haunted

«haunted» in Mova's school dictionary: Believed to be visited by ghosts: a haunted house — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective; verb form (haunt, haunts, haunted, haunting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Believed to be visited by ghosts: a haunted house. tree →

2) (adjective) Looking worried or upset, as if troubled by something: a haunted look. tree →

3) (past of haunt) Kept coming back to someone's mind: The memory haunted him. tree →

4) (past of haunt) Went often to a place: He haunted the library. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and Halloween fun, haunted houses, castles and ships are spooky; in real life a sad memory can haunt you. Phrases: «a haunted house», «haunted by the memory», «said to be haunted».

examples

• The old house on the hill is said to be haunted. tree →
• We went on a haunted walk at night. tree →
• Her face had a haunted look after the accident. tree →
• He was haunted by the mistake for years. tree →
• The school play was about a haunted castle. tree →
• Ghosts are not real, but haunted stories are fun. tree →
• That it was a ruinous old castle, haunted by spirits. tree →

note

Myth: there is no proof that ghosts exist; «haunted» places are for stories and fun. Say «HAWN-tid». Noun: haunt (a place you often go to: «our favourite haunt»).

In the corpora

• Then they chatter of «violet seas, tawny sands, and lizard-haunted walls» (tawny = golden brown).
• Every school has legends like this: the haunted toilets, the secret tunnel, the head who sleeps in the office.
• Once kids hear the toilets are haunted, a dripping tap and a creaky door "prove" it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «haunted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.