mystic
Who acts: Mystic, reason, person · What happens: mean, connect, not understand, be, seek, know · To what, where: person, direct contact, mystic signs, Certain mystic rites · Speech: someone speaks here
«mystic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 2 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: mystic in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystic | mystic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | connected | connect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 means | ccomp |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 meaning | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 meaning | det |
| 6 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 meaning | amod |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 secret | cc |
| 8 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hidden | conj |
| 9 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 connected | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 something | punct |
| 11 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 meaning | appos |
| 12 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 understood | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 understood | aux |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 understood | advmod |
| 15 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 16 understood | aux:pass |
| 16 | understood | understand | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 something | acl:relcl |
| 17 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 reason | case |
| 18 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 understood | obl |
| 19 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 18 reason | advmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Mystic | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | connect | participle | with a hidden meaning | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with meaning=Co-Patient | |||||
| 3 | not understand | can · passive | reason | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
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
A mystic is a person who seeks direct contact with God or the spirits.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 mystic | det |
| 2 | mystic | mystic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 person | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 seeks | nsubj |
| 7 | seeks | seek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | acl:relcl |
| 8 | direct | direct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 contact | amod |
| 9 | contact | contact | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 seeks | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 God | case |
| 11 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 contact | nmod |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 spirits | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 spirits | det |
| 14 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 God | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a mystic | a person | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | seek | present | a person | direct contact | with God or the spirits | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contact=Theme |
Example 1
The mystic signs were known only to the priests.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 signs | det |
| 2 | mystic | mystic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 signs | amod |
| 3 | signs | sign | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 known | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 known | aux:pass |
| 5 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 priests | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 priests | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 priests | det |
| 9 | priests | priest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 known | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 known | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past · passive | the mystic signs | to the priests | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
Example 2
Certain mystic rites were kept secret.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certain | certain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 rites | amod |
| 2 | mystic | mystic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 rites | amod |
| 3 | rites | rite | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 kept | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 kept | aux:pass |
| 5 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 kept | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past · passive | Certain mystic rites | secret property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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.
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