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title: haven — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «haven» in the school dictionary: A haven is a safe, peaceful place where people or animals can rest or be protected. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# haven

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**Who acts:** haven, people, ships, tax haven, garden pond, treehouse · **What happens:** be, rest, protect, shelter, put, pay · **To what, where:** safe peaceful place, country, money, less tax, haven, storm

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«haven» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [haven in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haven.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A haven is a safe, peaceful place where people or animals can rest or be protected.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:m1:1
# text = A haven is a safe, peaceful place where people or animals can rest or be protected.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a haven | a safe peaceful place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rest** | can | people or animals |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **protect** | infinitive · passive | people or animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING» |

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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}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A harbour where ships can shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:m2:1
# text = A harbour where ships can shelter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	shelter	shelter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shelter** | can | ships |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tax haven is a country where people put money to pay less tax (money).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:m3:1
# text = A tax haven is a country where people put money to pay less tax (money).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tax haven | a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | past | people | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | less tax |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden pond is a haven for frogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x1:1
# text = The garden pond is a haven for frogs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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** | present | the garden pond | a haven |  |  |  | for frogs | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our treehouse is a haven from my noisy brothers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x2:1
# text = Our treehouse is a haven from my noisy brothers.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	treehouse	treehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our treehouse | a haven |  |  |  | from my noisy brothers | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship found a haven from the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x3:1
# text = The ship found a haven from the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	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	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **find** | past | the ship | a haven |  | the storm |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent haven=Theme from storm=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library is a quiet haven at lunchtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x4:1
# text = The library is a quiet haven at lunchtime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	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** | present | the library | a quiet haven |  | lunchtime |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The island is a haven for seabirds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x5:1
# text = The island is a haven for seabirds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	seabirds	seabird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the island | a haven |  |  |  | for seabirds | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some rich people keep money in tax havens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x6:1
# text = Some rich people keep money in tax havens.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	havens	haven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | some rich people | money |  | tax havens |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent money=Theme in haven=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Home should be a safe haven for every child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haven:x7:1
# text = Home should be a safe haven for every child.
1	Home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	haven	haven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should | Home | a safe haven |  |  |  | for every child | tree rules |

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