unattainable

Who acts: Getting, top shelf, adverts, black belt, step, score · What happens: reach, achieve, get, seem, be, go out · To what, where: friends, single question, unattainable goal, unattainable perfection

«unattainable» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: unattainable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Impossible to reach, achieve or get.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Impossible	impossible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 reach	mark
3	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Impossible	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 achieve	punct
5	achieve	achieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 reach	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 get	cc
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 reach	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Impossible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	roles by
1	reach	to-infinitive	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	achieve	infinitive	vn complete-55.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	get	infinitive	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: 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.

Meaning 2

Usage: of a person, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Seeming too far above you to be friends or go out with.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	too	too	ADV	_	3 far	advmod
3	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Seeming	advmod
4	above	above	ADP	_	5 you	case
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 far	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	8 friends	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 friends	cop
8	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Seeming	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 go	cc
10	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 friends	conj
11	out	out	ADV	_	10 go	advmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	10 go	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 friends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund		far property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	is a	to-infinitive	friends		tree rules
3	go out	infinitive		out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Getting every single question right seemed an unattainable goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 seemed	csubj
2	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	4 question	det
3	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 question	amod
4	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Getting	obj
5	right	right	ADV	_	6 seemed	advmod
6	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 goal	det
8	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 goal	amod
9	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 seemed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund		every single question					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer question=Stimulus
2	seem	past	Getting	a unattainable goal				right property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme goal=Attribute

Example 2

The top shelf was unattainable without a ladder.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shelf	det
2	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shelf	amod
3	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 unattainable	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 unattainable	cop
5	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	without	without	ADP	_	8 ladder	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ladder	det
8	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 unattainable	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 unattainable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the top shelf					without a ladder; unattainable property	tree rules

Example 3

Some adverts show unattainable perfection.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 adverts	det
2	adverts	advert	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 show	nsubj
3	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 perfection	amod
5	perfection	perfection	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 show	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	some adverts	unattainable perfection					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent perfection=Recipient

Example 4

For a beginner, a black belt can feel unattainable, but step by step it's possible.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 beginner	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 beginner	det
3	beginner	beginner	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 feel	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 beginner	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 belt	det
6	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 belt	amod
7	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 feel	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 feel	aux
9	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 feel	xcomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 possible	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	18 possible	cc
13	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 possible	nsubj
14	by	by	ADP	_	15 step	case
15	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 step	nmod
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 possible	nsubj
17	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 possible	cop
18	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 feel	advcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	feel	can	a black belt	for a beginner; unattainable property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	is	present	step by step	possible property	tree rules
3	step		step		nom step «act transitive»: by=agent

Example 5

With only two dice, a score of 13 is unattainable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	4 dice	case
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 two	advmod
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 dice	nummod
4	dice	die	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 unattainable	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 dice	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 score	det
7	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 unattainable	nsubj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 13	case
9	13	13	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 score	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 unattainable	cop
11	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 unattainable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a score of 13					with two dice; unattainable property	tree rules

Example 6

The mountain peak looked unattainable in the snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 peak	det
2	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 peak	compound
3	peak	peak	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 looked	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 snow	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 snow	det
8	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the mountain peak					in the snow; unattainable property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in snow=Theme

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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