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title: detectable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detectable» in the school dictionary: Able to be noticed or found, especially with tests or instruments. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detectable

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**Who acts:** detectable smell, we, gas, change, virus, sound · **What happens:** notice, find, be, leave, smell, not be · **To what, where:** Able, test, detectable hundreds

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Able to be noticed or found, especially with tests or instruments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:m1:1
# text = Able to be noticed or found, especially with tests or instruments.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	noticed	notice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | to-infinitive · passive |  | Able |  |  |  | with tests or instruments | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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There was a detectable smell of gas, so we left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:x1:1
# text = There was a detectable smell of gas, so we left.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a detectable smell of gas |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **smell** |  | gas |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The change in weight was barely detectable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:x2:1
# text = The change in weight was barely detectable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the change in weight |  |  |  |  | barely, detectable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The virus was detectable in the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:x3:1
# text = The virus was detectable in the test.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	virus	virus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	test	test	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 | **is** | past | the virus |  |  | the test |  | detectable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The sound is not detectable by human ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:x4:1
# text = The sound is not detectable by human ears.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the sound |  |  |  |  | by human ears; detectable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The earthquake was detectable hundreds of miles away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:x5:1
# text = The earthquake was detectable hundreds of miles away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the earthquake | detectable hundreds |  |  |  | of miles | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Is there any detectable pattern in the results?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detectable:x6:1
# text = Is there any detectable pattern in the results?
1	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	1	expl	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | any detectable pattern in the results |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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