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title: painlessly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «painlessly» in the school dictionary: Painlessly means without causing pain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# painlessly

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**Who acts:** nurse, loose tooth, move, vet, You · **What happens:** mean, cause, give, come out, go, check · **To what, where:** pain, injection, cat, times tables, splinter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painlessly means without causing pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:m1:1
# text = Painlessly means without causing pain.
1	Painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
5	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | painlessly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cause** | gerund |  | pain |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition pain=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easily, without trouble or difficulty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:m2:1
# text = Easily, without trouble or difficulty.
1	Easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse gave the injection quickly and painlessly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:x1:1
# text = The nurse gave the injection quickly and painlessly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	injection	injection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	6	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 | **give** | past | the nurse | the injection |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent injection=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The loose tooth came out painlessly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:x2:1
# text = The loose tooth came out painlessly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | the loose tooth |  |  |  |  | out, painlessly *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The move to the new house went painlessly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:x3:1
# text = The move to the new house went painlessly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the move to the new house |  |  |  |  | painlessly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet checked the cat painlessly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:x4:1
# text = The vet checked the cat painlessly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the vet | the cat |  |  |  | painlessly *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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You can learn your times tables painlessly with a song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:x5:1
# text = You can learn your times tables painlessly with a song.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | can | You | your times tables |  |  |  | with a song; painlessly *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The splinter was removed painlessly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painlessly:x6:1
# text = The splinter was removed painlessly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	splinter	splinter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	painlessly	painlessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | past · passive |  | the splinter |  |  |  | painlessly *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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