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title: heedless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heedless» in the school dictionary: Not paying attention to something, especially to a warning or danger; careless. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heedless

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**Who acts:** Toad, boy, She, Heedless spending, puppy, you · **What happens:** not pay, think about, jump, run, be, keep · **To what, where:** attention, Heedless, car, busy road, piggy bank, river

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«heedless» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [heedless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heedless.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Not paying attention to something, especially to a warning or danger; careless.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:m1:1
# text = Not paying attention to something, especially to a warning or danger; careless.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pay** | gerund |  | attention |  |  |  | to something | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset |

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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 -->
In «heedless of»: without thinking about: «heedless of the danger».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:m2:1
# text = In «heedless of»: without thinking about: «heedless of the danger».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	heedless	heedless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	heedless	heedless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	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 | **think about** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heedless of the warning, Toad jumped into the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x1:1
# text = Heedless of the warning, Toad jumped into the car.
1	Heedless	heedless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | Toad | Heedless of the warning |  | the car |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into car=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boy ran heedless across the busy road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x2:1
# text = The boy ran heedless across the busy road.
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	heedless	heedless	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |  |  | the busy road |  | heedless *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across road=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was heedless of the rain and kept playing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x3:1
# text = She was heedless of the rain and kept playing.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	heedless	heedless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | of the rain; heedless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heedless spending soon emptied his piggy bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x4:1
# text = Heedless spending soon emptied his piggy bank.
1	Heedless	heedless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	emptied	empty	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	piggy	piggy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **empty** | past | Heedless spending | spending's piggy bank |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent bank=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The puppy dashed heedless into the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x5:1
# text = The puppy dashed heedless into the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dashed	dash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	heedless	heedless	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dash** | past | the puppy |  |  | the river |  | heedless *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into river=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be heedless near the cliff edge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x6:1
# text = Don't be heedless near the cliff edge.
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	heedless	heedless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  | the cliff edge |  | heedless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filled with shame at being once more proved heedless, Ian arose and did as the horse bade him.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heedless:x7:1
# text = Filled with shame at being once more proved heedless, Ian arose and did as the horse bade him.
1	Filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	proved	proved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	heedless	heedless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	Ian	Ian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	arose	arise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	bade	bade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with shame | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with shame=Instrument |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | proved heedless |  | once *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **arise** | past | Ian | proved heedless *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location heedless=Theme |
| 4 | **do** | past | Ian *not said here* | the horse bade |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bade=Eventuality |

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