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title: yellowish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yellowish» in the school dictionary: Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yellowish

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**Who acts:** Yellowish, old paper, leaves, sky, liquid, bruise · **What happens:** mean, have, turn, go, be, heal · **To what, where:** yellow, turned yellowish, yellowish, yellowish glow, leaf

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yellowish:m1:1
# text = Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow.
1	Yellowish	Yellowish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Yellowish | yellow |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yellow=Topic |

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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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The old paper had turned yellowish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yellowish:x1:1
# text = The old paper had turned yellowish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	yellowish	yellowish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old paper | turned yellowish |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yellowish=Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leaves went yellowish without enough sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yellowish:x2:1
# text = The leaves went yellowish without enough sunlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	yellowish	yellowish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the leaves | yellowish |  |  |  | without enough sunlight | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location yellowish=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The sky had a yellowish glow before the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yellowish:x3:1
# text = The sky had a yellowish glow before the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sky	sky	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	yellowish	yellowish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	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 sky | a yellowish glow |  |  | before the storm |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glow=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The liquid in the test tube was yellowish.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the liquid in the test tube |  |  |  |  | yellowish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The bruise turned yellowish as it healed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yellowish:x5:1
# text = The bruise turned yellowish as it healed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bruise	bruise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	yellowish	yellowish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	healed	heal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the bruise |  |  |  |  | yellowish *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **heal** | past | bruise |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A yellowish-green frog sat on the leaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yellowish:x6:1
# text = A yellowish-green frog sat on the leaf.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	yellowish	yellowish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | a yellowish green frog |  |  | the leaf |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leaf=Location |

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