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title: perceptible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «perceptible» in the school dictionary: Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# perceptible

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**Who acts:** perceptible smile, change, sound, dog, perceptible improvement, your · **What happens:** see, hear, feel, notice, be, handwrite · **To what, where:** sound, air

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«perceptible» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [perceptible in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perceptible.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:m1:1
# text = Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	noticed	notice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **hear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **feel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **notice** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a barely perceptible smile on her face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x1:1
# text = There was a barely perceptible smile on her face.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	perceptible	perceptible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a perceptible smile on smile's face |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The change in temperature was hardly perceptible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x2:1
# text = The change in temperature was hardly perceptible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	perceptible	perceptible	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 change in temperature |  |  |  |  | hardly, perceptible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sound was too quiet to be perceptible to humans, but the dog heard it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x3:1
# text = The sound was too quiet to be perceptible to humans, but the dog heard it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	perceptible	perceptible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sound |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to humans; perceptible *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hear** | past | the dog | sound |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There has been a perceptible improvement in your handwriting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x4:1
# text = There has been a perceptible improvement in your handwriting.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	been	be	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	perceptible	perceptible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	improvement	improvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present · perfect | a perceptible improvement in your handwriting |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **handwrite** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The earthquake was perceptible as a faint shake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x5:1
# text = The earthquake was perceptible as a faint shake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	perceptible	perceptible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shake	shake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the earthquake |  |  |  |  | as a faint shake; perceptible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without a microscope, the cells were not perceptible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x6:1
# text = Without a microscope, the cells were not perceptible.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	perceptible	perceptible	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 | **not** **is** | past | the cells |  |  |  |  | without a microscope; perceptible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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"No, no," answered his comrades, snuffing the air, in which the scent from the palace kitchen was now very perceptible.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:perceptible:x7:1
# text = "No, no," answered his comrades, snuffing the air, in which the scent from the palace kitchen was now very perceptible.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	2	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	_
7	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	comrades	comrade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	snuffing	snuff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	obl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
24	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	26	advmod	_	_
25	very	very	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	perceptible	perceptible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | his comrades |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **snuff** | gerund | his comrades *not said here* | the air |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | the scent from the palace kitchen |  |  |  | now | perceptible *property* | tree rules |

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