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title: pallor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pallor» in the school dictionary: Unhealthy paleness of the face or skin, from illness, fear, shock or tiredness. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pallor

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**Who acts:** pallor, deathly pallor, vampire · **What happens:** show, not sleep, worry, spread, see, be · **To what, where:** doctor, face, ghost, strange pallor, sweet tea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unhealthy paleness of the face or skin, from illness, fear, shock or tiredness.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:m1:1
# text = Unhealthy paleness of the face or skin, from illness, fear, shock or tiredness.
1	Unhealthy	unhealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	paleness	paleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His pallor showed he had not slept.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:x1:1
# text = His pallor showed he had not slept.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pallor	pallor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	slept	sleep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | His pallor |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **sleep** | past · perfect | pallor |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The patient's pallor worried the doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:x2:1
# text = The patient's pallor worried the doctor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	pallor	pallor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	worried	worry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **worry** | past | the patient's pallor | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus doctor=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A deathly pallor spread across her face when she saw the ghost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:x3:1
# text = A deathly pallor spread across her face when she saw the ghost.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	deathly	deathly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pallor	pallor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | a deathly pallor |  |  | pallor's face |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across face=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | past | pallor | the ghost |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ghost=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the long winter, his pallor was gone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:x4:1
# text = After the long winter, his pallor was gone.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pallor	pallor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | past | his pallor |  |  |  | winter | gone *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The vampire in the book had a strange pallor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:x5:1
# text = The vampire in the book had a strange pallor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pallor	pallor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the vampire in the book | a strange pallor |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pallor=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Her pallor faded as she drank some sweet tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pallor:x6:1
# text = Her pallor faded as she drank some sweet tea.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pallor	pallor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	faded	fade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fade** | past | Her pallor |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** | past | pallor | some sweet tea |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

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