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title: michael — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «michael» in the school dictionary: Michael is a common boy's and man's name in English-speaking countries (a name); short forms are Mike, Mick, Mikey and Mickey. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# michael

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**Who acts:** Michael, short forms, man, Christians, archangel · **What happens:** be, speak, name, believe, lead, show · **To what, where:** Mike, speaking countries, archangel, Bible, angels, evil · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Michael is a common boy's and man's name in English-speaking countries (a name); short forms are Mike, Mick, Mikey and Mickey.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:m1:1
# text = Michael is a common boy's and man's name in English-speaking countries (a name); short forms are Mike, Mick, Mikey and Mickey.
1	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
23	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	Mike	Mike	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	Mick	Mick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	Mikey	Mikey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	Mickey	Mickey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Michael |  |  |  |  | 's a common boy and man's name in speaking countries | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | short forms | Mike and Mick and Mikey and Mickey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **name** |  | man |  |  | speaking countries |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent in=place |

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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}

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Usage: Bible, church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Michael is an archangel in the Bible, who Christians believe leads God's angels against evil; Saint Michael is shown with a sword, defeating a dragon.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:m2:1
# text = Michael is an archangel in the Bible, who Christians believe leads God's angels against evil; Saint Michael is shown with a sword, defeating a dragon.
1	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	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	archangel	archangel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
10	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	angels	angel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
16	against	against	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
19	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	defeating	defeat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	advcl	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Michael | a archangel |  | the Bible |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **lead** | present | a archangel | God's angels |  | evil |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent angel=Theme against evil=Destination |
| 4 | **show** | present · passive |  | Saint Michael |  |  |  | with a sword | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 5 | **defeat** | gerund |  | a dragon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Michael sits next to me in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:x1:1
# text = Michael sits next to me in maths.
1	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | Michael |  | me | maths |  | next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in math=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle Michael is called Mike for short.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:x2:1
# text = My uncle Michael is called Mike for short.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Mike	Mike	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **call** | present · passive |  | My uncle |  |  |  | for short | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for short=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saint Michael is shown defeating a dragon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:x3:1
# text = Saint Michael is shown defeating a dragon.
1	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	defeating	defeat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Saint Michael |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **defeat** | gerund |  | a dragon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, Michael is an archangel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:x4:1
# text = In the Bible, Michael is an archangel.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	archangel	archangel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Michael | a archangel |  | the Bible |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Michael scored the winning goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:x5:1
# text = Michael scored the winning goal.
1	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | Michael | the winning goal |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church is named after Saint Michael.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:michael:x6:1
# text = The church is named after Saint Michael.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | present · passive |  | the church |  |  | after Saint Michael |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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