--- title: mischance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «mischance» in the school dictionary: Mischance is bad luck, or an unlucky accident that happens by chance. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mischance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mischance.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Mischance is bad luck, or an unlucky accident that happens by chance. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mischance:m1:1 # text = Mischance is bad luck, or an unlucky accident that happens by chance. 1 Mischance mischance NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 luck luck NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 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 4 conj _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 happens happen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 12 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Mischance | bad luck or a unlucky accident | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **happen** | present | a unlucky accident | | | | | by chance | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by chance=Location | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} By some mischance the vase fell and broke. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mischance:x1:1 # text = By some mischance the vase fell and broke. 1 By by ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 3 det _ _ 3 mischance mischance NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 vase vase NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | past | the vase | | | | | by some mischance | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by mischance=Location | | 2 | **break** | past | the vase *not said here* | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ## Example 2 {#x2} The hikers lost their way through mischance. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mischance:x2:1 # text = The hikers lost their way through mischance. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 hikers hiker NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 through through ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 mischance mischance NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past | the hikers | hikers's way | | mischance | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality | ## Example 3 {#x3} A small mischance spoiled our picnic. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mischance:x3:1 # text = A small mischance spoiled our picnic. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 mischance mischance NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 spoiled spoil VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 picnic picnic NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spoil** | participle | a small mischance | our picnic | | | | | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [miscarriage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miscarriage/) - next →: [mischief](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mischief/) - ↑ back to [M in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/)