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title: sleeveless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sleeveless» in the school dictionary: A sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your arms are bare from the shoulder down. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sleeveless

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**Who acts:** sleeveless top, arms, It, Mia, basketball team, Grandma · **What happens:** have, be, wear, play, knit, put · **To what, where:** sleeves, shoulder, sleeveless top, sleeveless shirts, sleeveless jumper, me

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your arms are bare from the shoulder down.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:m1:1
# text = A sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your arms are bare from the shoulder down.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	down	down	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a sleeveless top and shirt or dress | no sleeves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleeve=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | your arms |  |  | the shoulder |  | bare, down *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
It was so hot that Mia wore a sleeveless top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:x1:1
# text = It was so hot that Mia wore a sleeveless top.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | past | Mia | a sleeveless top |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent top=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The basketball team plays in sleeveless shirts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:x2:1
# text = The basketball team plays in sleeveless shirts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	basketball	basketball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | the basketball team |  |  | sleeveless shirts |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma knitted me a sleeveless jumper to wear over my shirt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:x3:1
# text = Grandma knitted me a sleeveless jumper to wear over my shirt.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knitted	knit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knit** | past | Grandma | a sleeveless jumper | me |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary jumper=Product |
| 2 | **wear** | to-infinitive | Grandma *not said here* | a sleeveless jumper *not said here* |  | my shirt |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put sun cream on your shoulders if you wear something sleeveless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:x4:1
# text = Put sun cream on your shoulders if you wear something sleeveless.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | sun cream |  | your shoulders |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme on shoulder=Destination |
| 2 | **wear** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her sleeveless dress had big yellow flowers on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:x5:1
# text = Her sleeveless dress had big yellow flowers on it.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Her sleeveless dress | big yellow flowers |  | it |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sleeveless vest keeps your body warm but leaves your arms free.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleeveless:x6:1
# text = A sleeveless vest keeps your body warm but leaves your arms free.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	vest	vest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a sleeveless vest | your body |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present | a sleeveless vest *not said here* | your arms |  |  |  | free *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |

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