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title: mystery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mystery» in the school dictionary: A mystery is something strange that is not known or explained yet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mystery

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**Who acts:** mystery, story, mystery number, you, She, dog · **What happens:** be, not know, explain, solve, find, read · **To what, where:** something, that, story, crime, one, 15 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mystery» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [mystery in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mystery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mystery is something strange that is not known or explained yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:m1:1
# text = A mystery is something strange that is not known or explained yet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mystery | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **know** | present · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 mystery is a story or film about solving a crime or a puzzle, often by a detective.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:m2:1
# text = A mystery is a story or film about solving a crime or a puzzle, often by a detective.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	solving	solve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mystery | a story or film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **solve** | gerund | a story or film *not said here* | a crime or a puzzle |  |  |  | by a detective | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A mystery number» or «mystery prize» is one you do not know yet.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:m3:1
# text = «A mystery number» or «mystery prize» is one you do not know yet.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mystery number or mystery prize | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  | yet |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mystery number plus 6 is 15.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x1:1
# text = The mystery number plus 6 is 15.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the mystery number | 15 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find the mystery number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x2:1
# text = Find the mystery number.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | the mystery number |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She reads a mystery book of 200 pages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x3:1
# text = She reads a mystery book of 200 pages.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | She | a mystery book of 200 pages |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Solve the mystery: who has more?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x4:1
# text = Solve the mystery: who has more?
1	Solve	solve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | imperative | you *not said here* | the mystery |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mystery=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How the dog got onto the roof is a mystery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x5:1
# text = How the dog got onto the roof is a mystery.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	csubj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the dog |  |  | the roof |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme onto roof=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a mystery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective followed the clues to solve the mystery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x6:1
# text = The detective followed the clues to solve the mystery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	followed	follow	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	clues	clue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	solve	solve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | the detective | the clues |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clue=Theme |
| 2 | **solve** | to-infinitive | the detective *not said here* | the mystery |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mystery=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a mystery to me why he left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x7:1
# text = It's a mystery to me why he left.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a mystery | me |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am thinking of a mystery number: double it and you get 14.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x8:1
# text = I am thinking of a mystery number: double it and you get 14.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	double	double	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	14	14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | of a mystery number | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **double** | infinitive |  | number |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | present | you | 14 |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 14=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everything was said in whispers, every word was a mystery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystery:x9:1
# text = Everything was said in whispers, every word was a mystery.
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	whispers	whisper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | Everything |  | whispers |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme in whisper=Manner |
| 2 | **is a** | past | every word | a mystery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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