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title: emigrant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emigrant» in the school dictionary: A person who leaves their own country to live in another country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# emigrant

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**Who acts:** person, people, Many Irish emigrants, great grandparents, emigrants, Ships · **What happens:** leave, live, use, describe, sail, be · **To what, where:** own country, country, Emigrant, America, emigrants, Italy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«emigrant» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [emigrant in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emigrant.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who leaves their own country to live in another country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:m1:1
# text = A person who leaves their own country to live in another country.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | a person | their own country |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  | another country |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location |

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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 -->
Emigrant can also be used as a describing word for people who are leaving their own country, such as emigrant families.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:m2:1
# text = Emigrant can also be used as a describing word for people who are leaving their own country, such as emigrant families.
1	Emigrant	emigrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	emigrant	emigrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | can · passive |  | Emigrant |  |  |  | as a describing word for people | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as word=Attribute |
| 2 | **describe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **leave** | present · progressive | people | people's own country and emigrant families |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Irish emigrants sailed to America during the famine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x1:1
# text = Many Irish emigrants sailed to America during the famine.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	famine	famine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **sail** | past | Many Irish emigrants |  |  | America | during the famine |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to america=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My great-grandparents were emigrants from Italy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x2:1
# text = My great-grandparents were emigrants from Italy.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | My great grandparents | emigrants |  | Italy |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The emigrants waved goodbye to their village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x3:1
# text = The emigrants waved goodbye to their village.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | the emigrants | goodbye | emigrants's village |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent goodbye=Theme to village=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emigrants often send money home to their families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x4:1
# text = Emigrants often send money home to their families.
1	Emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	send	send	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | Emigrants | money |  | Emigrants's families |  | home, often *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent money=Theme to family=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships full of emigrants arrived in New York.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x5:1
# text = Ships full of emigrants arrived in New York.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
8	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | Ships |  |  | New York |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten-pound Poms were British emigrants to Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x6:1
# text = Ten-pound Poms were British emigrants to Australia.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Poms	pom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	emigrants	emigrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | pound Poms | British emigrants | Australia |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I saw a caravan of emigrant peasant families who were bound to Hamburgh, there to take ship for America, where fancied prosperity would bloom for them.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emigrant:x7:1
# text = I saw a caravan of emigrant peasant families who were bound to Hamburgh, there to take ship for America, where fancied prosperity would bloom for them.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	caravan	caravan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	emigrant	emigrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	peasant	peasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Hamburgh	Hamburgh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	17	expl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
18	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	26	advmod	_	_
23	fancied	fancy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	prosperity	prosperity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
25	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	bloom	bloom	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | I | a caravan of emigrant peasant families |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bind** | past · passive |  | emigrant peasant families | Hamburgh |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to hamburgh=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | ship |  | there |  | for America | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ship=Theme for america=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **fancy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **bloom** | would | fancied prosperity |  |  |  |  | for families *= family* | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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