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title: purely — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «purely» in the school dictionary: Only, simply, for no other reason: «I did it purely for fun.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# purely

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**Who acts:** I, We, It, water, She, this · **What happens:** do, make up, mix in, meet, join, be · **To what, where:** reason, park, choir, accident, story, spite

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«purely» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [purely in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purely.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only, simply, for no other reason: «I did it purely for fun.».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:m1:1
# text = Only, simply, for no other reason: «I did it purely for fun.».
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | past | I | reason |  |  |  | for fun; purely *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Completely, entirely: «a purely made-up story».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:m2:1
# text = Completely, entirely: «a purely made-up story».
1	Completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | purely *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a clean, pure way, without anything mixed in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:m3:1
# text = In a clean, pure way, without anything mixed in.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	conj	_	_
10	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix in** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We met purely by chance at the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x1:1
# text = We met purely by chance at the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | We |  |  | the park |  | by chance; purely *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I joined the choir purely for fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x2:1
# text = I joined the choir purely for fun.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fun	fun	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 | **join** | past | I | the choir |  |  |  | for fun; purely *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choir=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was purely an accident, I didn't mean to break it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x3:1
# text = It was purely an accident, I didn't mean to break it.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a accident |  |  |  | purely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **mean** | past · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **break** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | accident |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story is purely made up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x4:1
# text = The story is purely made up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive |  | the story |  |  |  | purely *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water was purely clean after boiling and filtering.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x5:1
# text = The water was purely clean after boiling and filtering.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	filtering	filter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the water |  |  |  |  | clean, purely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **boil** | gerund | the water *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **filter** | gerund | the water *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She trained purely and simply because she loved running.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x6:1
# text = She trained purely and simply because she loved running.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	trained	train	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | past | She |  |  |  |  | purely *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **love** | past | she |  |  |  |  | simply *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **run** *not said to happen* | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And this was purely spite, for there was plenty of milk for everybody.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:purely:x7:1
# text = And this was purely spite, for there was plenty of milk for everybody.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	purely	purely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	spite	spite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	_
9	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	plenty	plenty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | this | spite |  |  |  | purely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | past | plenty of milk |  |  | there |  | for everybody | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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