yearn
Who acts: boy, She, He, Many children · What happens: yearn, be, ache, fly, see · To what, where: sea, trees
«yearn» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: yearn in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly.
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 yearn | mark |
| 2 | yearn | yearn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 want | csubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 want | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 want | mark |
| 5 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 want | obj |
| 7 | very | very | ADV | _ | 8 much | advmod |
| 8 | much | much | ADV | _ | 5 want | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 time | punct |
| 10 | often | often | ADV | _ | 14 time | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 time | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 time | det |
| 13 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 time | amod |
| 14 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 want | parataxis |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 feeling | cc |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 feeling | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 feeling | det |
| 18 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 feeling | amod |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 20 aching | cc |
| 20 | aching | ache | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 18 sad | conj |
| 21 | feeling | feeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 time | conj |
| 22 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 24 yearn | punct |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 yearn | mark |
| 24 | yearn | yearn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 want | parataxis |
| 25 | for | for | ADP | _ | 26 home | case |
| 26 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 yearn | obl |
| 27 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 29 yearn | cc |
| 28 | to | to | PART | _ | 29 yearn | mark |
| 29 | yearn | yearn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 24 yearn | conj |
| 30 | to | to | PART | _ | 31 fly | mark |
| 31 | fly | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 29 yearn | xcomp |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 want | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yearn | to-infinitive | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | want property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | ache | gerund | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 4 | yearn | to-infinitive | for home | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for home=Theme | |||||
| 5 | yearn | to-infinitive | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||||
| 6 | fly not said to happen | to-infinitive | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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
The boy yearned to see the sea.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boy | det |
| 2 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 yearned | nsubj |
| 3 | yearned | yearn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 see | mark |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 yearned | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sea | det |
| 7 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 yearned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yearn | past | the boy | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | the boy not said here | the sea | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |
Example 2
She yearned for her old home.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 yearned | nsubj |
| 2 | yearned | yearn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 home | case |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 home | nmod:poss |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 home | amod |
| 6 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 yearned | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 yearned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yearn | past | She | for her old home | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for home=Theme |
Example 3
He yearned to fly above the trees.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 yearned | nsubj |
| 2 | yearned | yearn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 fly | mark |
| 4 | fly | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 yearned | xcomp |
| 5 | above | above | ADP | _ | 7 trees | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 trees | det |
| 7 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fly | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 yearned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yearn | past | He | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fly not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the trees | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above tree=Location |
Example 4
Many children yearn for a pet of their own.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 children | amod |
| 2 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 yearn | nsubj |
| 3 | yearn | yearn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 pet | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pet | det |
| 6 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 yearn | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 own | case |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 own | nmod:poss |
| 9 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pet | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 yearn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yearn | present | Many children | for a pet of children's own | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for pet=Theme |
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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