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title: whiskey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whiskey» in the school dictionary: A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn or rye, for adults only. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# whiskey

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**Who acts:** Grandad, Whiskey, Scotland, cowboy, Children · **What happens:** make, keep, be, order, not drink · **To what, where:** strong alcoholic drink, grain, bottle, alcoholic drink, whiskey, saloon

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn or rye, for adults only.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:m1:1
# text = A strong alcoholic drink made from grain such as barley, corn or rye, for adults only.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
18	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a strong alcoholic drink *not said here* |  | grain such barley and corn or rye |  | for adults | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.material PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from grain=Material for adult=Beneficiary |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad keeps a bottle of whiskey for special visitors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:x1:1
# text = Grandad keeps a bottle of whiskey for special visitors.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	whiskey	whiskey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandad | a bottle of whiskey |  |  |  | for special visitors | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Whiskey is an alcoholic drink for adults.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:x2:1
# text = Whiskey is an alcoholic drink for adults.
1	Whiskey	whiskey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Whiskey | a alcoholic drink |  |  |  | for adults | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Scotland is famous for its whisky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:x3:1
# text = Scotland is famous for its whisky.
1	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	whisky	whisky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Scotland |  |  |  |  | for its whisky; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The cowboy ordered a whiskey at the saloon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:x4:1
# text = The cowboy ordered a whiskey at the saloon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	whiskey	whiskey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	saloon	saloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | the cowboy | a whiskey |  | the saloon |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent whiskey=Theme at saloon=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Whiskey is made from barley or corn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:x5:1
# text = Whiskey is made from barley or corn.
1	Whiskey	whiskey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Whiskey |  | barley or corn |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from barley=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Children must never drink whiskey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiskey:x6:1
# text = Children must never drink whiskey.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	whiskey	whiskey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | must | Children | whiskey |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whiskey=Patient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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