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title: tobacco — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tobacco» in the school dictionary: Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked in cigarettes, cigars and pipes, or chewed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tobacco

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**Who acts:** Tobacco, shop, Grandad, pipe, Tobacco plants, Tobacco smoke · **What happens:** be, dry, smoke, chew, leave, prepare · **To what, where:** plant, cigarettes, Tobacco, themselves, shop, children

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«tobacco» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [tobacco in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tobacco.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked in cigarettes, cigars and pipes, or chewed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:m1:1
# text = Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked in cigarettes, cigars and pipes, or chewed.
1	Tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	smoked	smoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	cigars	cigar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	pipes	pipe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	chewed	chew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tobacco | a plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **smoke** | present · passive |  | a plant |  | cigarettes and cigars and pipes |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 4 | **chew** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «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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Tobacco is also the dried leaves themselves, prepared for smoking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:m2:1
# text = Tobacco is also the dried leaves themselves, prepared for smoking.
1	Tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	csubj	_	_
6	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | present · passive |  | Tobacco |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **leave** | present |  | themselves *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme |
| 3 | **prepare** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for smoking | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for smoking=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tobacco is very bad for your health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:x1:1
# text = Tobacco is very bad for your health.
1	Tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | present | Tobacco |  |  |  |  | for your health; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The shop is not allowed to sell tobacco to children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:x2:1
# text = The shop is not allowed to sell tobacco to children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | the shop |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sell** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the shop *not said here* | tobacco | children |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent tobacco=Theme to child=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Grandad gave up tobacco and feels much better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:x3:1
# text = Grandad gave up tobacco and feels much better.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | past | Grandad | tobacco |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tobacco=Source |
| 2 | **feel** | present | Grandad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The pipe smelled of tobacco.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:x4:1
# text = The pipe smelled of tobacco.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | the pipe |  |  |  |  | of tobacco | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of tobacco=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Tobacco plants have big green leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:x5:1
# text = Tobacco plants have big green leaves.
1	Tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Tobacco plants | big green leaves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Tobacco smoke can harm people nearby too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tobacco:x6:1
# text = Tobacco smoke can harm people nearby too.
1	Tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | can | Tobacco smoke | people |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |

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