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title: mummy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mummy» in the school dictionary: A child's word for mother; in the USA it is «mommy». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mummy

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**Who acts:** USA, child, dead body, wrapped body, I, baby sister · **What happens:** be, word, keep, rot, wrap, walk · **To what, where:** mommy, USA, cloth, Mummy, Egyptian mummy, museum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mummy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [mummy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mummy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A child's word for mother; in the USA it is «mommy».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:m1:1
# text = A child's word for mother; in the USA it is «mommy».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	mommy	mommy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | USA | mommy |  | the USA |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **word** |  | a child |  |  |  |  | for mother | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dead body kept from rotting long ago, often wrapped in cloth, as in ancient Egypt.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:m2:1
# text = A dead body kept from rotting long ago, often wrapped in cloth, as in ancient Egypt.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	rotting	rot	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle | a dead body |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rot** | gerund | a dead body *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **wrap** | participle | a dead body *not said here* |  |  | cloth |  | as ancient Egypt; often *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cloth=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: stories — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A scary monster in films, a wrapped body that walks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:m3:1
# text = A scary monster in films, a wrapped body that walks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | present | a wrapped body |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mummy, can I have a biscuit?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x1:1
# text = Mummy, can I have a biscuit?
1	Mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | Mummy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My baby sister cries for her mummy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x2:1
# text = My baby sister cries for her mummy.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | My baby sister |  |  |  |  | for sister's mummy | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for mummy=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw an Egyptian mummy at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x3:1
# text = We saw an Egyptian mummy at the museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a Egyptian mummy |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mummy=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mummy was wrapped in long strips of linen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x4:1
# text = The mummy was wrapped in long strips of linen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past · passive |  | the mummy |  | long strips of linen |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in strip=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists used X-rays to look inside the mummy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x5:1
# text = Scientists used X-rays to look inside the mummy.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	rays	ray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Scientists | X rays |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ray=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | Scientists *not said here* |  |  |  |  | inside the mummy | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent inside mummy=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dressed up as a mummy with toilet paper for Halloween.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x6:1
# text = He dressed up as a mummy with toilet paper for Halloween.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dressed	dress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | past | He |  |  |  |  | as a mummy with toilet paper for Halloween | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mummies were buried with food and treasures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x7:1
# text = Mummies were buried with food and treasures.
1	Mummies	mummy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | past · passive |  | Mummies |  |  |  | with food and treasures | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Not quite empty, mummy,” Slightly said, after looking into an imaginary mug.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mummy:x8:1
# text = “Not quite empty, mummy,” Slightly said, after looking into an imaginary mug.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	Slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mug	mug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  |  |  |  | slightly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | into a imaginary mug | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into mug=Theme |

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