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title: misadventure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misadventure» in the school dictionary: A bit of bad luck or an unlucky accident, often a small one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misadventure

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**Who acts:** Death, misadventure, book, we, Getting, holiday · **What happens:** mean, cause, die, tell, find, get · **To what, where:** death, campsite, woods, misadventure, condition, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«misadventure» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [misadventure in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misadventure.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bit of bad luck or an unlucky accident, often a small one.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:m1:1
# text = A bit of bad luck or an unlucky accident, often a small one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: law, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Death by misadventure» means a death caused by an accident during a risky but legal activity.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:m2:1
# text = «Death by misadventure» means a death caused by an accident during a risky but legal activity.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	misadventure	misadventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	during	during	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	risky	risky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	legal	legal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Death by misadventure | a death |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent death=Topic |
| 2 | **cause** | participle |  | a death *not said here* |  |  | during a risky activity | by a accident | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **die** *in a quote* |  | misadventure |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: by=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book tells of Toad's many misadventures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x1:1
# text = The book tells of Toad's many misadventures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	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	_	8	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	misadventures	misadventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 book |  |  |  |  | of Toad's many misadventures | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a few misadventures, we finally found the campsite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x2:1
# text = After a few misadventures, we finally found the campsite.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	misadventures	misadventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	campsite	campsite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | we | the campsite |  |  | after a few misadventures | finally *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent campsite=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting lost in the woods was quite a misadventure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x3:1
# text = Getting lost in the woods was quite a misadventure.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	quite	quite	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	misadventure	misadventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  | the woods |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in wood=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is a** | past | Getting | quite misadventure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The holiday was full of small misadventures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x4:1
# text = The holiday was full of small misadventures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	misadventures	misadventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is** | past | the holiday |  |  |  |  | of small misadventures; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(law, UK) The coroner said the death was by misadventure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x5:1
# text = (law, UK) The coroner said the death was by misadventure.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coroner	coroner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	misadventure	misadventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | law |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the death |  |  |  |  | by misadventure | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice's misadventures in Wonderland kept going wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x6:1
# text = Alice's misadventures in Wonderland kept going wrong.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	misadventures	misadventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Alice's misadventures in Wonderland |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | Alice's misadventures in Wonderland *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Prince told him all about his misadventure, and the condition on which the Emperor had promised to spare his life.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misadventure:x7:1
# text = The Prince told him all about his misadventure, and the condition on which the Emperor had promised to spare his life.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	misadventure	misadventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	spare	spare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Prince | the condition | him *= he* |  |  | about Prince's misadventure | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about misadventure=Topic |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past · perfect · passive |  | the Emperor |  | the condition |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V NP that S»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **spare** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | Prince's life |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent life=Asset |

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