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title: invisibly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «invisibly» in the school dictionary: Invisibly means in a way that cannot be seen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# invisibly

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**Who acts:** people, Germs, gas, thread, Volunteers, Radio waves · **What happens:** mean, not see, notice, spread, leak, be · **To what, where:** way, background, hand, room, park, air

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Invisibly means in a way that cannot be seen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:m1:1
# text = Invisibly means in a way that cannot be seen.
1	Invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; invisibly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **see** | can · passive |  | a way |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

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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}

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Invisibly can mean without people noticing, quietly in the background.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:m2:1
# text = Invisibly can mean without people noticing, quietly in the background.
1	Invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	background	background	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | invisibly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **notice** | gerund | people |  |  | the background |  | quietly *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Germs spread invisibly from hand to hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:x1:1
# text = Germs spread invisibly from hand to hand.
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **spread** | present | Germs |  |  | hand |  | to hand; invisibly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The gas leaked invisibly into the room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:x2:1
# text = The gas leaked invisibly into the room.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leaked	leak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	room	room	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 | **leak** | past | the gas |  |  | the room |  | invisibly *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into room=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The magician's thread was invisibly thin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:x3:1
# text = The magician's thread was invisibly thin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the magician's thread |  |  |  |  | invisibly, thin *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Volunteers work invisibly to keep the park clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:x4:1
# text = Volunteers work invisibly to keep the park clean.
1	Volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Volunteers |  |  |  |  | invisibly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | Volunteers *not said here* | the park |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent park=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Radio waves travel invisibly through the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:x5:1
# text = Radio waves travel invisibly through the air.
1	Radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	air	air	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 | **travel** | present | Radio waves |  |  | the air |  | invisibly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through air=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The cat slipped invisibly through the shadows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invisibly:x6:1
# text = The cat slipped invisibly through the shadows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	invisibly	invisibly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **slip** | past | the cat |  |  | the shadows |  | invisibly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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