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title: ghostly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ghostly» in the school dictionary: Like a ghost or to do with ghosts: pale, faint, strange and scary. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# ghostly

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**Who acts:** We, moan, moon, face, Ghostly shapes, tale · **What happens:** do, see, hear, mean, drift, be · **To what, where:** ghostly figure, old hall, ghostly moan, attic, wind, garden

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«ghostly» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [ghostly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ghostly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Like a ghost or to do with ghosts: pale, faint, strange and scary.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:m1:1
# text = Like a ghost or to do with ghosts: pale, faint, strange and scary.
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like a ghost; with ghosts | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Faint and hard to see or hear, as if not quite real: a ghostly shape in the fog.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:m2:1
# text = Faint and hard to see or hear, as if not quite real: a ghostly shape in the fog.
1	Faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hear** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ghostly can also mean spiritual, to do with the soul, saints or religion.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:m3:1
# text = Ghostly can also mean spiritual, to do with the soul, saints or religion.
1	Ghostly	ghostly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	saints	saint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | ghostly, spiritual *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the soul and saints or religion | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ghostly figure drifted across the old hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x1:1
# text = A ghostly figure drifted across the old hall.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	drifted	drift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drift** | participle |  | a ghostly figure *not said here* |  | the old hall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across hall=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard a ghostly moan from the attic, but it was just the wind.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x2:1
# text = We heard a ghostly moan from the attic, but it was just the wind.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	moan	moan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | a ghostly moan |  | the attic |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent moan=Topic from attic=Source |
| 2 | **is a** | past | moan | the wind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The moon gave the garden a ghostly glow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x3:1
# text = The moon gave the garden a ghostly glow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the moon | the garden |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent garden=Recipient glow=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her face looked ghostly pale after the fright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x4:1
# text = Her face looked ghostly pale after the fright.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ghostly	ghostly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fright	fright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | Her face |  |  |  | after the fright | pale *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ghostly shapes of ships appeared out of the fog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x5:1
# text = Ghostly shapes of ships appeared out of the fog.
1	Ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | Ghostly shapes of ships |  |  | the fog |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out fog=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tale was full of ghostly whispers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x6:1
# text = The tale was full of ghostly whispers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	whispers	whisper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the tale |  |  |  |  | of ghostly whispers; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Using «ghostly» made my Halloween story spookier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x7:1
# text = Using «ghostly» made my Halloween story spookier.
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	spookier	spooky	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | ghostly |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ghostly=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past | Using | my Halloween story |  |  |  | spooky *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset story=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To these "legends," as the folk-tales are styled in which the saints or their ghostly enemies occur, belongs the following narrative of--

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghostly:x8:1
# text = To these "legends," as the folk-tales are styled in which the saints or their ghostly enemies occur, belongs the following narrative of--
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	styled	style	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	saints	saint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
22	occur	occur	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	27	case	_	_
27	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **style** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | to this legends; as the folk tales | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: as tale=Attribute |
| 2 | **occur** | present | the saints or saints's ghostly enemies |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in which=Location |
| 3 | **belong** | present |  | the narrative |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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