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title: stew — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stew» in the school dictionary: A meal of meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a pot. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stew

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**Who acts:** We, Grandma, stew, you, She, real stew · **What happens:** cook, mean, keep, worry, stew, have · **To what, where:** vegetables, food, beef stew, Irish stew, apples, bed

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«stew» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [stew in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stew.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A meal of meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a pot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:m1:1
# text = A meal of meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a pot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  | vegetables *not said here* |  |  |  | in a pot; in liquid; slowly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in liquid=Instrument |

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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 -->
To cook food slowly in liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:m2:1
# text = To cook food slowly in liquid.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	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 | **cook** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  | in liquid; slowly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient in liquid=Instrument |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"stewed apples".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:m2e:1
# text = "stewed apples".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	stewed	stew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stew** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informally, "in a stew" means worried and upset; to "stew" means to keep worrying about something.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:m3:1
# text = Informally, "in a stew" means worried and upset; to "stew" means to keep worrying about something.
1	Informally	informally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	worrying	worry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	xcomp	_	_
21	about	about	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a stew; informally, worried *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in stew=Attribute |
| 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 | **worry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about something | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about something=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had beef stew for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x1:1
# text = We had beef stew for dinner.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beef	beef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	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 | **have** | past | We | beef stew |  |  |  | for dinner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stew=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Irish stew is made with lamb and potatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x2:1
# text = Irish stew is made with lamb and potatoes.
1	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Irish stew |  |  |  | with lamb and potatoes | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma stewed some apples for the crumble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x3:1
# text = Grandma stewed some apples for the crumble.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stewed	stew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crumble	crumble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stew** | past | Grandma | some apples |  |  |  | for the crumble | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent apple=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stew cooked slowly for three hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x4:1
# text = The stew cooked slowly for three hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **cook** | past | the stew |  |  |  | hour | slowly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop stewing about the test and go to bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x5:1
# text = Stop stewing about the test and go to bed.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	stewing	stew	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stew** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the test | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | bed |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was in a real stew about losing her keys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x6:1
# text = She was in a real stew about losing her keys.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | a real stew |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | a real stew *not said here* | her keys |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Fowler with great joy ran home to his wife, who speedily made a savoury stew of the Yellow Bird.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stew:x7:1
# text = The Fowler with great joy ran home to his wife, who speedily made a savoury stew of the Yellow Bird.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	speedily	speedily	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	savoury	savoury	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	Yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	Bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the Fowler with great joy |  |  |  |  | to Fowler's wife *result*; home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to wife=Result |
| 2 | **make** | past | Fowler's wife | a savoury stew of the Yellow Bird |  |  |  | speedily *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stew=Product |
| 3 | **stew** |  | the Yellow Bird |  |  |  |  |  | nom stew «state intransitive»: of=agent |

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