--- title: wingless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «wingless» in the school dictionary: Having no wings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wingless/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) / wingless # wingless **Who acts:** kiwi, Fleas, wingless insects, Worker ants, queen, wingless toy plane · **What happens:** have, be, not fly, jump · **To what, where:** wings, wingless insects, huge wingless birds, New Zealand, small wingless insects «wingless» 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: [wingless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wingless.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Having no wings. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:m1:1 # text = Having no wings. 1 Having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 3 det _ _ 3 wings wing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | gerund | | no wings | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient | 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} The kiwi is almost wingless and cannot fly. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:x1:1 # text = The kiwi is almost wingless and cannot fly. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 kiwi kiwi NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 almost almost ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 wingless wingless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the kiwi | | | | | almost, wingless *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **fly** | can | the kiwi *not said here* | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} Fleas are wingless insects that jump. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:x2:1 # text = Fleas are wingless insects that jump. 1 Fleas flea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 wingless wingless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 insects insect NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 jump jump VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Fleas | wingless insects | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **jump** | present | wingless insects | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} Worker ants are wingless, but the queen has wings at first. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:x3:1 # text = Worker ants are wingless, but the queen has wings at first. 1 Worker worker NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 ants ant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 wingless wingless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 but but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 10 wings wing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Worker ants | | | | | wingless *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **have** | present | the queen | wings | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient | ## Example 4 {#x4} The wingless toy plane would never fly. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:x4:1 # text = The wingless toy plane would never fly. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 wingless wingless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 toy toy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 plane plane NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **fly** | would | the wingless toy plane | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 5 {#x5} Moas were huge wingless birds in New Zealand. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:x5:1 # text = Moas were huge wingless birds in New Zealand. 1 Moas moa NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 huge huge ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 4 wingless wingless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 birds bird NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 New New PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 flat _ _ 8 Zealand Zealand PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | Moas | huge wingless birds | | New Zealand | | | tree rules | ## Example 6 {#x6} Silverfish are small wingless insects. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:wingless:x6:1 # text = Silverfish are small wingless insects. 1 Silverfish silverfish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 4 wingless wingless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 insects insect NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Silverfish | small wingless insects | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [winged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winged/) - next →: [wings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wings/) - ↑ back to [W in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/)