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title: brainless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brainless» in the school dictionary: Stupid; not thinking at all. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brainless

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**Who acts:** That, Jellyfish, scarecrow, he, you, film · **What happens:** not think, have, be, do, sting, think · **To what, where:** all, brain, brainless thing, helmet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«brainless» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [brainless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brainless.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stupid; not thinking at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:m1:1
# text = Stupid; not thinking at all.
1	Stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  | all |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: 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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Having no brain, as in some simple animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:m2:1
# text = Having no brain, as in some simple animals.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | no brain |  |  |  | as some simple animals | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brain=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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That was a brainless thing to do!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:x1:1
# text = That was a brainless thing to do!
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	brainless	brainless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | a brainless thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Jellyfish are brainless but they can still sting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:x2:1
# text = Jellyfish are brainless but they can still sting.
1	Jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	brainless	brainless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sting	sting	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 | **is** | present | Jellyfish |  |  |  |  | brainless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sting** | can | Jellyfish |  |  |  | still |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The scarecrow thought he was brainless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:x3:1
# text = The scarecrow thought he was brainless.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scarecrow	scarecrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	brainless	brainless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the scarecrow |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | brainless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Don't be brainless – put your helmet on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:x4:1
# text = Don't be brainless – put your helmet on.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	brainless	brainless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | brainless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **put on** | infinitive |  | your helmet |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent helmet=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The film was fun but brainless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brainless:x5:1
# text = The film was fun but brainless.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	brainless	brainless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | fun *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the film *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**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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