mine

«mine» in Mova's school dictionary: mine» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

pronoun (mine); noun (a mine, mines); verb (mine, mines, mined, mining)

meaning for a pupil

1) (pronoun) Belonging to me: «That book is mine». tree →

2) (noun) A deep hole or tunnels in the ground where people dig out coal, gold, metals or stones. tree →

3) (noun) A bomb hidden in the ground or the sea that explodes when touched. tree →

4) (verb) To dig coal, metals or stones out of the ground. tree →

5) (noun) A rich source: «a mine of information». tree →

sense in the lessons

In grammar, «mine» is a possessive pronoun used alone (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs). In geography and science, rocks and metals are mined from the ground; mining gives us materials but can harm the land. In history, children once worked in coal mines. In safety, old mines and mine shafts are deadly — never go in. Phrases: «a friend of mine», «coal mine», «gold mine», «a mine of information».

examples

• That red pencil is mine. tree →
• Is this yours or mine? tree →
• She's a friend of mine from swimming. tree →
• Coal was dug out of a deep mine. tree →
• They mine gold and copper in the mountains. tree →
• Keep out of old mines — the tunnels can collapse. tree →
• Grandpa is a mine of information about birds. tree →
• Mines left after wars still hurt people today. tree →
• Thy need is greater than mine." tree →

note

Pronoun «mine» stands alone; it is never followed by a noun: «my bag» but «the bag is mine». Never «mine's book». The person who digs is a «miner» (homophone: «minor», meaning small or a child under the law).

In the corpora

• For its size a Shetland pony is one of the strongest horses and once pulled carts in coal mines.
• Bird droppings piled up for centuries on islands were once mined as a rich fertiliser.
• «Any friend of mine walks where he likes in this country, or I'll know the reason why!»
• Build dens from fallen sticks only, and keep far away from old wells, mines and deep holes.
• Keep away from quarries and old mines, because rocks fall and quarry water is very deep and cold.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.