--- title: verily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «verily» in the school dictionary: Verily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [verily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/verily.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed. Verily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:verily:m1:1 # text = Verily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say. 1 Verily verily ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 truly truly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 really really ADV RB _ 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 advcl _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 11 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 mean mean VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 13 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 15 obj _ _ 14 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | truly, verily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **use** | participle | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **show** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **mean** | present | you | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} Verily, that is the way of the world. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:verily:x1:1 # text = Verily, that is the way of the world. 1 Verily verily ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | that | the way | | | | of the world; verily *property* | tree rules | ## Example 2 {#x2} «Why, verily, I'm glad we are so happily met.» ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:verily:x2:1 # text = «Why, verily, I'm glad we are so happily met.» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 verily verily ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 9 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 10 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 12 happily happily ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 met meet VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | | glad, verily *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **meet** *in a quote* | present · passive | | we | | | | happily *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent | **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. 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