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title: hiker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hiker» in the school dictionary: A hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hiker

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**Who acts:** hiker, person, 15 hikers, 4 hikers, hikers, rescue team · **What happens:** be, go on, start up, carry, walk, turn back · **To what, where:** person, long walks, country, hill, 2 bottles, 3 miles

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:m1:1
# text = A hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hiker	hiker	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	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 | **is a** | present | a hiker | a person and fun or exercise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go on** | present | a person and fun or exercise | long walks |  | the country |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
15 hikers start up the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x1:1
# text = 15 hikers start up the hill.
1	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start up** | present | 15 hikers | the hill |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each hiker carries 2 bottles of water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x2:1
# text = Each hiker carries 2 bottles of water.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	hiker	hiker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | each hiker | 2 bottles of water |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hiker walks 3 miles an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x3:1
# text = The hiker walks 3 miles an hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hiker	hiker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | the hiker | 3 miles  a hour |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
4 hikers turn back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x4:1
# text = 4 hikers turn back.
1	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn back** | present | 4 hikers |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hikers stopped to look at the view.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x5:1
# text = The hikers stopped to look at the view.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **stop** | past | the hikers |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | the hikers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the view | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at view=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lost hiker was found by the rescue team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x6:1
# text = A lost hiker was found by the rescue team.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	hiker	hiker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | past · passive | the rescue team | a lost hiker |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hikers should stay on the path and not feed the animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x7:1
# text = Hikers should stay on the path and not feed the animals.
1	Hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | should | Hikers |  |  | the path |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on path=Location |
| 2 | **not** **feed** | infinitive | Hikers *not said here* |  | the animals |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hiker checked her map at the fork in the trail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hiker:x8:1
# text = The hiker checked her map at the fork in the trail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hiker	hiker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the hiker | hiker's map |  | the fork |  | in the trail | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme |

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