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title: breathlessly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «breathlessly» in the school dictionary: Breathlessly means in a way that shows you are out of breath, panting after running or after a shock. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# breathlessly

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**Who acts:** way, you, Hem, he, boy, farmers · **What happens:** mean, show, be, pant, run, say · **To what, where:** breath, clerk, bank, hill, top · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Breathlessly means in a way that shows you are out of breath, panting after running or after a shock.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breathlessly:m1:1
# text = Breathlessly means in a way that shows you are out of breath, panting after running or after a shock.
1	Breathlessly	breathlessly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	panting	pant	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
15	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; breathlessly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **show** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  | breath |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **pant** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **run** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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"Hem! hem!" said the clerk breathlessly, and he sat down on a bank.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breathlessly:x1:1
# text = "Hem! hem!" said the clerk breathlessly, and he sat down on a bank.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hem	hem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
4	hem	hem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	breathlessly	breathlessly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Hem and hem | the clerk |  |  |  | breathlessly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent clerk=Topic |
| 2 | **sit down** | past | he |  |  | a bank |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bank=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The boy ran home, crying breathlessly, "Mother, the farmers are close!"

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breathlessly:x2:1
# text = The boy ran home, crying breathlessly, "Mother, the farmers are close!"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	breathlessly	breathlessly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the boy |  |  |  |  | home *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | breathlessly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the farmers |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She climbed the hill and arrived breathlessly at the top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breathlessly:x3:1
# text = She climbed the hill and arrived breathlessly at the top.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	breathlessly	breathlessly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | She | the hill |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location hill=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** | past | She *not said here* |  |  | the top |  | breathlessly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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