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title: mile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mile» in the school dictionary: A mile is a long unit of distance; walking a mile takes about 20 minutes. A mile is 1760 yards. A mile is 5280 feet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mile

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**Who acts:** mile, walking, Miles, He, town, She · **What happens:** be, walk, take, mean, run, drive · **To what, where:** long unit, mile, 1760 yards, 5280 feet, long way, 3 miles

<!-- .vabout -->
«mile» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [mile in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mile.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mile is a long unit of distance; walking a mile takes about 20 minutes. A mile is 1760 yards. A mile is 5280 feet.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A mile is a long unit of distance; walking a mile takes about 20 minutes.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:m1:1
# text = A mile is a long unit of distance; walking a mile takes about 20 minutes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	about	about	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mile | a long unit |  |  |  | of distance | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund |  | a mile |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory |
| 3 | **take** | present | walking |  |  |  | minute |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: 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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* A mile is 1760 yards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:m1:2
# text = A mile is 1760 yards.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	1760	1760	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mile | 1760 yards |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* A mile is 5280 feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:m1:3
# text = A mile is 5280 feet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	5280	5280	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mile | 5280 feet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Miles» can mean a very long way, as in «miles from home».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:m2:1
# text = «Miles» can mean a very long way, as in «miles from home».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Miles | a long way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ran 3 miles each day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x1:1
# text = He ran 3 miles each day.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | He | 3 miles |  |  | day |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town is 12 miles away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x2:1
# text = The town is 12 miles away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the town | 12 miles |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She drove 60 miles per hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x3:1
# text = She drove 60 miles per hour.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	per	per	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | She | 60 miles |  |  | per hour |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mile=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many miles did he run in a week?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x4:1
# text = How many miles did he run in a week?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past · do-support | many miles |  |  |  | week |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The speed limit near the school is 20 miles per hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x5:1
# text = The speed limit near the school is 20 miles per hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	per	per	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the speed limit near the school | 20 miles |  |  | hour |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked a mile to the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x6:1
# text = We walked a mile to the lake.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We | a mile |  | the lake |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mile=Theme to lake=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma lives miles from the nearest shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x7:1
# text = Grandma lives miles from the nearest shop.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Grandma | miles |  | the nearest shop |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme mile=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A marathon is about 26 miles long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x8:1
# text = A marathon is about 26 miles long.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marathon	marathon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	26	26	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a marathon | 26 miles |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She always goes the extra mile to help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x9:1
# text = She always goes the extra mile to help.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | She | the extra mile |  |  |  | always *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mile=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the extra mile *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mile is longer than a kilometre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x10:1
# text = A mile is longer than a kilometre.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kilometre	kilometre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a mile |  |  |  |  | than a kilometre; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By evening he was miles away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mile:x11:1
# text = By evening he was miles away.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  | evening | miles *obl:unmarked*; away *property* | tree rules |

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