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title: illegible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «illegible» in the school dictionary: Too messy, faded or unclear to be read. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# illegible

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**Who acts:** handwriting, doctor, Rain, you, answer, old gravestone · **What happens:** fade, read, be, handwrite, make, write · **To what, where:** note, name, last line illegible

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Too messy, faded or unclear to be read.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:m1:1
# text = Too messy, faded or unclear to be read.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	messy	messy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	faded	fade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unclear	unclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fade** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V» |

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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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The doctor's handwriting was illegible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:x1:1
# text = The doctor's handwriting was illegible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	illegible	illegible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the doctor's handwriting |  |  |  |  | illegible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **handwrite** |  | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Rain made the note illegible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:x2:1
# text = Rain made the note illegible.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	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	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	illegible	illegible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Rain | the note |  |  |  | illegible *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset note=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Please write neatly, this answer is illegible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:x3:1
# text = Please write neatly, this answer is illegible.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	illegible	illegible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | neatly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | this answer |  |  |  |  | illegible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The old gravestone was worn and illegible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:x4:1
# text = The old gravestone was worn and illegible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	gravestone	gravestone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worn	worn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	illegible	illegible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old gravestone |  |  |  |  | worn *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the old gravestone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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My signature looks illegible but it's my name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:x5:1
# text = My signature looks illegible but it's my name.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	illegible	illegible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | My signature |  |  |  |  | illegible *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | signature | my name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sign** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom signature «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The smudged ink left the last line illegible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:illegible:x6:1
# text = The smudged ink left the last line illegible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	smudged	smudge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	illegible	illegible	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smudge** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the smudged ink | the last line illegible |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illegible=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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