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title: hearth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hearth» in the school dictionary: A hearth is the floor of a fireplace and the area just in front of it, where the fire burns. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hearth

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**Who acts:** hearth, fire, cat, Grandma, you, soldiers · **What happens:** be, burn, mean, sleep, sweep, keep · **To what, where:** floor, warm hearth, ashes, hearth, middle, fireguard

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hearth is the floor of a fireplace and the area just in front of it, where the fire burns.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:m1:1
# text = A hearth is the floor of a fireplace and the area just in front of it, where the fire burns.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fireplace	fireplace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	21	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hearth | the floor |  |  |  | of a fireplace and the area in front of front | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | present | the fire |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hearth can mean home and family life, as in «hearth and home».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:m2:1
# text = Hearth can mean home and family life, as in «hearth and home».
1	Hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Hearth |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The cat slept on the warm hearth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x1:1
# text = The cat slept on the warm hearth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hearth	hearth	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 | **sleep** | past | the cat |  |  | the warm hearth |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma swept the ashes from the hearth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x2:1
# text = Grandma swept the ashes from the hearth.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swept	sweep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sweep** | past | Grandma | the ashes |  | the hearth |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ash=Theme from hearth=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In Viking houses the hearth was in the middle of the room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x3:1
# text = In Viking houses the hearth was in the middle of the room.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the hearth |  |  | the middle |  | in Viking houses; of the room | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep the fireguard in front of the hearth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x4:1
# text = Keep the fireguard in front of the hearth.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fireguard	fireguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fireguard |  | front of the hearth |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fireguard=Theme in front=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers longed to return to hearth and home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x5:1
# text = The soldiers longed to return to hearth and home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	longed	long	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **long** | past | the soldiers |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to hearth and home *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to hearth=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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We hung our stockings above the hearth on Christmas Eve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x6:1
# text = We hung our stockings above the hearth on Christmas Eve.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|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	stockings	stocking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Eve.	Eve.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | We | our stockings |  | the hearth |  | on Christmas Eve. | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stocking=Theme above hearth=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cakes were smoking on the hearth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hearth:x7:1
# text = The cakes were smoking on the hearth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	smoking	smoke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | past · progressive | the cakes |  |  | the hearth |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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