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title: muse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «muse» in the school dictionary: To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# muse

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**Who acts:** muse, thing, MELPOMENE, Fionn, poet · **What happens:** be, give, muse, answer, ask · **To what, where:** one, person, artist ideas, muse

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muse:m1:1
# text = To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about something; quietly, think *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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A muse is one of the nine goddesses of the arts in Greek myth, such as the muse of Tragedy.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muse:m2:1
# text = A muse is one of the nine goddesses of the arts in Greek myth, such as the muse of Tragedy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	goddesses	goddess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	arts	art	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Tragedy	Tragedy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a muse | one |  |  |  | of the nine goddesses of the arts in Greek myth | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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A muse can also be a person or thing that gives an artist ideas.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muse:m3:1
# text = A muse can also be a person or thing that gives an artist ideas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a muse | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | thing | a artist ideas |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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MELPOMENE is the muse of Tragedy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muse:x1:1
# text = MELPOMENE is the muse of Tragedy.
1	MELPOMENE	melpomene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Tragedy	Tragedy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	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 a** | present | MELPOMENE | the muse |  |  |  | of Tragedy | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Fionn mused for a long time before he answered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muse:x2:1
# text = Fionn mused for a long time before he answered.
1	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mused	muse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **muse** | past | Fionn |  |  |  | time |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Fionn |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The poet asked the muse for help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muse:x3:1
# text = The poet asked the muse for help.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	help	help	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 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the poet | the muse |  |  |  | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent muse=Recipient |

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