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title: odourless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «odourless» in the school dictionary: Odourless means having no smell at all. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# odourless

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**Who acts:** Odourless, nose, Pure water, Carbon monoxide, homes, Oxygen · **What happens:** mean, have, not notice, be, need, use · **To what, where:** smell, all, odourless gas, alarms, paint, leaks

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Odourless means having no smell at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:m1:1
# text = Odourless means having no smell at all.
1	Odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	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 | **mean** | present | Odourless |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Odourless *not said here* | no smell |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |

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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 -->
An odourless gas or liquid cannot be noticed by your nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:m2:1
# text = An odourless gas or liquid cannot be noticed by your nose.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	noticed	notice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **notice** | can · passive | your nose | a odourless gas or liquid |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Pure water is colourless and odourless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x1:1
# text = Pure water is colourless and odourless.
1	Pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	colourless	colourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Carbon monoxide is an odourless gas, so homes need alarms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x2:1
# text = Carbon monoxide is an odourless gas, so homes need alarms.
1	Carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	monoxide	monoxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is a** | present | Carbon monoxide | a odourless gas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | homes | alarms |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot alarm=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oxygen is odourless and invisible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x3:1
# text = Oxygen is odourless and invisible.
1	Oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This odourless glue is good for the classroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x4:1
# text = This odourless glue is good for the classroom.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | present | this odourless glue |  |  |  |  | for the classroom; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The paint is odourless, so we can use it indoors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x5:1
# text = The paint is odourless, so we can use it indoors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	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 | the paint |  |  |  |  | odourless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | can | we | paint |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gas companies add a smell to odourless gas so people notice leaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x6:1
# text = Gas companies add a smell to odourless gas so people notice leaks.
1	Gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	notice	notice	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	leaks	leak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | Gas companies | a smell |  |  |  | to odourless gas | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent smell=Patient to gas=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **notice** | present | people | leaks |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer leak=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The liquid in the beaker was odourless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x7:1
# text = The liquid in the beaker was odourless.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beaker	beaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	odourless	odourless	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 liquid in the beaker |  |  |  |  | odourless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is the flower odourless or does it smell sweet?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odourless:x8:1
# text = Is the flower odourless or does it smell sweet?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the flower |  |  |  |  | odourless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | present · do-support | flower |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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