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title: sponge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sponge» in the school dictionary: A sponge is a soft thing full of holes that soaks up water, used for washing or cleaning. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sponge

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**Who acts:** sponge, soft thing, simple sea animal, you, Sea sponges, animals · **What happens:** be, soak up, use, live, fix, have · **To what, where:** soft thing, water, simple sea animal, body, light, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sponge is a soft thing full of holes that soaks up water, used for washing or cleaning.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:m1:1
# text = A sponge is a soft thing full of holes that soaks up water, used for washing or cleaning.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	soaks	soak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sponge | a soft thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **soak up** | present | a soft thing | water |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent water=Source |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | water *not said here* |  |  |  | for washing or cleaning | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 sponge is a simple sea animal that lives fixed to rocks and has a body full of holes.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:m2:1
# text = A sponge is a simple sea animal that lives fixed to rocks and has a body full of holes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sponge | a simple sea animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a simple sea animal |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fix** | participle | a simple sea animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to rocks | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to rock=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **have** | present | a simple sea animal *not said here* | a body |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sponge or sponge cake is a light, soft cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:m3:1
# text = A sponge or sponge cake is a light, soft cake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sponge or sponge cake | a light and soft cake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To sponge something is to wipe or clean it with a wet sponge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:m4:1
# text = To sponge something is to wipe or clean it with a wet sponge.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	wipe	wipe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	clean	clean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sponge** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wipe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **clean** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | with a wet sponge | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with sponge=Instrument |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To sponge off someone means to keep taking money or food from them without giving back (informal).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:m5:1
# text = To sponge off someone means to keep taking money or food from them without giving back (informal).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sponge off** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Location |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **take** | gerund |  | money or food |  |  |  | from money | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent money=Theme from they=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **give back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wipe the table with a damp sponge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x1:1
# text = Wipe the table with a damp sponge.
1	Wipe	wipe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sponge	sponge	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 | **wipe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the table |  |  |  | with a damp sponge | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent table=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sponge soaked up all the spilled juice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x2:1
# text = The sponge soaked up all the spilled juice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spilled	spill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soak up** | participle | the sponge *not said here* | all spilled juice |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **spill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sea sponges are animals that live on the ocean floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x3:1
# text = Sea sponges are animals that live on the ocean floor.
1	Sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sponges	sponge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sea sponges | animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | animals |  |  | the ocean floor |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma baked a jam sponge for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x4:1
# text = Grandma baked a jam sponge for tea.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	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	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | Grandma | a jam sponge |  |  |  | for tea | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sponge=Material for tea=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sponged the mud off her coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x5:1
# text = She sponged the mud off her coat.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sponged	sponge	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	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	coat	coat	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 | **sponge** | past | She | the mud |  | her coat |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent mud=Theme off coat=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Little children soak up new words like a sponge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x6:1
# text = Little children soak up new words like a sponge.
1	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	soak	soak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soak up** | present | Little children | new words |  |  |  | like a sponge | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent word=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested which material absorbs most water, and the sponge won.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x7:1
# text = We tested which material absorbs most water, and the sponge won.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
4	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	absorbs	absorb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **absorb** | present | which material | most water |  |  |  |  | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal water=Theme |
| 3 | **win** | past | the sponge |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The angry Merchant immediately turned about and drove the Ass back to the seashore, where he loaded him with two great baskets of sponges.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sponge:x8:1
# text = The angry Merchant immediately turned about and drove the Ass back to the seashore, where he loaded him with two great baskets of sponges.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Merchant	Merchant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	seashore	seashore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	loaded	load	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
22	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	baskets	basket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	sponges	sponge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **turn about** | past | the angry Merchant |  |  |  |  | about, immediately *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **drive back** | past | the angry Merchant *not said here* | the Ass |  | the seashore |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ass=Theme to seashore=Trajectory |
| 3 | **load** | past | Merchant |  | him *= he* |  |  | with two great baskets of sponges | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with basket=Theme |

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