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title: membranous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «membranous» in the school dictionary: Made of a membrane, or like a membrane: thin, soft and skin-like, often so thin you can almost see through it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# membranous

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**Who acts:** you, Bats, Dragonflies, membranous webs, onion skin, we · **What happens:** make, see, have, stretch, be, join · **To what, where:** membrane, thin like parts, membranous wings, clear membranous wings, thin membranous layer, eggshell

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«membranous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [membranous in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/membranous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made of a membrane, or like a membrane: thin, soft and skin-like, often so thin you can almost see through it.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:m1:1
# text = Made of a membrane, or like a membrane: thin, soft and skin-like, often so thin you can almost see through it.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	membrane	membrane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	membrane	membrane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	parataxis	_	_
26	through	through	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of a membrane; like a membrane | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **see** | can | you |  |  | membrane |  | almost *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having thin skin-like parts, like a bat's or insect's wings.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:m2:1
# text = Having thin skin-like parts, like a bat's or insect's wings.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | thin like parts |  |  |  | like a bat's insect's wings | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bats have membranous wings stretched between their fingers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x1:1
# text = Bats have membranous wings stretched between their fingers.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Bats | membranous wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |
| 2 | **stretch** | participle |  | membranous wings *not said here* |  |  |  | between Bats's fingers | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dragonflies have clear, membranous wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x2:1
# text = Dragonflies have clear, membranous wings.
1	Dragonflies	dragonfly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dragonflies | clear membranous wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inside the eggshell is a thin, membranous layer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x3:1
# text = Inside the eggshell is a thin, membranous layer.
1	Inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	eggshell	eggshell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a thin membranous layer |  | the eggshell |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The frog's feet are joined by membranous webs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x4:1
# text = The frog's feet are joined by membranous webs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	webs	web	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present · passive | membranous webs | the frog's feet |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The onion skin is thin and membranous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x5:1
# text = The onion skin is thin and membranous.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	onion	onion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the onion skin |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the onion skin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Under the microscope we saw a membranous sheet of cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x6:1
# text = Under the microscope we saw a membranous sheet of cells.
1	Under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | we | a membranous sheet of cells |  | the microscope |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sheet=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some seeds have membranous wings to help them fly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x7:1
# text = Some seeds have membranous wings to help them fly.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some seeds | membranous wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | some seeds *not said here* | wings *= wing* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **fly** | infinitive | wings *= wing* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pterosaur had large membranous wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:membranous:x8:1
# text = The pterosaur had large membranous wings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pterosaur	pterosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	membranous	membranous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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** | past | the pterosaur | large membranous wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

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