
# text = Catskin told the cook how much she would like to go to the ball, the cook called her "a dirty slut," and broke the skimmer across her head.
1	Catskin	Catskin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	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	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	slut	slut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	skimmer	skimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	across	across	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Catskin |  | the cook |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent cook=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **like** | would | Catskin | much |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Catskin *not said here* |  |  | the ball |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to ball=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **call** | past | the cook |  | Catskin |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 5 | **break** | past | the cook *not said here* | the skimmer |  | Catskin's head |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skimmer=Patient |

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