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title: scarred — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scarred» in the school dictionary: Having scars, marks left on the skin after a wound heals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# scarred

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**Who acts:** Having, you, old quarry, war, dog bite, I · **What happens:** have, leave, heal, mark, damage, hurt · **To what, where:** scars, skin, surface, mind, knee, bike · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having scars, marks left on the skin after a wound heals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:m1:1
# text = Having scars, marks left on the skin after a wound heals.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	scars	scar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	heals	heal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | scars and marks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scar=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | scars and marks *not said here* |  | the skin | after a wound |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on skin=Location |
| 3 | **heal** | present | Having |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
Marked or damaged on the surface, such as land or a table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:m2:1
# text = Marked or damaged on the surface, such as land or a table.
1	Marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **damage** | participle |  |  |  | the surface such land or a table |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hurt deeply in the mind or feelings by a bad experience.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:m3:1
# text = Hurt deeply in the mind or feelings by a bad experience.
1	Hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the mind or feelings |  | by a bad experience; deeply *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His knee was scarred from falling off his bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x1:1
# text = His knee was scarred from falling off his bike.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scarred	scar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **scar** | past · passive |  | His knee |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **fall off** | gerund |  | his bike |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient bike=Extent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hillside was scarred by the old quarry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x2:1
# text = The hillside was scarred by the old quarry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hillside	hillside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scarred	scar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	quarry	quarry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scar** | past · passive | the old quarry | the hillside |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The war scarred the whole town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x3:1
# text = The war scarred the whole town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scarred	scar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scar** | past | the war | the whole town |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent town=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was scarred by the dog bite and is now scared of dogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x4:1
# text = She was scarred by the dog bite and is now scared of dogs.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	scarred	scar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scar** | past · passive | the dog bite | She |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the dog bite *not said here* |  |  |  | now | of dogs; scared *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«I watched that scary film and I'm scarred for life!» he joked.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x5:1
# text = «I watched that scary film and I'm scarred for life!» he joked.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	scarred	scar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** *in a quote* | past | I | scary film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scar** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | I |  |  |  | for life | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old desk is scarred with names and scratches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x6:1
# text = The old desk is scarred with names and scratches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	scarred	scar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	scratches	scratch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scar** | present · passive |  | the old desk |  |  |  | with names and scratches | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with name=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was scarred all over with the marks of savage fights, but he was always ready for just one fight more.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scarred:x7:1
# text = He was scarred all over with the marks of savage fights, but he was always ready for just one fight more.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	scarred	scar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	savage	savage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fights	fight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	just	just	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scar** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | with the marks of savage fights; over *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with mark=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | for one fight; always, ready *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mark** |  |  | savage fights |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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