mercifully Who acts: way, king, rain, speech, queen, long car journey · What happens: be, avoid, end, hurt, forgive, show · To what, where: something, nobody, way, mercy, kind, crash · Speech: someone speaks here
«mercifully» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: mercifully in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Luckily; in a way that you are thankful for, because something bad was avoided or ended: «Mercifully, nobody was hurt».
The tree, 20 words advmod punct case det nsubj nsubj cop acl:relcl obl punct mark nsubj:pass amod aux:pass acl cc conj punct punct advmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct punct root Luckily ADV ; PUNCT in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON you PRON are AUX thankful ADJ for ADP , PUNCT because SCONJ something PRON bad ADJ was AUX avoided VERB or CCONJ ended VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Mercifully ADV , PUNCT nobody PRON was AUX hurt VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Luckily luckily ADV _ 5 way advmod 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Luckily punct 3 in in ADP _ 5 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 thankful nsubj 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 thankful nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 thankful cop 9 thankful thankful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 way acl:relcl 10 for for ADP _ 9 thankful obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 avoided punct 12 because because SCONJ _ 16 avoided mark 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 avoided nsubj:pass 14 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 13 something amod 15 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 avoided aux:pass 16 avoided avoid VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 way acl 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 ended cc 18 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 avoided conj 19 : : PUNCT _ 25 hurt punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 25 hurt punct 21 Mercifully mercifully ADV _ 25 hurt advmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 21 Mercifully punct 23 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 25 hurt nsubj:pass 24 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 hurt aux:pass 25 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 ended ccomp 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 hurt punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 is present a way thankful property tree rules 2 avoid past · passive a way not said here something vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location 3 end past a way not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 4 hurt in a quote past · passive nobody mercifully property vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
Meaning 2 In a kind and forgiving way, showing mercy: «the king acted mercifully».
The tree, 12 words case det obl cc conj obj punct obj punct punct det nsubj ccomp advmod punct punct root In ADP a DET kind NOUN and CCONJ forgiving VERB way NOUN , PUNCT showing VERB mercy NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET king NOUN acted VERB mercifully ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 kind case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kind det 3 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 8 showing obl 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 forgiving cc 5 forgiving forgive VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 kind conj 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 forgiving obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 kind punct 8 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 9 mercy mercy NOUN Number=Sing 8 showing obj 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 acted punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 acted punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 king det 13 king king NOUN Number=Sing 14 acted nsubj 14 acted act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 showing ccomp 15 mercifully mercifully ADV _ 14 acted advmod 16 » » PUNCT _ 14 acted punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 showing punct
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1 forgive gerund way vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme 2 show gerund mercy a kind vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent mercy=Recipient clause=Topic 3 act in a quote past the king mercifully property vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Mercifully, the rain stopped before the match.
advmod punct det nsubj case det obl punct root Mercifully ADV , PUNCT the DET rain NOUN stopped VERB before ADP the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercifully mercifully ADV _ 5 stopped advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Mercifully punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rain det 4 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 stopped nsubj 5 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 before before ADP _ 8 match case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 match det 8 match match NOUN Number=Sing 5 stopped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 stopped punct
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1 stop past the rain before the match mercifully property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 The speech was mercifully short.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET speech NOUN was AUX mercifully ADV short ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 speech det 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 short nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 short cop 4 mercifully mercifully ADV _ 5 short advmod 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 short punct
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1 is past the speech mercifully, short property tree rules
Example 3 Mercifully, nobody was hurt in the crash.
advmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root Mercifully ADV , PUNCT nobody PRON was AUX hurt VERB in ADP the DET crash NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercifully mercifully ADV _ 5 hurt advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Mercifully punct 3 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 5 hurt nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 hurt aux:pass 5 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 crash case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 crash det 8 crash crash NOUN Number=Sing 5 hurt obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 hurt punct
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1 hurt past · passive nobody the crash mercifully property vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 4 The queen acted mercifully and set the prisoner free.
det nsubj advmod cc conj det obj xcomp punct root The DET queen NOUN acted VERB mercifully ADV and CCONJ set VERB the DET prisoner NOUN free ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queen det 2 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 3 acted nsubj 3 acted act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mercifully mercifully ADV _ 3 acted advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 set cc 6 set set VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 acted conj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 prisoner det 8 prisoner prisoner NOUN Number=Sing 6 set obj 9 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 set xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 acted punct
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1 act past the queen mercifully property vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 set infinitive the queen not said here the prisoner free property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient prisoner=Result
Example 5 The long car journey mercifully ended at last.
det amod compound nsubj advmod case obl punct root The DET long ADJ car NOUN journey NOUN mercifully ADV ended VERB at ADP last ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 journey det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 4 journey amod 3 car car NOUN Number=Sing 4 journey compound 4 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 6 ended nsubj 5 mercifully mercifully ADV _ 6 ended advmod 6 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 at at ADP _ 8 last case 8 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ended obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 ended punct
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1 end past the long car journey last mercifully property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 6 Mercifully, I had remembered my coat.
advmod punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct root Mercifully ADV , PUNCT I PRON had AUX remembered VERB my PRON coat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercifully mercifully ADV _ 5 remembered advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Mercifully punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 remembered nsubj 4 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 remembered aux 5 remembered remember VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 coat nmod:poss 7 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 5 remembered obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 remembered punct
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1 remember past · perfect I my coat mercifully property vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
Example 7 The dentist was quick, mercifully.
det nsubj cop punct advmod punct root The DET dentist NOUN was AUX quick ADJ , PUNCT mercifully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dentist det 2 dentist dentist NOUN Number=Sing 4 quick nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 quick cop 4 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 mercifully punct 6 mercifully mercifully ADV _ 4 quick advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 quick punct
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1 is past the dentist mercifully, quick property tree rules
Example 8 The judge mercifully gave him a second chance.
det nsubj advmod iobj det amod obj punct root The DET judge NOUN mercifully ADV gave VERB him PRON a DET second ADJ chance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 3 mercifully mercifully ADV _ 4 gave advmod 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 gave iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 chance det 7 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 chance amod 8 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past the judge a second chance him = he mercifully property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chance=Theme
Example 9 Mercifully, the cow slept through it all, or by her cries she would have awakened the master.
The tree, 17 words advmod punct det nsubj case obj det punct cc case nmod:poss obl nsubj aux aux conj det obj punct root Mercifully ADV , PUNCT the DET cow NOUN slept VERB through ADP it PRON all DET , PUNCT or CCONJ by ADP her PRON cries NOUN she PRON would AUX have AUX awakened VERB the DET master NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercifully mercifully ADV _ 5 slept advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Mercifully punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cow det 4 cow cow NOUN Number=Sing 5 slept nsubj 5 slept sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 through through ADP _ 7 it case 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 slept obj 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 it det 9 , , PUNCT _ 17 awakened punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 17 awakened cc 11 by by ADP _ 13 cries case 12 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 cries nmod:poss 13 cries cry NOUN Number=Plur 17 awakened obl 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 awakened nsubj 15 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 awakened aux 16 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 17 awakened aux 17 awakened awaken VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 slept conj 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 master det 19 master master NOUN Number=Sing 17 awakened obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 slept punct
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1 sleep past the cow it mercifully property vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 awaken would · perfect cow the master by cow's cries vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location master=Theme 3 cry cow nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
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