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title: magical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «magical» in the school dictionary: Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# magical

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**Who acts:** it, witch, magical cat, snowy forest, fairy, trip · **What happens:** make, have, feel, talk, look, give · **To what, where:** magic powers, magical cat, magical ring, her, magnetism, magical door · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«magical» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [magical in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/magical.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:m1:1
# text = Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword».
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by magic | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  | magic powers |  |  |  | like fairy tales  a magical sword | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |

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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 -->
Wonderful and special, so lovely it feels like magic: «a magical evening».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:m2:1
# text = Wonderful and special, so lovely it feels like magic: «a magical evening».
1	Wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | it |  |  |  |  | like magic | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witch had a magical cat that could talk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x1:1
# text = The witch had a magical cat that could talk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the witch | a magical cat |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Patient |
| 2 | **talk** | could | a magical cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snowy forest looked magical in the moonlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x2:1
# text = The snowy forest looked magical in the moonlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the snowy forest |  |  |  |  | in the moonlight; magical *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in moonlight=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fairy gave her a magical ring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x3:1
# text = The fairy gave her a magical ring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **give** | past | the fairy | a magical ring | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient ring=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our trip to the beach was magical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x4:1
# text = Our trip to the beach was magical.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our trip to the beach |  |  |  |  | magical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trip** |  | Our |  |  |  |  | to the beach | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magnets can seem magical, but they work by a force called magnetism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x5:1
# text = Magnets can seem magical, but they work by a force called magnetism.
1	Magnets	magnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	magnetism	magnetism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | can | Magnets |  |  |  |  | magical *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | present | Magnets *= magnet* |  |  |  |  | by a force | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | participle | a force *not said here* | magnetism |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the book, the wardrobe is a magical door to another world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x6:1
# text = In the book, the wardrobe is a magical door to another world.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wardrobe	wardrobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the wardrobe | a magical door |  | the book |  | to another world | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lights at the Christmas fair were magical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x7:1
# text = The lights at the Christmas fair were magical.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lights at the Christmas fair |  |  |  |  | magical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Magical thinking» means believing something will happen just because you wish it.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x8:1
# text = «Magical thinking» means believing something will happen just because you wish it.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thinking	thinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	wish	wish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Magical thinking |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** *not said to happen* | gerund | Magical thinking *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **happen** | future | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **wish** | present | you | thinking |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had a magical looking-glass, to which she used to go and gaze upon herself in it, and say--

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magical:x9:1
# text = She had a magical looking-glass, to which she used to go and gaze upon herself in it, and say--
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	gaze	gaze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a magical looking glass |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **use** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **go** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **gaze** | infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  | glass |  | upon herself *= she* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon herself=Theme |
| 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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