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title: miry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «miry» in the school dictionary: Very muddy and boggy; full of mire (deep, sticky mud). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# miry

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**Who acts:** We, psalm, God, miry lane, horses, car · **What happens:** stick, squelch, say, lift, be, walk in · **To what, where:** cart, miry road, miry field, psalm, miry clay, miry ground · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very muddy and boggy; full of mire (deep, sticky mud).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:m1:1
# text = Very muddy and boggy; full of mire (deep, sticky mud).
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	boggy	boggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mire	mire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cart got stuck on the miry road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x1:1
# text = The cart got stuck on the miry road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | past · passive |  | the cart |  | the miry road |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on road=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We squelched through the miry field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x2:1
# text = We squelched through the miry field.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	squelched	squelch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squelch** | past | We |  |  | the miry field |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through field=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The psalm says God lifted him out of the miry clay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x3:1
# text = The psalm says God lifted him out of the miry clay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	psalm	psalm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the psalm |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lift** | past | God | psalm |  | the miry clay |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme out clay=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The miry lane was hard to walk in after the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x4:1
# text = The miry lane was hard to walk in after the rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the miry lane |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk in** | to-infinitive | the miry lane *not said here* |  |  |  | after the rain |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horses struggled through the miry ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x5:1
# text = The horses struggled through the miry ground.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	struggled	struggle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **struggle** | past | the horses |  |  | the miry ground |  |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad's car splashed through a miry puddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x6:1
# text = Toad's car splashed through a miry puddle.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	splashed	splash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	puddle	puddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **splash** | past | Toad's car |  |  | a miry puddle |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through puddle=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:miry:x7:1
# text = A Farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Farmer	Farmer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	miry	miry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past · progressive | a Farmer | Farmer's wagon |  | a miry country road after a heavy rain |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wagon=Theme along road=Trajectory |

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