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title: soup — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «soup» in the school dictionary: Soup is a hot liquid food made by cooking vegetables, meat, fish or other foods in water or stock. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# soup

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**Who acts:** Soup, pot, bowl, She, you, chicken soup · **What happens:** be, make, cook, mean, hold, buy · **To what, where:** hot liquid food, 4 liters, 250 mL, 6 cans, many bowls, pot

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«soup» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [soup in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soup.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soup is a hot liquid food made by cooking vegetables, meat, fish or other foods in water or stock.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:m1:1
# text = Soup is a hot liquid food made by cooking vegetables, meat, fish or other foods in water or stock.
1	Soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	stock	stock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Soup | a hot liquid food and meat and fish or other foods in water or stock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a hot liquid food and meat and fish or other foods in water or stock *not said here* |  |  |  | by cooking vegetables | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **cook** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
«In the soup» (informal) means in trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:m2:1
# text = «In the soup» (informal) means in trouble.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the soup |  |  |  |  | in trouble | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in trouble=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pot holds 4 liters of soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x1:1
# text = A pot holds 4 liters of soup.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	liters	liter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a pot | 4 liters of soup |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liter=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each bowl holds 250 mL of soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x2:1
# text = Each bowl holds 250 mL of soup.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	250	250	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	mL	ml	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | each bowl | 250 mL of soup |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ml=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bought 6 cans of soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x3:1
# text = She bought 6 cans of soup.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cans	can	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | She | 6 cans of soup |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent can=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many bowls can be filled from the pot?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x4:1
# text = How many bowls can be filled from the pot?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bowls	bowl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | can · passive |  | many bowls |  | the pot |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blow on your soup if it's too hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x5:1
# text = Blow on your soup if it's too hot.
1	Blow	blow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your soup |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | soup |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's chicken soup makes me feel better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x6:1
# text = Grandma's chicken soup makes me feel better.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Grandma's chicken soup | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We eat soup with a big round spoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x7:1
# text = We eat soup with a big round spoon.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | We | soup |  |  |  | with a big round spoon | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soup kitchen gives free meals every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x8:1
# text = The soup kitchen gives free meals every day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the soup kitchen | free meals |  |  | day |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For dinner the Fox served soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:soup:x9:1
# text = For dinner the Fox served soup.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past | the Fox | soup |  |  |  | for dinner | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent soup=Theme for dinner=Recipient |

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