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title: senselessly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «senselessly» in the school dictionary: Senselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# senselessly

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**Who acts:** way, boys · **What happens:** mean, have, cut down, throw away, smash, waste · **To what, where:** meaning, trees, Food, windows, Water, tap

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«senselessly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [senselessly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/senselessly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Senselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senselessly:m1:1
# text = Senselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose.
1	Senselessly	senselessly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; senselessly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **have** | present | a way | no meaning |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The trees were senselessly cut down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senselessly:x1:1
# text = The trees were senselessly cut down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	senselessly	senselessly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | past · passive |  | the trees |  |  |  | senselessly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Food was senselessly thrown away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senselessly:x2:1
# text = Food was senselessly thrown away.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	senselessly	senselessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	away	away	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 | **throw away** | past · passive |  | Food |  |  |  | away, senselessly *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The boys senselessly smashed the windows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senselessly:x3:1
# text = The boys senselessly smashed the windows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	senselessly	senselessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	smashed	smash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smash** | past | the boys | the windows |  |  |  | senselessly *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Water was senselessly wasted when the tap was left on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:senselessly:x4:1
# text = Water was senselessly wasted when the tap was left on.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	senselessly	senselessly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | past · passive |  | Water |  |  |  | senselessly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **leave on** | past · passive |  | the tap |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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