Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Well, if for those who are as ignorant as I am of pastry lore, he’s, like the god of French pastry.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
French pastry is judged by the butter that is used in its making, desserts are distinguished by the quality and freshness of the fruit purchased.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP French) (NN pastry))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Mont Blanc Refills One of these that I really love is montblanc, a French pastry that is extremely popular in Japan.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Mont) (NNP Blanc))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Here I am enjoying a lovely Czech pastry – unfortunately I can *n’t tell you what it’s called because I don’t know any Czech and therefore couldn’t pick out which word on the board was the pastry’s name.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Here))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I was back there today and had a scrumptious German pastry this morning and bought a cotton knitted scarf and a bundle of lavender while Cormac finished a bit of recording.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The inside was light, flaky, and buttery – everything you would expect from a French pastry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN inside))
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(PP (IN from)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And the picnic… oh my god… a whole roasted pig, fried chicken wings, several pizzas, a large vat of potato salad, a few pasta trays, several varieties of chips and dip, baskets of M & M’s, eight large loaves of homemade bread, cheese crepes, cheese cake, cheese plate, cheese everywhere, and every kind of Croatian pastry (along with a few American favorites like fudge brownies and chocolate chip cookies) you could possibly imagine.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (CC And)
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(-RRB- -RRB-))
(S (NP (PRP you))
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(VP (VB imagine)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Avenue Montaigne – Like French Pastry, Light and Sweet France’s nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film has been making it’s way through the U.S. art t?
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP Avenue) (NNP Montaigne)) (: -)
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(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“The recipe is actually for a French pastry called “Canelles’ ’. I found this mold over the weekend and baked it this AM.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
“’Fritule”’ is a festive Croatian pastry resembling little donuts, made particularly for Christmas.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' '')
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
What can it hurt? to? pretend these? old chips are? instead? a French pastry of the loveliest sort?
(Parse)
(S1 (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (MD can)
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(. ?)))
In Wikipedia:
A Glac is a typical Dutch pastry, in the Netherlands better known under the name “roze koek” (“pink biscuit”).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT A) (NNP Glac))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(oops) 5) Discovered English pastry is foul.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (-LRB- -LRB-)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A galette is a type of French pastry made with a rich, flaky crust, and traditionally served at Epiphany, on the 6 th day of January.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT A) (NN galette))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
– from the 1954, Tante Marie’s French Pastry, translated and adapted by Charlotte Turgeon
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Instead I met Lexi, a likable heroine who is anything but pampered, and I developed an appetite for French pastry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Instead))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I love these, although I don’t know the name of this particular Japanese pastry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Fictional place names however tend to be equally silly in all translations, for example the four camps (castra) which surround Asterix’s village: Compendium, Aquarium, Laudanum and Totorum (Tot o’ rum, colloquial English for shot of rum) in French this camp is called “Babaorum”, a pun on “baba au rhum” or rum baba, a popular French pastry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Fictional) (NN place) (NNS names)) (ADVP (RB however))
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(: :)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A canel? (C) is a small French pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NNP canel) (. ?)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
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(. .)))
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