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title: smokeless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «smokeless» in the school dictionary: Giving off little or no smoke when burned: smokeless fuel. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# smokeless

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**Who acts:** Giving, smokeless zone, fuels, town, Dad, Smokeless coal · **What happens:** give off, burn, be, make, buy, help · **To what, where:** little, smokeless fuel, area, little smoke, fuels, smokeless zone

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«smokeless» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [smokeless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smokeless.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving off little or no smoke when burned: smokeless fuel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:m1:1
# text = Giving off little or no smoke when burned: smokeless fuel.
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj:pass	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
10	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give off** | gerund |  | little or no smoke |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source little=Theme |
| 2 | **burn** | participle | Giving | smokeless fuel |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fuel=Theme |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without smoke: a smokeless sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:m2:1
# text = Without smoke: a smokeless sky.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: law, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A «smokeless zone» is an area where only fuels that make little smoke may be burned.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:m3:1
# text = A «smokeless zone» is an area where only fuels that make little smoke may be burned.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	fuels	fuel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a smokeless zone | a area |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | fuels | little smoke |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset smoke=Product |
| 3 | **burn** | may · passive |  | fuels |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town is a smokeless zone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:x1:1
# text = Our town is a smokeless zone.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our town | a smokeless zone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad bought smokeless fuel for the stove.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:x2:1
# text = Dad bought smokeless fuel for the stove.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stove	stove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Dad | smokeless fuel |  |  |  | for the stove | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent fuel=Theme for stove=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Smokeless coal helped clean the air in cities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:x3:1
# text = Smokeless coal helped clean the air in cities.
1	Smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Smokeless coal |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **clean** | infinitive | Smokeless coal *not said here* | the air |  | cities |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent air=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sky above the factory was smokeless at last.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:x4:1
# text = The sky above the factory was smokeless at last.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	above	above	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sky above the factory |  |  | last |  | smokeless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Modern stoves are almost smokeless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:x5:1
# text = Modern stoves are almost smokeless.
1	Modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	stoves	stove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Modern stoves |  |  |  |  | almost, smokeless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cosy room had a bright, smokeless fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokeless:x6:1
# text = The cosy room had a bright, smokeless fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cosy	cosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	smokeless	smokeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	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 | the cosy room | a bright smokeless fire |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Patient |

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