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title: sleepless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sleepless» in the school dictionary: Without sleep, or with very little: a sleepless night. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sleepless

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**Who acts:** I, new baby, She, He, storm, old dame · **What happens:** sleep, have, give, lie, listen, be · **To what, where:** worry, Mum, whole town sleepless, sailors

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«sleepless» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [sleepless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sleepless.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Without sleep, or with very little: a sleepless night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:m1:1
# text = Without sleep, or with very little: a sleepless night.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not able to sleep, because of worry, excitement or pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:m2:1
# text = Not able to sleep, because of worry, excitement or pain.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | to-infinitive |  | worry and excitement or pain |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worry=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a sleepless night before the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x1:1
# text = I had a sleepless night before the school trip.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I |  |  |  | before the school trip; night |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new baby gave Mum and Dad many sleepless nights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x2:1
# text = The new baby gave Mum and Dad many sleepless nights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the new baby | Mum and Dad |  |  | night |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She lay sleepless, listening to the thunder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x3:1
# text = She lay sleepless, listening to the thunder.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | She |  |  |  |  | sleepless *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **listen** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the thunder | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to thunder=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was sleepless with worry about the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x4:1
# text = He was sleepless with worry about the test.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with worry about the test; sleepless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The storm kept the whole town sleepless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x5:1
# text = The storm kept the whole town sleepless.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sleepless	sleepless	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the storm | the whole town sleepless |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleepless=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After three sleepless nights, the sailors were exhausted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x6:1
# text = After three sleepless nights, the sailors were exhausted.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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 | **exhaust** | past · passive |  | the sailors |  |  | night |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She passed a sleepless night; but in the morning the old dame remarked:

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepless:x7:1
# text = She passed a sleepless night; but in the morning the old dame remarked:
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sleepless	sleepless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	dame	dame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	remarked	remark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	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 | **pass** | past | She |  |  |  | night |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **remark** *speech: assert* | participle | the old dame |  |  |  | morning |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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