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title: windless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «windless» in the school dictionary: Windless means without any wind; the air is still and calm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# windless

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**Who acts:** Windless, air, It, kite, our, lake · **What happens:** mean, be, not fly, kite, rise, not move · **To what, where:** hot windless afternoon, windless sky, windless sea, windless night

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Windless means without any wind; the air is still and calm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:m1:1
# text = Windless means without any wind; the air is still and calm.
1	Windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Windless |  |  |  |  | without any wind | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the air |  |  |  | still | calm *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}

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It was a hot, windless afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:x1:1
# text = It was a hot, windless afternoon.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a hot windless afternoon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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On a windless day, our kite would not fly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:x2:1
# text = On a windless day, our kite would not fly.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fly** | would | our kite |  |  |  | day |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **kite** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom kite «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The lake was still and smooth on the windless morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:x3:1
# text = The lake was still and smooth on the windless morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	smooth	smooth	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lake |  |  |  | still; morning | smooth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Smoke rose straight up into the windless sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:x4:1
# text = Smoke rose straight up into the windless sky.
1	Smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **rise** | past | Smoke |  |  | the windless sky |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into sky=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The sailboat could not move on the windless sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:x5:1
# text = The sailboat could not move on the windless sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailboat	sailboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **move** | could | the sailboat |  |  | the windless sea |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on sea=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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It was a windless night, and everything was silent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windless:x6:1
# text = It was a windless night, and everything was silent.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	windless	windless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a windless night |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | everything |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |

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