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title: indivisible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «indivisible» in the school dictionary: Not able to be divided or separated into parts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# indivisible

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**Who acts:** certain number, 7, they, Seven, one, prime number · **What happens:** divide, separate, be, join, act, leave over · **To what, where:** parts, one, smaller parts, line, US Pledge, remainder · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«indivisible» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [indivisible in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indivisible.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not able to be divided or separated into parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:m1:1
# text = Not able to be divided or separated into parts.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» |
| 2 | **separate** | participle |  |  |  | parts |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not able to be divided exactly by a certain number without a remainder: 7 is indivisible by 2.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:m2:1
# text = Not able to be divided exactly by a certain number without a remainder: 7 is indivisible by 2.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
6	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | to-infinitive · passive | a certain number without a remainder |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | 7 |  |  |  |  | by 2; indivisible *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So closely joined that they act as one: «one nation… indivisible» in the US Pledge of Allegiance.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:m3:1
# text = So closely joined that they act as one: «one nation… indivisible» in the US Pledge of Allegiance.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
14	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Pledge	Pledge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Allegiance	Allegiance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **act** | present | they |  |  |  |  | as one | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as one=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seven is indivisible by two; there is always one left over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x1:1
# text = Seven is indivisible by two; there is always one left over.
1	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	over	over	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Seven |  |  |  |  | by two; indivisible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | one |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **leave over** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A prime number is indivisible except by one and itself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x2:1
# text = A prime number is indivisible except by one and itself.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	except	except	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a prime number |  |  |  |  | except one; indivisible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The friends were indivisible; you never saw one without the other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x3:1
# text = The friends were indivisible; you never saw one without the other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the friends |  |  |  |  | indivisible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **see** | past | you | one |  |  |  | without the other | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People once thought atoms were indivisible, but they have smaller parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x4:1
# text = People once thought atoms were indivisible, but they have smaller parts.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	atoms	atom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | People |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | atoms |  |  |  |  | indivisible *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | atoms *= atom* | smaller parts |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«One nation, indivisible» is a line from the US Pledge of Allegiance.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x5:1
# text = «One nation, indivisible» is a line from the US Pledge of Allegiance.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Pledge	Pledge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Allegiance	Allegiance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | nation indivisible | a line |  | the US Pledge of Allegiance |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is 15 indivisible by 4? Yes, because 15 ÷ 4 leaves a remainder of 3.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is 15 indivisible by 4?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x6:1
# text = Is 15 indivisible by 4?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	indivisible	indivisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by 4; indivisible *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Yes, because 15 ÷ 4 leaves a remainder of 3.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indivisible:x6:2
# text = Yes, because 15 ÷ 4 leaves a remainder of 3.
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
5	÷	÷	SYM	SYM	_	6	case	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | 15 ÷ 4 | a remainder of 3 |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remainder=Theme |

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