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title: meatless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meatless» in the school dictionary: Meatless means without meat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meatless

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**Who acts:** Meatless, We, pizza, Christians, café, families · **What happens:** mean, have, be, eat, make, save · **To what, where:** meatless dinner, cheese, meatless meals, Lent, Meatless burgers, beans

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Meatless means without meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:m1:1
# text = Meatless means without meat.
1	Meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Meatless |  |  |  |  | without meat | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have a meatless dinner on Mondays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:x1:1
# text = We have a meatless dinner on Mondays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mondays	Monday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | a meatless dinner |  |  |  | on Mondays | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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This pizza is meatless; it has only cheese and vegetables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:x2:1
# text = This pizza is meatless; it has only cheese and vegetables.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this pizza |  |  |  |  | meatless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | pizza | cheese and vegetables |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Lent some Christians eat meatless meals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:x3:1
# text = In Lent some Christians eat meatless meals.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Lent	Lent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | some Christians | meatless meals |  | Lent |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Meatless burgers are made from beans or soy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:x4:1
# text = Meatless burgers are made from beans or soy.
1	Meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	burgers	burger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Meatless burgers |  | beans or soy |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from bean=Material |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The café has a meatless menu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:x5:1
# text = The café has a meatless menu.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	menu	menu	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 | **have** | present | the café | a meatless menu |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menu=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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During the war, families had meatless days to save food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meatless:x6:1
# text = During the war, families had meatless days to save food.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	meatless	meatless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | families |  |  |  | during the war; day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | families *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

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