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title: bloodless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bloodless» in the school dictionary: Bloodless means without blood, or so pale it looks as if the blood has drained away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bloodless

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**Who acts:** Bloodless, it, rule, old man, king, Master · **What happens:** mean, look, drain away, kill, change, give up · **To what, where:** blood, crown, bloodless deal, tale

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«bloodless» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [bloodless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloodless.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Bloodless means without blood, or so pale it looks as if the blood has drained away.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodless:m1:1
# text = Bloodless means without blood, or so pale it looks as if the blood has drained away.
1	Bloodless	bloodless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	drained	drain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
17	away	away	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bloodless |  |  |  |  | without blood | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **drain away** | present · perfect · passive |  | the blood |  |  |  | away *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bloodless can mean with no fighting or killing: a bloodless change of rule.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodless:m2:1
# text = Bloodless can mean with no fighting or killing: a bloodless change of rule.
1	Bloodless	bloodless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	fighting	fighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bloodless	bloodless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Bloodless |  |  |  |  | with no fighting and a bloodless change of rule | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kill** | gerund | Bloodless *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **change** |  | rule |  |  |  |  |  | nom change «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The old man looked bloodless after his fall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodless:x1:1
# text = The old man looked bloodless after his fall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bloodless	bloodless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **look** | past | the old man |  |  |  | after man's fall | bloodless *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The king gave up his crown in a bloodless deal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodless:x2:1
# text = The king gave up his crown in a bloodless deal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bloodless	bloodless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | past | the king | king's crown |  | a bloodless deal |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Source |
| 2 | **crown** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Master Bloodless in the tale moves like a machine, cold and stiff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodless:x3:1
# text = Master Bloodless in the tale moves like a machine, cold and stiff.
1	Master	Master	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Bloodless	Bloodless	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Master |  |  | the tale |  | like a machine | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in tale=Trajectory |

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