mythical

Who acts: dragon, mythical creature, We, unicorn, Pegasus, dad · What happens: find, imagine, make up, believe, be, breathe · To what, where: myths, true, mythical creature, fire, poster, mythical beasts

«mythical» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: mythical in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Found in myths and legends, not real: a mythical creature like a dragon or unicorn.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 myths	case
3	myths	myth	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Found	obl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 legends	cc
5	legends	legend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 myths	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 real	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 real	advmod
8	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 legends	amod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 creature	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 creature	det
11	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 creature	amod
12	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 real	obl
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 dragon	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 dragon	det
15	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 creature	nmod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 unicorn	cc
17	unicorn	unicorn	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 dragon	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	participle				myths and legends			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent

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

Imagined or made up, believed in but not true: a mythical «perfect day».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Imagined	imagine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 believed	advcl
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 made	cc
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Imagined	conj
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 made	compound:prt
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 believed	punct
6	believed	believe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 true	case
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 true	cc
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 true	advmod
10	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 believed	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 day	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 day	det
13	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 day	amod
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 day	punct
15	perfect	perfect	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 day	amod
16	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 believed	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 day	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 believed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	roles by
1	imagine	participle		vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	make up	participle		vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3	believe	participle	true	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus

Example 1

The dragon is a mythical creature that breathes fire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dragon	det
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 creature	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 creature	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 creature	det
5	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 creature	amod
6	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 breathes	nsubj
8	breathes	breathe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 creature	acl:relcl
9	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 breathes	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 creature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the dragon	a mythical creature					tree rules
2	breathe	present	a mythical creature	fire					vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme

Example 2

We made a poster of mythical beasts from Greek stories.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 poster	det
4	poster	poster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 beasts	case
6	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 beasts	amod
7	beasts	beast	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 poster	nmod
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 stories	case
9	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stories	amod
10	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 beasts	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a poster of mythical beasts from Greek stories					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Product
2	post			mythical beasts from Greek stories					nom poster «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

The unicorn is Scotland's national animal, even though it is mythical.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 unicorn	det
2	unicorn	unicorn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 animal	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 animal	cop
4	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 animal	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 Scotland	case
6	national	national	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animal	amod
7	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 mythical	punct
9	even	even	ADV	_	13 mythical	advmod
10	though	though	SCONJ	_	13 mythical	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 mythical	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 mythical	cop
13	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animal	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the unicorn	Scotland's national animal					tree rules
2	is	present	unicorn					mythical property	tree rules

Example 4

Pegasus is a mythical horse with wings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pegasus	pegasus	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 horse	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 horse	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 horse	det
4	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 horse	amod
5	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 wings	case
7	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 horse	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 horse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Pegasus	a mythical horse				with wings	tree rules

Example 5

My dad talks about the mythical day when he will clean the garage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 dad	nmod:poss
2	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 talks	nsubj
3	talks	talk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	7 day	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 day	det
6	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 day	amod
7	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 talks	obl
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 clean	advmod
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 clean	nsubj
10	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 clean	aux
11	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 talks	advcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 garage	det
13	garage	garage	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 clean	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 talks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	present	My dad				day		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	clean	future	dad	the garage					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent garage=Patient

Example 6

The kraken is a mythical sea monster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kraken	det
2	kraken	kraken	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 monster	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 monster	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 monster	det
5	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 monster	amod
6	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 monster	compound
7	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 monster	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the kraken	a mythical sea monster					tree rules

Example 7

Is the Loch Ness monster real or mythical?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 monster	cop
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 monster	det
3	Loch	Loch	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 monster	compound
4	Ness	ness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 monster	compound
5	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 monster	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 mythical	cc
8	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 real	conj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 monster	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the Loch Ness monster					tree rules

Example 8

Troyan is also the name of a mythical king who often figures in Slavonic legends.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Troyan	Troyan	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 name	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 name	det
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 king	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 king	det
8	mythical	mythical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 king	amod
9	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 name	nmod
10	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 figures	nsubj
11	often	often	ADV	_	12 figures	advmod
12	figures	figure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 king	acl:relcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 legends	case
14	Slavonic	Slavonic	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 legends	compound
15	legends	legend	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 figures	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Troyan	the name				of a mythical king	tree rules
2	figure	present	a mythical king			Slavonic legends		often property	vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

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