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title: mingle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mingle» in the school dictionary: To mingle is to mix things together so that the parts can no longer be told apart. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mingle

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**Who acts:** you, they, children, sound · **What happens:** mingle, be, tell apart, join in, mix, play · **To what, where:** parts, blue paint, party

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«mingle» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [mingle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mingle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To mingle is to mix things together so that the parts can no longer be told apart.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mingle:m1:1
# text = To mingle is to mix things together so that the parts can no longer be told apart.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mingle	mingle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	mix	mix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
13	no	no	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
17	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mingle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | mix, together *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell apart** *speech: assert* | can · passive |  | the parts |  |  |  | apart, long *property* | vn distinguish-23.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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 -->
To mingle is to move about among people and join in with them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mingle:m2:1
# text = To mingle is to move about among people and join in with them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mingle	mingle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mingle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | among people; about, move *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **join in** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with people | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with they=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mix the blue and yellow paint and they mingle into green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mingle:x1:1
# text = Mix the blue and yellow paint and they mingle into green.
1	Mix	mix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	mingle	mingle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | imperative | you *not said here* | the blue paint |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paint=Patient |
| 2 | **mingle** | present | they |  |  |  |  | into green | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient into green=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the party the children mingled and played.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mingle:x2:1
# text = At the party the children mingled and played.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	mingled	mingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mingle** | past | the children |  |  | the party |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **play** | past | the children *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sound of the carts mingled with the church bells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mingle:x3:1
# text = The sound of the carts mingled with the church bells.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	carts	cart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	mingled	mingle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mingle** | past | the sound of the carts |  |  |  |  | with the church bells | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with bell=Co-Patient |

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