colourless

Who acts: Colourless, Water, Oxygen, face, old town, Carbon monoxide · What happens: mean, have, be, feel, need, mix · To what, where: colour, all, colourless liquid, colourless gas, alarms, colourless solution · Speech: someone speaks here

«colourless» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: colourless in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Colourless means having no colour at all, like clear water or air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	ccomp
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 colour	det
5	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 having	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 all	case
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 colour	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 water	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 water	case
10	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 water	amod
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 having	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 air	cc
13	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 water	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Colourless						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have	gerund		no colour		all		like clear water or air	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient

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

Colourless can mean pale and grey: «a colourless face».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Colourless	colourless	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 grey	cc
6	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pale	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 face	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 face	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 face	det
10	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 face	amod
11	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 face	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Colourless					pale property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Meaning 3

Colourless can mean dull and boring, with nothing interesting: «a colourless town».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Colourless	colourless	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	dull	dull	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 boring	cc
6	boring	boring	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 dull	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 nothing	punct
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 nothing	case
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	3 mean	parataxis
10	interesting	interesting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 nothing	amod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 town	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 town	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 town	det
14	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 town	amod
15	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 town	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Colourless					dull property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 1

Water is a colourless liquid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 liquid	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 liquid	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 liquid	det
4	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 liquid	amod
5	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 liquid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Water	a colourless liquid					tree rules

Example 2

Oxygen is a colourless gas with no smell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gas	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 gas	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gas	det
4	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 gas	amod
5	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 smell	case
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 smell	det
8	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gas	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gas	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Oxygen	a colourless gas				with no smell	tree rules

Example 3

After the shock, her face was colourless.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 shock	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shock	det
3	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 colourless	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 shock	punct
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 face	nmod:poss
6	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 colourless	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 colourless	cop
8	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 colourless	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	her face				after the shock	colourless property	tree rules

Example 4

The old town felt grey and colourless.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 town	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 town	amod
3	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 felt	nsubj
4	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 felt	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 colourless	cc
7	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 grey	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the old town					grey property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

Carbon monoxide is colourless and deadly, so homes need alarms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Carbon	carbon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 monoxide	compound
2	monoxide	monoxide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 colourless	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 colourless	cop
4	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 deadly	cc
6	deadly	deadly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 colourless	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 need	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	10 need	advmod
9	homes	home	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 need	nsubj
10	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 colourless	conj
11	alarms	alarm	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 need	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 colourless	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Carbon monoxide		colourless property	tree rules
2	be		Carbon monoxide not said here			tree rules
3	need	present	homes	alarms		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot alarm=Theme

Example 6

Mix the colourless solution with the indicator and watch it turn pink.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mix	mix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 solution	det
3	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 solution	amod
4	solution	solution	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Mix	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 indicator	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 indicator	det
7	indicator	indicator	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Mix	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 watch	cc
9	watch	watch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Mix	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 watch	obj
11	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 watch	xcomp
12	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 turn	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Mix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mix	imperative	you not said here	the colourless solution	with the indicator	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent solution=Patient with indicator=Co-Patient
2	watch	infinitive	you not said here	solution		tree rules
3	turn	infinitive	solution not said here		pink property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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