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title: attainable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «attainable» in the school dictionary: Possible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# attainable

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**Who acts:** Possible, Tickets, you, gold star, summit, coach · **What happens:** reach, achieve, get, be, set, read · **To what, where:** attainable goal, yourself, ten pages, perfect score, goals, length · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Possible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:m1:1
# text = Possible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal».
1	Possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	achieve	achieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | to-infinitive | Possible | a attainable goal |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **achieve** | infinitive | Possible *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Possible to get: «Tickets are still attainable.».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:m2:1
# text = Possible to get: «Tickets are still attainable.».
1	Possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive | Possible |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Tickets |  |  |  | still | attainable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Set yourself an attainable goal, like reading ten pages a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:x1:1
# text = Set yourself an attainable goal, like reading ten pages a day.
1	Set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme goal=Destination |
| 2 | **read** | gerund | you *not said here* | ten pages |  |  | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gold star is attainable if you try hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:x2:1
# text = A gold star is attainable if you try hard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a gold star |  |  |  |  | attainable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The summit is attainable in one day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:x3:1
# text = The summit is attainable in one day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the summit |  |  |  | day | attainable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Is a perfect score attainable on this test?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:x4:1
# text = Is a perfect score attainable on this test?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a perfect score |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The coach set goals that were hard but attainable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:x5:1
# text = The coach set goals that were hard but attainable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | the coach | goals |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient goal=Result |
| 2 | **is** | past | goals |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | goals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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For a beginner, swimming a length is attainable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:attainable:x6:1
# text = For a beginner, swimming a length is attainable.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	beginner	beginner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	attainable	attainable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  | a length |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme length=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | swimming |  |  |  |  | for a beginner; attainable *property* | tree rules |

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