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title: abstraction — mysticism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «abstraction» in the mysticism dictionary: An abstraction is an idea or quality that is not a real object you can touch, such as love, freedom or number. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# abstraction

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**Who acts:** abstraction, that, you, It, sense, its · **What happens:** be, not be, touch, mean, lose, not notice · **To what, where:** idea, real object, thought, easiest continuations, American things, thousand school essays · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«abstraction» in the mysticism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [abstraction in the mysticism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/abstraction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An abstraction is an idea or quality that is not a real object you can touch, such as love, freedom or number.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:m1:1
# text = An abstraction is an idea or quality that is not a real object you can touch, such as love, freedom or number.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	abstraction	abstraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a abstraction | a idea or quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | that | a real object |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **touch** | can | you | a real object *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme object=Co-Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Abstraction can mean being lost in thought, so you do not notice what is around you.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:m2:1
# text = Abstraction can mean being lost in thought, so you do not notice what is around you.
1	Abstraction	abstraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	around	around	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Abstraction |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund · passive |  |  |  | thought |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: in thought=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **notice** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | around you | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It means that its easiest continuations, its safest abstractions, its default moral vocabulary, and its sense of what counts as a normal explanation are pulled toward that cultural regime. (note 03)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* It means that its easiest continuations, its safest abstractions, its default moral vocabulary, and its sense of what counts as a normal explanation are pulled toward that cultural regime.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x1:1
# text = It means that its easiest continuations, its safest abstractions, its default moral vocabulary, and its sense of what counts as a normal explanation are pulled toward that cultural regime.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	easiest	easy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	continuations	continuation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	abstractions	abstraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
13	default	default	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	vocabulary	vocabulary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
22	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
23	as	as	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
27	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
29	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	32	det	_	_
31	cultural	cultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	regime	regime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **count** | present | vocabulary's sense |  |  |  |  | as a normal explanation | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as explanation=Attribute |
| 3 | **pull** | present · passive |  | its easiest continuations and its safest abstractions and its default moral vocabulary |  |  |  | toward that cultural regime | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **continue** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom continuation «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **abstract** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom abstraction «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **sense** |  | vocabulary |  |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (note 03)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x1:2
# text = (note 03)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	03	03	NUM	CD	ExtPos=PROPN|NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The note does not say the model "believes American things"; it says its easiest continuations, safest abstractions and sense of a "normal" explanation are pulled toward that culture — like a pupil who has read a thousand school essays and writes every new one in the same shape without noticing. (lesson 005)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The note does not say the model "believes American things"; it says its easiest continuations, safest abstractions and sense of a "normal" explanation are pulled toward that culture — like a pupil who has read a thousand school essays and writes every new one in the same shape without noticing.

<!-- fold The tree, 49 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x2:1
# text = The note does not say the model "believes American things"; it says its easiest continuations, safest abstractions and sense of a "normal" explanation are pulled toward that culture — like a pupil who has read a thousand school essays and writes every new one in the same shape without noticing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	easiest	easy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
18	continuations	continuation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
21	abstractions	abstraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
26	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
29	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
30	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	ccomp	_	_
32	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	34	det	_	_
34	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
35	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	38	punct	_	_
36	like	like	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	nsubj	_	_
39	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	41	nsubj	_	_
40	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	_	_
41	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	38	acl:relcl	_	_
42	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	45	nummod	_	_
44	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	compound	_	_
45	essays	essay	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	obj	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
47	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
48	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	50	det	_	_
49	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	50	amod	_	_
50	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obj	_	_
51	in	in	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
52	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	54	det	_	_
53	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	54	amod	_	_
54	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	_
55	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	56	mark	_	_
56	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	54	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | the note |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** *in a quote* | present | the model | American things |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | model |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **pull** | present · passive |  | model's easiest continuations and safest abstractions and sense of a normal explanation |  |  |  | toward that culture | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **read** | present · perfect | a pupil | thousand school essays |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent essay=Topic |
| 6 | **write** | present | a pupil | every new one |  | the same shape |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent one=Theme in shape=Destination |
| 7 | **notice** | gerund | the same shape *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **continue** |  | model |  |  |  |  |  | nom continuation «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 9 | **sense** |  |  | a normal explanation |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (lesson 005)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x2:2
# text = (lesson 005)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	005	005	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Love is an abstraction; you cannot touch it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x3:1
# text = Love is an abstraction; you cannot touch it.
1	Love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	abstraction	abstraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Love | a abstraction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **touch** | can | you | Love |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In algebra, x is an abstraction for an unknown number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x4:1
# text = In algebra, x is an abstraction for an unknown number.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	algebra	algebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	x	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	abstraction	abstraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | algebra x | a abstraction |  |  |  | for a unknown number | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His abstraction made him forget the time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x5:1
# text = His abstraction made him forget the time.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	abstraction	abstraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | His abstraction | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **abstract** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom abstraction «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The pieces in chess are like abstractions for soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:abstraction:x6:1
# text = The pieces in chess are like abstractions for soldiers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	abstractions	abstraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the pieces in chess |  |  |  |  | like abstractions; for soldiers | tree rules |

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**Text:** the mysticism 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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