mere Who acts: Mere, something, merest, It, five minutes, She · What happens: mean, make, sound, be, walk, learn · To what, where: more, something, smallest possible, lake, mere, mere child
«mere» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: mere in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes. It makes something sound small or unimportant.
Sentence 1: Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes.
The tree, 14 words nsubj advmod punct advmod punct advmod obj fixed punct det amod obl punct det appos nummod nmod:unmarked punct root Mere NOUN means VERB only ADV , PUNCT just ADV , PUNCT no ADV more ADJ than ADP : PUNCT a DET mere ADJ child NOUN , PUNCT a DET mere NOUN five NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mere mere NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 only only ADV _ 8 more advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 more punct 5 just just ADV _ 8 more advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 more punct 7 no no ADV _ 8 more advmod 8 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 2 means obj 9 than than ADP _ 8 more fixed 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 child punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 child det 12 mere mere ADJ Degree=Pos 13 child amod 13 child child NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 mere punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 mere det 16 mere mere NOUN Number=Sing 13 child appos 17 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 minutes nummod 18 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 16 mere nmod:unmarked 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Mere more a mere child obl vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic
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.
Sentence 2: It makes something sound small or unimportant.
nsubj obj xcomp xcomp cc conj punct root It PRON makes VERB something PRON sound VERB small ADJ or CCONJ unimportant ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 makes obj 4 sound sound VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 makes xcomp 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sound xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 unimportant cc 7 unimportant unimportant ADJ Degree=Pos 5 small conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Mere something tree rules 2 sound infinitive something not said here small property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 2 The merest means the smallest possible: the merest touch.
det nsubj det amod obj punct det amod parataxis punct root The DET merest ADJ means VERB the DET smallest ADJ possible ADJ : PUNCT the DET merest ADJ touch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 merest det 2 merest mere ADJ Degree=Sup 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 possible det 5 smallest small ADJ Degree=Sup 6 possible amod 6 possible possible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 touch punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 touch det 9 merest mere ADJ Degree=Sup 10 touch amod 10 touch touch NOUN Number=Sing 3 means parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present the merest the smallest possible vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possible=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: old, poetic, place names — kept apart, not parsed.
A mere is a lake or pond, as in some English place names.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det cc conj punct case case det amod compound conj punct root A DET mere NOUN is AUX a DET lake NOUN or CCONJ pond NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP some DET English ADJ place NOUN names NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mere det 2 mere mere NOUN Number=Sing 5 lake nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lake cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lake det 5 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 pond cc 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 5 lake conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 names punct 9 as as ADP _ 14 names case 10 in in ADP _ 14 names case 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 14 names det 12 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 14 names amod 13 place place NOUN Number=Sing 14 names compound 14 names name NOUN Number=Plur 5 lake conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 lake punct
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1 is a present a mere a lake or pond and some English place names tree rules
Example 1 It was a mere five minutes' walk to school.
nsubj cop det nummod nmod:poss case nmod case nmod punct root It PRON was AUX a DET mere NOUN five NUM minutes NOUN ' PART walk NOUN to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mere nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mere cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mere det 4 mere mere NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 8 walk nmod:poss 7 ' 's PART _ 6 minutes case 8 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 4 mere nmod 9 to to ADP _ 10 school case 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 walk nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 mere punct
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1 is a past It a mere five minutes's walk to school nmod tree rules 2 walk five minutes to school nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl
Example 2 She was a mere child when she learnt to swim.
nsubj cop det amod advmod nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp punct root She PRON was AUX a DET mere ADJ child NOUN when ADV she PRON learnt VERB to PART swim VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 child nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 child cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 child det 4 mere mere ADJ Degree=Pos 5 child amod 5 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 learnt advmod 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 learnt nsubj 8 learnt learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 child acl:relcl 9 to to PART _ 10 swim mark 10 swim swim VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 learnt xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 child punct
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1 is a past She a mere child tree rules 2 learn past child vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 swim to-infinitive child not said here vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The mere sight of the dentist's chair scared him.
det amod nsubj case det nmod:poss case nmod obj punct root The DET mere ADJ sight NOUN of ADP the DET dentist NOUN 's PART chair NOUN scared VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sight det 2 mere mere ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sight amod 3 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing 9 scared nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 8 chair case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dentist det 6 dentist dentist NOUN Number=Sing 8 chair nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 dentist case 8 chair chair NOUN Number=Sing 3 sight nmod 9 scared scare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 scared obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 scared punct
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1 scare past the mere sight of the dentist's chair him = he vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer 2 sight the dentist's chair nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 It cost a mere fifty pence.
nsubj det obj nummod obj punct root It PRON cost VERB a DET mere NOUN fifty NUM pence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 cost nsubj 2 cost cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mere det 4 mere mere NOUN Number=Sing 2 cost obj 5 fifty fifty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 pence nummod 6 pence pence NOUN Number=Plur 2 cost obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 cost punct
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1 cost past It a mere vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme mere=Beneficiary pence=Value
Example 5 At the merest noise, the rabbit ran away.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj advmod punct root At ADP the DET merest ADJ noise NOUN , PUNCT the DET rabbit NOUN ran VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 4 noise case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 noise det 3 merest mere ADJ Degree=Sup 4 noise amod 4 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 8 ran obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 noise punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rabbit det 7 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 8 ran nsubj 8 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 away away ADV _ 8 ran advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 ran punct
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1 run away past the rabbit the merest noise away property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at noise=Trajectory
Example 6 The walk took us around the mere.
det nsubj iobj case det obl punct root The DET walk NOUN took VERB us PRON around ADP the DET mere NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 walk det 2 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 took iobj 5 around around ADP _ 7 mere case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mere det 7 mere mere NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past the walk us the mere vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument we=Destination
Example 7 I shiver at the mere thought of it.”
nsubj mark det nsubj advcl case obl punct punct root I PRON shiver VERB at SCONJ the DET mere NOUN thought VERB of ADP it PRON . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 shiver nsubj 2 shiver shiver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at SCONJ _ 6 thought mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mere det 5 mere mere NOUN Number=Sing 6 thought nsubj 6 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 shiver advcl 7 of of ADP _ 8 it case 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 thought obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 shiver punct 10 ” " PUNCT _ 2 shiver punct
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1 shiver present I vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 think speech: other past the mere of it vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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