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title: gnome — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gnome» in the school dictionary: A gnome is a tiny old man in fairy tales who lives under the ground and guards treasure. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gnome

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**Who acts:** gnome, tiny old man, guards, garden gnome, Grandma, Someone · **What happens:** be, live, treasure, paint, put, look · **To what, where:** tiny old man, fairy tales, ground, small painted statue, gardens, three garden gnomes

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«gnome» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [gnome in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gnome.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gnome is a tiny old man in fairy tales who lives under the ground and guards treasure.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:m1:1
# text = A gnome is a tiny old man in fairy tales who lives under the ground and guards treasure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	treasure	treasure	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a gnome | a tiny old man |  | fairy tales |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a tiny old man |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under ground=Location |
| 3 | **treasure** | present | guards |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A garden gnome is a small painted statue of a bearded little man with a pointed hat, put in gardens for fun.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:m2:1
# text = A garden gnome is a small painted statue of a bearded little man with a pointed hat, put in gardens for fun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a garden gnome | a small painted statue |  |  |  | of a bearded little man with a pointed hat | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | infinitive |  |  |  | gardens |  | for fun | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in garden=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, odd-looking person (can be unkind).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:m3:1
# text = A small, odd-looking person (can be unkind).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | can |  |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma has three garden gnomes by her pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x1:1
# text = Grandma has three garden gnomes by her pond.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	gnomes	gnome	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandma | three garden gnomes |  |  |  | by Grandma's pond | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gnome=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, a gnome guarded a cave of gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x2:1
# text = In the story, a gnome guarded a cave of gold.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | past | a gnome | a cave of gold |  | the story |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gnome had a long white beard and a red pointed hat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x3:1
# text = The gnome had a long white beard and a red pointed hat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the gnome | a long white beard and a red pointed hat |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beard=Patient |
| 2 | **point** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone stole our gnome and sent us photos of it on holiday!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x4:1
# text = Someone stole our gnome and sent us photos of it on holiday!
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | Someone | our gnome |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gnome=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | past | Someone *not said here* | photos of gnome | us | holiday |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Destination photo=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gnomes, elves and fairies live in the magic forest of the book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x5:1
# text = Gnomes, elves and fairies live in the magic forest of the book.
1	Gnomes	gnome	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	elves	elf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	fairies	fairy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Gnomes and elves and fairies |  |  | the magic forest of the book |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I painted a little clay gnome in art class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x6:1
# text = I painted a little clay gnome in art class.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | I | a little clay gnome |  | art class |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent gnome=Theme in class=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gnome whispered a secret to the girl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x7:1
# text = The gnome whispered a secret to the girl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | the gnome | a secret | the girl |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Topic to girl=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their supernatural foe is a small gnome with a very long beard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gnome:x8:1
# text = Their supernatural foe is a small gnome with a very long beard.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	foe	foe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Their supernatural foe | a small gnome |  |  |  | with a long beard | tree rules |

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