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title: slurp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slurp» in the school dictionary: To drink or eat noisily by sucking in air with the food or drink. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slurp

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**Who acts:** noisy sucking sound, you, dog, He, We, Slurping · **What happens:** drink, eat, suck, not slurp, slurp, take · **To what, where:** air, way, soup, water, bowl, big slurp

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To drink or eat noisily by sucking in air with the food or drink.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:m1:1
# text = To drink or eat noisily by sucking in air with the food or drink.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	noisily	noisily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sucking	suck	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | noisily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **suck** | gerund |  |  |  | air |  | with the food or drink | vn chew-39.2 «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}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A noisy sucking sound or a mouthful drunk this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:m2:1
# text = A noisy sucking sound or a mouthful drunk this way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sucking	suck	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mouthful	mouthful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suck** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | participle | a noisy sucking sound or a mouthful *not said here* | this way |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't slurp your soup!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:x1:1
# text = Don't slurp your soup!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	slurp	slurp	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **slurp** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your soup |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog slurped water from its bowl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:x2:1
# text = The dog slurped water from its bowl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slurped	slurp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bowl	bowl	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 | **slurp** | past | the dog | water |  | dog's bowl |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He took a big slurp of milkshake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:x3:1
# text = He took a big slurp of milkshake.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	slurp	slurp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	milkshake	milkshake	NOUN	NN	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 | **take** | past | He | a big slurp of milkshake |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slurp=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We slurped noodles at the restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:x4:1
# text = We slurped noodles at the restaurant.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slurped	slurp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	noodles	noodle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slurp** | past | We | noodles |  | the restaurant |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noodle=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slurping is polite in some countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:x5:1
# text = Slurping is polite in some countries.
1	Slurping	slurping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Slurping |  |  | some countries |  | polite *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby slurped the last of her juice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slurp:x6:1
# text = The baby slurped the last of her juice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slurped	slurp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|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 | **slurp** | past | the baby | the last of baby's juice |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent last=Patient |

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