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title: wafer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wafer» in the school dictionary: A wafer is a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream or with cream between layers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wafer

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**Who acts:** wafer, Wafer thin, I, church, Gran · **What happens:** be, eat, give, mean, have, snap · **To what, where:** thin light crisp biscuit, thin round piece, many churches, special bread, Holy Communion, thin slice

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«wafer» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [wafer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wafer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wafer is a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream or with cream between layers.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:m1:1
# text = A wafer is a very thin, light, crisp biscuit, often eaten with ice cream or with cream between layers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	crisp	crisp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
21	between	between	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wafer | a thin light crisp biscuit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  | a thin light crisp biscuit *not said here* |  |  |  | with ice cream or cream between layers; often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «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: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In many churches, a wafer is a thin, round piece of special bread given at Holy Communion.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:m2:1
# text = In many churches, a wafer is a thin, round piece of special bread given at Holy Communion.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	Communion	Communion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wafer | a thin round piece |  | many churches |  | of special bread | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | special bread *not said here* |  | Holy Communion |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent at communion=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wafer is any very thin slice: a wafer of silicon in computer chips.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:m3:1
# text = A wafer is any very thin slice: a wafer of silicon in computer chips.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	silicon	silicon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wafer | any thin slice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wafer-thin means extremely thin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:m4:1
# text = Wafer-thin means extremely thin.
1	Wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Wafer thin |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a strawberry ice cream with two wafers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:x1:1
# text = I had a strawberry ice cream with two wafers.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	wafers	wafer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a ice cream |  |  |  | with two wafers | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chocolate wafer bar snapped in half.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:x2:1
# text = The chocolate wafer bar snapped in half.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	snapped	snap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	5	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 | **snap** | participle |  | the chocolate wafer bar *not said here* |  | half |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in half=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(church) At Mass, the priest gave each person a small round wafer.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:x3:1
# text = (church) At Mass, the priest gave each person a small round wafer.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	At	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Mass	Mass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | church at Mass | a small round wafer | each person |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent person=Recipient wafer=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ham was sliced wafer-thin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:x4:1
# text = The ham was sliced wafer-thin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ham	ham	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	sliced	slice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	wafer	wafer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slice** | past · passive |  | the ham |  |  |  | thin *property* | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Computer chips are made on thin silicon wafers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:x5:1
# text = Computer chips are made on thin silicon wafers.
1	Computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	silicon	silicon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wafers	wafer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Computer chips |  | thin silicon wafers |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran keeps pink wafers in the biscuit tin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wafer:x6:1
# text = Gran keeps pink wafers in the biscuit tin.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wafers	wafer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tin	tin	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 | **keep** | present | Gran | pink wafers |  | the biscuit tin |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wafer=Theme in tin=Location |

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