--- title: mournful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «mournful» in the school dictionary: Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mournful in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mournful.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mournful:m1:1 # text = Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. 1 Mournful mournful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 sorrow sorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 sadness sadness NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 showing show VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 10 grief grief NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Mournful | | | | | full *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **show** | gerund | Mournful *not said here* | grief | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grief=Recipient | 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} Why are you so mournful? she asks. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mournful:x1:1 # text = Why are you so mournful? she asks. 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 mournful mournful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | you | | | | | mournful *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | she | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} He looked very mournful after the game. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mournful:x2:1 # text = He looked very mournful after the game. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 mournful mournful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 5 after after ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | past | He | | | | after the game | mournful *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ## Example 3 {#x3} A mournful wind blew over the moor. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:mournful:x3:1 # text = A mournful wind blew over the moor. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 mournful mournful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 blew blow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 over over ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 moor moor NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blow** | past | a mournful wind | | | the moor | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | **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: [mourner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/) - next →: [mournfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mournfully/) - ↑ back to [M in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/)