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title: mourner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mourner» in the school dictionary: A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mourner

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**Who acts:** person, someone, Hundreds, mourners, mourner, church · **What happens:** feel, show, die, come, stand, lay · **To what, where:** sadness, funeral, bunch, happy memories, coffin, mourner

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:m1:1
# text = A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | a person and a person at a funeral |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **show** | present | a person and a person at a funeral *not said here* | sadness |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sadness=Recipient |
| 3 | **die** | present · perfect | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hundreds of mourners came to the funeral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x1:1
# text = Hundreds of mourners came to the funeral.
1	Hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	mourners	mourner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **come** | past | Hundreds of mourners |  |  | the funeral |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to funeral=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mourners stood quietly by the grave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x2:1
# text = The mourners stood quietly by the grave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mourners	mourner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	grave	grave	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 | **stand** | past | the mourners |  |  |  |  | by the grave; quietly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by grave=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A mourner laid a bunch of white flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x3:1
# text = A mourner laid a bunch of white flowers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mourner	mourner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bunch	bunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | a mourner | a bunch of white flowers |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bunch=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The church was full of mourners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x4:1
# text = The church was full of mourners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	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	_	6	case	_	_
6	mourners	mourner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the church |  |  |  |  | of mourners; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Mourners shared happy memories of their grandad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x5:1
# text = Mourners shared happy memories of their grandad.
1	Mourners	mourner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | Mourners | happy memories of Mourners's grandad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The mourners walked slowly behind the coffin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x6:1
# text = The mourners walked slowly behind the coffin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mourners	mourner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coffin	coffin	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 | **walk** | past | the mourners |  |  | the coffin |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind coffin=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Here the young chief mourner came to receive him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mourner:x7:1
# text = Here the young chief mourner came to receive him.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mourner	mourner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the young chief mourner |  |  | here |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **receive** | to-infinitive | the young chief mourner *not said here* | mourner |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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