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title: miracle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «miracle» in the school dictionary: A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# miracle

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**Who acts:** wonderful event, people, God, event, miracle, It · **What happens:** seem, believe, do, be, hurt, tell · **To what, where:** wonderful event, miracle, nobody, crash, new medicine, miracles · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«miracle» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [miracle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/miracle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:m1:1
# text = A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | a wonderful event |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **believe** | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **do** | present · passive | God | a wonderful event |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |

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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 -->
A very lucky or surprising event (it's a miracle nobody was hurt).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:m2:1
# text = A very lucky or surprising event (it's a miracle nobody was hurt).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | event | a miracle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | past · passive | a miracle *not said here* | nobody |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something amazing (a miracle of modern science).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:m3:1
# text = Something amazing (a miracle of modern science).
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a miracle that nobody was hurt in the crash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x1:1
# text = It was a miracle that nobody was hurt in the crash.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a miracle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | past · passive |  | a miracle |  | the crash |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story tells of a miracle in which water turned into wine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x2:1
# text = The story tells of a miracle in which water turned into wine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the story |  |  |  |  | of a miracle | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **turn** | past | water |  |  | a miracle |  | into wine | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in which=Source into wine=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new medicine worked like a miracle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x3:1
# text = The new medicine worked like a miracle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | participle |  | the new medicine *not said here* |  |  |  | like a miracle | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It'll be a miracle if my room is tidy by tonight!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x4:1
# text = It'll be a miracle if my room is tidy by tonight!
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | future | It | a miracle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | my room |  |  |  | tonight | tidy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teachers can work miracles with tired children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x5:1
# text = Teachers can work miracles with tired children.
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	miracles	miracle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | can | Teachers | miracles |  |  |  | with tired children | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent miracle=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat's survival after the fall was a small miracle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x6:1
# text = The cat's survival after the fall was a small miracle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	survival	survival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cat's survival after the fall | a small miracle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **survive** |  | the cat |  |  |  | after the fall |  | nom survival «state transitive»: poss=agent after=obl |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is she not a miracle of beauty and grace?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miracle:x7:1
# text = Is she not a miracle of beauty and grace?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	grace	grace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | she | a miracle |  |  |  | of beauty and grace | tree rules |

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