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title: mystic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mystic» in the school dictionary: Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mystic

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**Who acts:** Mystic, reason, person · **What happens:** mean, connect, not understand, be, seek, know · **To what, where:** person, direct contact, mystic signs, Certain mystic rites · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mystic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 2 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: [mystic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mystic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystic:m1:1
# text = Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone.
1	Mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	appos	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mystic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a hidden meaning | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with meaning=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **not** **understand** | can · passive | reason |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

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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 mystic is a person who seeks direct contact with God or the spirits.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystic:m2:1
# text = A mystic is a person who seeks direct contact with God or the spirits.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mystic	mystic	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seeks	seek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mystic | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seek** | present | a person | direct contact |  |  |  | with God or the spirits | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contact=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The mystic signs were known only to the priests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystic:x1:1
# text = The mystic signs were known only to the priests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  | the mystic signs |  |  |  | to the priests | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Certain mystic rites were kept secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mystic:x2:1
# text = Certain mystic rites were kept secret.
1	Certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	mystic	mystic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rites	rite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past · passive |  | Certain mystic rites |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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**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.

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