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title: whitish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whitish» in the school dictionary: Almost white, or a little bit white; pale in colour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# whitish

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**Who acts:** mushroom, water, sky, caterpillar, face, rock · **What happens:** have, leave, evaporate, be, go, find · **To what, where:** whitish cap, whitish powder, whitish grey, whitish stripes, whitish lines, five eggs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almost white, or a little bit white; pale in colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:m1:1
# text = Almost white, or a little bit white; pale in colour.
1	Almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mushroom had a whitish cap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x1:1
# text = The mushroom had a whitish cap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mushroom	mushroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the mushroom | a whitish cap |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whitish powder was left after the water evaporated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x2:1
# text = A whitish powder was left after the water evaporated.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	evaporated	evaporate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · passive |  | a whitish powder |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **evaporate** | past | the water |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sky was a whitish grey before the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x3:1
# text = The sky was a whitish grey before the snow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grey	grey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the sky | a whitish grey |  |  | before the snow |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caterpillar had whitish stripes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x4:1
# text = The caterpillar had whitish stripes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the caterpillar | whitish stripes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His face went whitish with fear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x5:1
# text = His face went whitish with fear.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | His face |  |  |  |  | with fear; whitish *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with fear=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rock had whitish lines of quartz in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x6:1
# text = The rock had whitish lines of quartz in it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	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 | **have** | past | the rock | whitish lines of quartz in quartz |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There, in the warm litter above the melons, very cunningly hidden, he found twenty-five eggs, about the size of a bantam’s eggs, but with whitish skin instead of shell.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whitish:x7:1
# text = There, in the warm litter above the melons, very cunningly hidden, he found twenty-five eggs, about the size of a bantam’s eggs, but with whitish skin instead of shell.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	melons	melon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	cunningly	cunningly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
17	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	about	about	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	bantam	bantam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	’s	's	PART	POS	_	27	case	_	_
29	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
31	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	whitish	whitish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
34	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod:poss	_	_
35	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	37	case	_	_
36	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	fixed	_	_
37	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | he | five eggs |  |  |  | instead whitish skin's shell | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Topic |

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