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title: mercifully — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mercifully» in the school dictionary: Luckily; in a way that you are thankful for, because something bad was avoided or ended: «Mercifully, nobody was hurt». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mercifully

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**Who acts:** way, king, rain, speech, queen, long car journey · **What happens:** be, avoid, end, hurt, forgive, show · **To what, where:** something, nobody, way, mercy, kind, crash · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Luckily; in a way that you are thankful for, because something bad was avoided or ended: «Mercifully, nobody was hurt».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:m1:1
# text = Luckily; in a way that you are thankful for, because something bad was avoided or ended: «Mercifully, nobody was hurt».
1	Luckily	luckily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
23	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	25	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | thankful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **avoid** | past · passive | a way *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location |
| 3 | **end** | past | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **hurt** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | nobody |  |  |  | mercifully *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=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 -->
In a kind and forgiving way, showing mercy: «the king acted mercifully».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:m2:1
# text = In a kind and forgiving way, showing mercy: «the king acted mercifully».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	forgiving	forgive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
15	mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** | gerund |  | way |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | gerund |  | mercy |  | a kind |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent mercy=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **act** *in a quote* | past | the king |  |  |  |  | mercifully *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mercifully, the rain stopped before the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x1:1
# text = Mercifully, the rain stopped before the match.
1	Mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the rain |  |  |  | before the match | mercifully *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The speech was mercifully short.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x2:1
# text = The speech was mercifully short.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the speech |  |  |  |  | mercifully, short *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mercifully, nobody was hurt in the crash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x3:1
# text = Mercifully, nobody was hurt in the crash.
1	Mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | past · passive |  | nobody |  | the crash |  | mercifully *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen acted mercifully and set the prisoner free.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x4:1
# text = The queen acted mercifully and set the prisoner free.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | past | the queen |  |  |  |  | mercifully *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **set** | infinitive | the queen *not said here* | the prisoner |  |  |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient prisoner=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The long car journey mercifully ended at last.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x5:1
# text = The long car journey mercifully ended at last.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the long car journey |  |  | last |  | mercifully *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mercifully, I had remembered my coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x6:1
# text = Mercifully, I had remembered my coat.
1	Mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	remembered	remember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | past · perfect | I | my coat |  |  |  | mercifully *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist was quick, mercifully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x7:1
# text = The dentist was quick, mercifully.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dentist |  |  |  |  | mercifully, quick *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge mercifully gave him a second chance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x8:1
# text = The judge mercifully gave him a second chance.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the judge | a second chance | him *= he* |  |  | mercifully *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chance=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mercifully, the cow slept through it all, or by her cries she would have awakened the master.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mercifully:x9:1
# text = Mercifully, the cow slept through it all, or by her cries she would have awakened the master.
1	Mercifully	mercifully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	cries	cry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux	_	_
17	awakened	awaken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | the cow | it |  |  |  | mercifully *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **awaken** | would · perfect | cow | the master |  |  |  | by cow's cries | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location master=Theme |
| 3 | **cry** |  | cow |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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