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title: dampness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dampness» in the school dictionary: Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dampness

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**Who acts:** Dampness, way, building, everything, Black mould, I · **What happens:** be, cause, make, smell, grow, feel · **To what, where:** slight wetness, way, wet air, mould, everything, dampness

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:m1:1
# text = Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant.
1	Dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	slight	slight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wetness	wetness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dampness | a slight wetness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | a way |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | often, unpleasant *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Dampness is wet air or wet walls in a building, which can cause mould and smell.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:m2:1
# text = Dampness is wet air or wet walls in a building, which can cause mould and smell.
1	Dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dampness | wet air or wet walls in a building |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | can | a building | mould and smell |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition mould=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The dampness in the cellar made everything smell musty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:x1:1
# text = The dampness in the cellar made everything smell musty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	_
8	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	musty	musty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the dampness in the cellar | everything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | infinitive | everything *not said here* |  |  |  |  | musty *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Black mould grew because of the dampness on the wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:x2:1
# text = Black mould grew because of the dampness on the wall.
1	Black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Black mould |  |  |  |  | because the dampness on the wall | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I could feel the dampness of the grass through my jeans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:x3:1
# text = I could feel the dampness of the grass through my jeans.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	jeans	jeans	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | could | I | the dampness of the grass |  | my jeans |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dampness=Theme through jeans=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dampness in a house can make asthma worse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:x4:1
# text = Dampness in a house can make asthma worse.
1	Dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	asthma	asthma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Dampness in a house | asthma |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset asthma=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cave was cold and full of dampness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:x5:1
# text = The cave was cold and full of dampness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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** | past | the cave |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the cave *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of dampness | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We used a fan to dry out the dampness after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dampness:x6:1
# text = We used a fan to dry out the dampness after the flood.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dampness	dampness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | We | a fan |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fan=Patient |
| 2 | **dry out** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the dampness |  |  | after the flood |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient dampness=Result |

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