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title: boneless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «boneless» in the school dictionary: Having no bones, or with the bones taken out, especially of meat or fish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# boneless

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**Who acts:** I, jellyfish, you, fish, toddler, Octopuses · **What happens:** have, take out, like, be, check, give · **To what, where:** bones, boneless chicken, fish, baby, tiny holes, chicken pieces

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having no bones, or with the bones taken out, especially of meat or fish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:m1:1
# text = Having no bones, or with the bones taken out, especially of meat or fish.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | no bones |  |  |  | of meat or fish | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |
| 2 | **take out** | participle · passive |  | the bones |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Weak and floppy, as if without bones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:m2:1
# text = Weak and floppy, as if without bones.
1	Weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	floppy	floppy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'd like boneless chicken, please.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:x1:1
# text = I'd like boneless chicken, please.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	boneless	boneless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | I | boneless chicken |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot chicken=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A jellyfish is completely boneless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:x2:1
# text = A jellyfish is completely boneless.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a jellyfish |  |  |  |  | boneless, completely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the fish is boneless before giving it to the baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:x3:1
# text = Check the fish is boneless before giving it to the baby.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the fish |  |  |  |  | boneless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | gerund | you *not said here* | fish | the baby |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to baby=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toddler went boneless and wouldn't move.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:x4:1
# text = The toddler went boneless and wouldn't move.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the toddler |  |  |  |  | boneless *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **move** | would | the toddler *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Octopuses are boneless so they can squeeze through tiny holes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:x5:1
# text = Octopuses are boneless so they can squeeze through tiny holes.
1	Octopuses	octopus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	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 | **is** | present | Octopuses |  |  |  |  | boneless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **squeeze** | can | Octopuses *= octopus* |  |  | tiny holes |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through hole=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boneless wings are just chicken pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boneless:x6:1
# text = Boneless wings are just chicken pieces.
1	Boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Boneless wings | chicken pieces |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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