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title: soapy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «soapy» in the school dictionary: Full of soap or covered with soap (soapy water, soapy hands). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# soapy

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**Who acts:** you, bathroom floor, We, Soapy water, cheap shampoo, people · **What happens:** cover, wash, rub, be, blow, help · **To what, where:** dishes, warm soapy water, soapy hands, soapy bubbles, grease, hair · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«soapy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [soapy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soapy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Full of soap or covered with soap (soapy water, soapy hands).

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:m1:1
# text = Full of soap or covered with soap (soapy water, soapy hands).
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with soap | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with soap=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 -->
Like soap in taste, smell or feel (a soapy taste).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:m2:1
# text = Like soap in taste, smell or feel (a soapy taste).
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	feel	feel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like a soap opera: too dramatic and emotional.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:m3:1
# text = Like a soap opera: too dramatic and emotional.
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	opera	opera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	dramatic	dramatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	emotional	emotional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash the dishes in warm soapy water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x1:1
# text = Wash the dishes in warm soapy water.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | the dishes |  | warm soapy water |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dish=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rub your soapy hands together for twenty seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x2:1
# text = Rub your soapy hands together for twenty seconds.
1	Rub	rub	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	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | imperative | you *not said here* | your soapy hands |  |  | second | together *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bathroom floor is soapy and slippery — careful!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x3:1
# text = The bathroom floor is soapy and slippery — careful!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bathroom	bathroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	slippery	slippery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the bathroom floor |  |  |  |  | soapy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the bathroom floor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the bathroom floor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We blew soapy bubbles in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x4:1
# text = We blew soapy bubbles in the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | We | soapy bubbles |  |  |  | in the garden | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent bubble=Patient in garden=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soapy water helps get grease off the pans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x5:1
# text = Soapy water helps get grease off the pans.
1	Soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	grease	grease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pans	pan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Soapy water |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | Soapy water *not said here* | grease |  |  |  | off the pans | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer grease=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cheap shampoo left my hair soapy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x6:1
# text = The cheap shampoo left my hair soapy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the cheap shampoo | my hair |  |  |  | soapy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people think coriander has a soapy taste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x7:1
# text = Some people think coriander has a soapy taste.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	coriander	coriander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | coriander | a soapy taste |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"You have to work hard," said Holberg one day, when she was dipping clothes in the strong soapy water, and was obliged herself to split the logs for the fire.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soapy:x8:1
# text = "You have to work hard," said Holberg one day, when she was dipping clothes in the strong soapy water, and was obliged herself to split the logs for the fire.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Holberg	Holberg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	dipping	dip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
18	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	soapy	soapy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
28	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	27	obj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	split	split	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	advcl	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	logs	log	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obj	_	_
33	for	for	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Holberg |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **dip** | past · progressive | Holberg | clothes |  | the strong soapy water |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme in water=Trajectory |
| 5 | **oblige** | past · passive | Holberg *not said here* | Holberg |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: herself=Patient |
| 6 | **split** | to-infinitive | Holberg *not said here* | the logs |  |  |  | for the fire | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent log=Patient |

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