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title: inky — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inky» in the school dictionary: Inky means stained or covered with ink. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inky

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**Who acts:** Inky, fingers, sky, octopus, We, inky water · **What happens:** mean, stain, cover, be, write, squirt · **To what, where:** dark, inky cloud, inky darkness, inky blot, pocket, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inky means stained or covered with ink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:m1:1
# text = Inky means stained or covered with ink.
1	Inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stained	stain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **mean** | present | Inky |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with ink | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with ink=Theme |

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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 -->
Inky means very dark, especially black or dark blue, like ink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:m2:1
# text = Inky means very dark, especially black or dark blue, like ink.
1	Inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Inky | dark |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dark=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My fingers were inky after writing with a fountain pen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x1:1
# text = My fingers were inky after writing with a fountain pen.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My fingers |  |  |  |  | inky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | gerund | My fingers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a fountain pen | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sky was inky black with no stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x2:1
# text = The sky was inky black with no stars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	stars	star	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 | **is** | past | the sky |  |  |  |  | with no stars; black *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The octopus squirted an inky cloud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x3:1
# text = The octopus squirted an inky cloud.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	octopus	octopus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squirted	squirt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squirt** | past | the octopus | a inky cloud |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloud=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stepped into the inky darkness of the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x4:1
# text = We stepped into the inky darkness of the cave.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | past | We |  |  | the inky darkness of the cave |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into darkness=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inky water of the lake looked very deep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x5:1
# text = The inky water of the lake looked very deep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the inky water of the lake |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her school shirt had an inky blot on the pocket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x6:1
# text = Her school shirt had an inky blot on the pocket.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	blot	blot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Her school shirt | a inky blot |  | the pocket |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blot=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The moonlight showed it all iron gray, except where some elephants stood upon it, and their shadows were inky black.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inky:x7:1
# text = The moonlight showed it all iron gray, except where some elephants stood upon it, and their shadows were inky black.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	iron	iron	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gray	gray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	except	except	ADP	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
20	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	inky	inky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the moonlight | it |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient gray=Topic |
| 2 | **stand** | past | some elephants |  |  | moonlight |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon it=Location |
| 3 | **is** | past | elephants's shadows |  |  |  |  | black *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **shadow** |  | elephants *= elephant* |  |  |  |  |  | nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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