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title: anaemia — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anaemia» in the school dictionary: Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anaemia

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**Who acts:** Anaemia, blood, person, doctor, Eating, skin · **What happens:** be, not have, feel, say, cause, eat · **To what, where:** illness, enough healthy red blood cells, tiredness, iron rich foods, anaemia, skin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:m1:1
# text = Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale.
1	Anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
23	very	very	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	conj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anaemia | a illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | the blood | enough healthy red blood cells or iron |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |
| 3 | **feel** | present | the person | a illness *not said here* |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Theme |

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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 -->
The doctor said her tiredness was caused by anaemia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:x1:1
# text = The doctor said her tiredness was caused by anaemia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cause** | past · passive | anaemia | doctor's tiredness |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating iron-rich foods helps prevent anaemia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:x2:1
# text = Eating iron-rich foods helps prevent anaemia.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | iron rich foods |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | present | Eating |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **prevent** | infinitive | Eating *not said here* | anaemia |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer anaemia=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anaemia can make your skin look pale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:x3:1
# text = Anaemia can make your skin look pale.
1	Anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	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** | can | Anaemia | your skin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | your skin *not said here* |  |  |  |  | pale *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Red blood cells carry oxygen, so anaemia makes you breathless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:x4:1
# text = Red blood cells carry oxygen, so anaemia makes you breathless.
1	Red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	breathless	breathless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Red blood cells | oxygen |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | anaemia | you |  |  |  | breathless *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people with anaemia take iron tablets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:x5:1
# text = Some people with anaemia take iron tablets.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tablets	tablet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | some people with anaemia | iron tablets |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A blood test showed he had anaemia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anaemia:x6:1
# text = A blood test showed he had anaemia.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	anaemia	anaemia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | a blood test |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | test | anaemia |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anaemia=Patient |

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