miracle

«miracle» in Mova's school dictionary: A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a miracle, miracles)

meaning for a pupil

1) A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God. tree →

2) A very lucky or surprising event (it's a miracle nobody was hurt). tree →

3) Something amazing (a miracle of modern science). tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education: stories of miracles. In everyday life and news: "It's a miracle we caught the bus!" In science: medicine is sometimes called a miracle of modern science. Phrases: a miracle cure, it's a miracle that, work miracles.

examples

• It was a miracle that nobody was hurt in the crash. tree →
• The story tells of a miracle in which water turned into wine. tree →
• The new medicine worked like a miracle. tree →
• It'll be a miracle if my room is tidy by tonight! tree →
• Teachers can work miracles with tired children. tree →
• The cat's survival after the fall was a small miracle. tree →
• Is she not a miracle of beauty and grace? tree →

note

Countable. Adjective: miraculous; adverb: miraculously. Trap: "miracle cure" adverts often promise too much — be careful about such claims.

In the corpora

• Chloe holds her breath like it's a miracle.
• A miracle is an amazing event that Christians believe shows God's power at work beyond the ordinary.
• John's Gospel calls Jesus' miracles «signs», because they point to who Jesus is.
• Christians believe God can act in the world; sceptics doubt that miracles happen; some Christians read some miracle stories symbolically.

Trees and pragmatics

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