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title: insoluble — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insoluble» in the school dictionary: Not able to dissolve in a liquid, usually water: sand is insoluble in water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insoluble

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**Who acts:** sand, we, Salt, Oil, mystery, detective · **What happens:** dissolve, be, solve, answer, filter out, float · **To what, where:** liquid, water, Sand, chalk insoluble, top, insoluble

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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Not able to dissolve in a liquid, usually water: sand is insoluble in water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:m1:1
# text = Not able to dissolve in a liquid, usually water: sand is insoluble in water.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dissolve	dissolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	insoluble	insoluble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissolve** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a liquid and water |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | sand |  |  | water |  | insoluble *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Impossible to solve or answer: an insoluble problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:m2:1
# text = Impossible to solve or answer: an insoluble problem.
1	Impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	solve	solve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	insoluble	insoluble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Sand is insoluble in water, so we can filter it out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:x1:1
# text = Sand is insoluble in water, so we can filter it out.
1	Sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	insoluble	insoluble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	filter	filter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sand |  |  | water |  | insoluble *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **filter out** | can | we | Sand |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent it=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Salt is soluble, but chalk is insoluble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:x2:1
# text = Salt is soluble, but chalk is insoluble.
1	Salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	soluble	soluble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	insoluble	insoluble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Salt |  |  |  |  | soluble *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Salt *not said here* | chalk insoluble |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Oil is insoluble in water and floats on top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:x3:1
# text = Oil is insoluble in water and floats on top.
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	insoluble	insoluble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	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** | present | Oil |  |  | water |  | insoluble *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | present | Oil *not said here* |  |  | top |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on top=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The mystery seemed insoluble until the detective found a clue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:x4:1
# text = The mystery seemed insoluble until the detective found a clue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	insoluble	insoluble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the mystery | insoluble |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme insoluble=Attribute |
| 2 | **find** | past | the detective | a clue |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Some maths puzzles are truly insoluble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:x5:1
# text = Some maths puzzles are truly insoluble.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	insoluble	insoluble	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** | present | some maths puzzles |  |  |  |  | insoluble, truly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Insoluble fibre in food helps digestion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insoluble:x6:1
# text = Insoluble fibre in food helps digestion.
1	Insoluble	insoluble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	digestion	digestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Insoluble fibre in food | digestion |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digestion=Beneficiary |

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