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title: detached — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detached» in the school dictionary: Separated or taken off from something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detached

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**Who acts:** detached house, They, you, detached retina, Alpine roses, snow · **What happens:** separate, take off, detach, stand, not join, not feel · **To what, where:** something, own, much emotion, big detached house, house, trailer

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«detached» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [detached in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/detached.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Separated or taken off from something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:m1:1
# text = Separated or taken off from something.
1	Separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	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 | **separate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **take off** | participle |  |  |  | something |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent from something=Initial\_Location |

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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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A detached house stands on its own, not joined to another house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:m2:1
# text = A detached house stands on its own, not joined to another house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **stand** | present | a detached house |  |  | house's own |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on own=Location |
| 3 | **not** **join** | participle | a detached house *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to another house | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to house=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not feeling or showing much emotion; not involved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:m3:1
# text = Not feeling or showing much emotion; not involved.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **show** | gerund |  | much emotion |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent emotion=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They live in a big detached house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x1:1
# text = They live in a big detached house.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | They |  |  | a big detached house |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
| 2 | **detach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our house is semi-detached.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x2:1
# text = Our house is semi-detached.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	semi-detached	semi-detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **semi-detach** | present · passive |  | Our house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trailer became detached from the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x3:1
# text = The trailer became detached from the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | past · passive |  | the trailer |  |  |  | from the car | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from car=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Detach the slip and return it to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x4:1
# text = Detach the slip and return it to school.
1	Detach	detach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	return	return	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | imperative | you *not said here* | the slip |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slip=Patient |
| 2 | **return** | infinitive | you *not said here* | slip |  | school |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to school=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He seemed detached and didn't join in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x5:1
# text = He seemed detached and didn't join in.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **join in** | past · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A detached retina needs urgent treatment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x6:1
# text = A detached retina needs urgent treatment.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	retina	retina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present | a detached retina | urgent treatment |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot treatment=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Alpine roses grew near the snow, which lay in detached stripes, and looked like linen laid out to bleach.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detached:x7:1
# text = The Alpine roses grew near the snow, which lay in detached stripes, and looked like linen laid out to bleach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Alpine	alpine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	xcomp	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	bleach	bleach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the Alpine roses |  |  | the snow |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near snow=Location |
| 2 | **lie in** | past | the snow | detached stripes |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location stripe=Theme |
| 3 | **detach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **look** | past | the Alpine roses *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like linen | tree rules |
| 5 | **lay out** | participle | the Alpine roses *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **bleach** | to-infinitive | the Alpine roses *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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