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title: terracotta — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «terracotta» in the school dictionary: Terracotta is a reddish-brown clay that has been baked hard, used for flowerpots, roof tiles and statues. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# terracotta

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**Who acts:** Terracotta, Terracotta Army, We, Italian words, Terracotta pots, pots · **What happens:** be, bake, use, describe, bury, plant · **To what, where:** brown clay, orange brown colour, huge group, clay soldier statues, China, tomatoes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terracotta is a reddish-brown clay that has been baked hard, used for flowerpots, roof tiles and statues.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:m1:1
# text = Terracotta is a reddish-brown clay that has been baked hard, used for flowerpots, roof tiles and statues.
1	Terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	reddish	reddish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	flowerpots	flowerpot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Terracotta | a brown clay |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bake** | present · perfect · passive |  | a brown clay |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for flowerpots and roof tiles and statues | vn eat-39.1 «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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terracotta describes the orange-brown colour of this clay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:m2:1
# text = Terracotta describes the orange-brown colour of this clay.
1	Terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Terracotta | the orange brown colour of this clay |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent colour=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Terracotta Army is a huge group of clay soldier statues buried with an ancient emperor in China.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:m3:1
# text = The Terracotta Army is a huge group of clay soldier statues buried with an ancient emperor in China.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Terracotta	Terracotta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Army	Army	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
10	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Terracotta Army | a huge group |  |  |  | of clay soldier statues | tree rules |
| 2 | **bury** | participle |  | clay soldier statues *not said here* |  | China |  | with a ancient emperor | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in china=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We planted tomatoes in a terracotta pot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x1:1
# text = We planted tomatoes in a terracotta pot.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pot	pot	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 | **plant** | past | We | tomatoes |  | a terracotta pot |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tomato=Theme in pot=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Terracotta Army has thousands of life-sized soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x2:1
# text = The Terracotta Army has thousands of life-sized soldiers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Terracotta	Terracotta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Army	Army	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	sized	size	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Terracotta Army | thousands of sized soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient |
| 2 | **size** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The roof was covered with terracotta tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x3:1
# text = The roof was covered with terracotta tiles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the roof |  |  |  | with terracotta tiles | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with tile=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her bedroom walls are painted terracotta.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x4:1
# text = Her bedroom walls are painted terracotta.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | present · passive |  | Her bedroom walls |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient terracotta=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terracotta comes from Italian words meaning «baked earth».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x5:1
# text = Terracotta comes from Italian words meaning «baked earth».
1	Terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Terracotta |  |  | Italian words |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from word=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | Italian words *not said here* | baked earth |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=Topic |
| 3 | **bake** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In art we shaped a little terracotta owl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x6:1
# text = In art we shaped a little terracotta owl.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shaped	shape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	owl	owl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | past | we | a little terracotta owl |  | art |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owl=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terracotta pots can crack if they freeze in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terracotta:x7:1
# text = Terracotta pots can crack if they freeze in winter.
1	Terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	freeze	freeze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | can | Terracotta pots |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **freeze** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | pots *= pot* |  |  |  | winter |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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