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title: mysterious — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mysterious» in the school dictionary: Mysterious means strange and hard to explain or understand. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mysterious

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**Who acts:** Mysterious, mysterious person, mysterious parcel, We, mysterious stranger, cookies · **What happens:** mean, explain, understand, keep, not tell, arrive · **To what, where:** secrets, much, name, mysterious footsteps, attic, long black cloak · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mysterious» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [mysterious in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mysterious.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mysterious means strange and hard to explain or understand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:m1:1
# text = Mysterious means strange and hard to explain or understand.
1	Mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mysterious |  |  |  |  | strange *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | Mysterious *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **understand** | infinitive | Mysterious *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mysterious person keeps secrets or does not tell much about themselves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:m2:1
# text = A mysterious person keeps secrets or does not tell much about themselves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	secrets	secret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a mysterious person | secrets |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | a mysterious person *not said here* | much |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent much=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A mysterious parcel arrived with no name on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x1:1
# text = A mysterious parcel arrived with no name on it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | a mysterious parcel |  |  | name |  | with no name | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We heard mysterious footsteps in the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x2:1
# text = We heard mysterious footsteps in the attic.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	footsteps	footstep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | mysterious footsteps |  | the attic |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer footstep=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The mysterious stranger wore a long black cloak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x3:1
# text = The mysterious stranger wore a long black cloak.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the mysterious stranger | a long black cloak |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The cookies disappeared mysteriously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x4:1
# text = The cookies disappeared mysteriously.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cookies	cookie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disappeared	disappear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mysteriously	mysteriously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** | past | the cookies |  |  |  |  | mysteriously *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Scientists study mysterious objects in space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x5:1
# text = Scientists study mysterious objects in space.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Scientists | mysterious objects |  | space |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent object=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She smiled in a mysterious way and said nothing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x6:1
# text = She smiled in a mysterious way and said nothing.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** | past | She |  |  |  |  | in a mysterious way | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The old house looked dark and mysterious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x7:1
# text = The old house looked dark and mysterious.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the old house |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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The whole affair is indeed mysterious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mysterious:x8:1
# text = The whole affair is indeed mysterious.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	affair	affair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the whole affair |  |  |  |  | indeed, mysterious *property* | tree rules |

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