discernible Who acts: Discernible, discernible difference, lighthouse, faint smile, change, discernible improvement · What happens: mean, see, hear, notice, understand, be · To what, where: fog, face, horizon
«discernible» 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: discernible in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Discernible means able to be seen, heard, noticed or understood, even if only just.
The tree, 14 words nsubj xcomp mark aux:pass xcomp punct conj punct conj cc conj punct advmod mark advmod advmod punct root Discernible PROPN means VERB able ADJ to PART be AUX seen VERB , PUNCT heard VERB , PUNCT noticed VERB or CCONJ understood VERB , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ only ADV just ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Discernible Discernible PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 to to PART _ 6 seen mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 seen aux:pass 6 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 able xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 heard punct 8 heard hear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 seen conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 noticed punct 10 noticed notice VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 heard conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 understood cc 12 understood understand VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 noticed conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 only punct 14 even even ADV _ 16 only advmod 15 if if SCONJ _ 16 only mark 16 only only ADV _ 17 just advmod 17 just just ADV _ 2 means advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Discernible able property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 see to-infinitive · passive Discernible not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» 3 hear participle Discernible not said here vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer 4 notice participle Discernible not said here vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 5 understand participle Discernible not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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 There was no discernible difference between the two plants.
expl det amod nsubj case det nummod nmod punct root There PRON was VERB no DET discernible ADJ difference NOUN between ADP the DET two NUM plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 difference det 4 discernible discernible ADJ Degree=Pos 5 difference amod 5 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 between between ADP _ 9 plants case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 plants det 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 plants nummod 9 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 5 difference nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past no discernible difference between the two plants there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 In the fog, the lighthouse was barely discernible.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop advmod punct root In ADP the DET fog NOUN , PUNCT the DET lighthouse NOUN was AUX barely ADV discernible ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 fog case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 fog det 3 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 9 discernible obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 fog punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lighthouse det 6 lighthouse lighthouse NOUN Number=Sing 9 discernible nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 discernible cop 8 barely barely ADV _ 9 discernible advmod 9 discernible discernible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 discernible punct
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1 is past the lighthouse the fog barely, discernible property tree rules
Example 3 A faint smile was discernible on her face.
det amod nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET faint ADJ smile NOUN was AUX discernible ADJ on ADP her PRON face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 smile det 2 faint faint ADJ Degree=Pos 3 smile amod 3 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 5 discernible nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 discernible cop 5 discernible discernible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 face case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 face nmod:poss 8 face face NOUN Number=Sing 5 discernible obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 discernible punct
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1 is past a faint smile her face discernible property tree rules
Example 4 The change in temperature was hardly discernible.
det nsubj case nmod cop advmod punct root The DET change NOUN in ADP temperature NOUN was AUX hardly ADV discernible ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 change det 2 change change NOUN Number=Sing 7 discernible nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 temperature case 4 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 2 change nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 discernible cop 6 hardly hardly ADV _ 7 discernible advmod 7 discernible discernible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 discernible punct
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1 is past the change in temperature discernible, hardly property tree rules
Example 5 After a week, there was a discernible improvement in his reading.
case det obl punct expl det amod nsubj case nmod:poss nmod punct root After ADP a DET week NOUN , PUNCT there PRON was VERB a DET discernible ADJ improvement NOUN in ADP his PRON reading NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 week case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 week det 3 week week NOUN Number=Sing 6 was obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 week punct 5 there there PRON PronType=Dem 6 was expl 6 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 improvement det 8 discernible discernible ADJ Degree=Pos 9 improvement amod 9 improvement improvement NOUN Number=Sing 6 was nsubj 10 in in ADP _ 12 reading case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 reading nmod:poss 12 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 9 improvement nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 was punct
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1 be past a discernible improvement in improvement's reading there week vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 read improvement nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The ship became discernible on the horizon.
det nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET ship NOUN became VERB discernible ADJ on ADP the DET horizon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ship det 2 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 discernible discernible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 became xcomp 5 on on ADP _ 7 horizon case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 horizon det 7 horizon horizon NOUN Number=Sing 3 became obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past the ship the horizon discernible property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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