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title: homer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homer» in the school dictionary: A home run: a hit that lets the batter run all the way round the bases and score. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# homer

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**Who acts:** hit, batter, Homer, referee, She, Odyssey · **What happens:** let, run, be, say, compose, seem · **To what, where:** batter, way, bases, ancient Greek poet, Iliad, dad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«homer» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [homer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A home run: a hit that lets the batter run all the way round the bases and score.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:m1:1
# text = A home run: a hit that lets the batter run all the way round the bases and score.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	run	run	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det:predet	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	round	round	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bases	basis	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | a hit | the batter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | infinitive | the batter *not said here* | all way |  | the bases and score |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent way=Theme round basis=Trajectory |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is said to have composed the «Iliad» and the «Odyssey».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:m2:1
# text = Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is said to have composed the «Iliad» and the «Odyssey».
1	Homer	homer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux	_	_
12	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Iliad	iliad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Odyssey	Odyssey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Homer | a ancient Greek poet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a ancient Greek poet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **compose** | to-infinitive · perfect |  | the Iliad and the Odyssey |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iliad=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homer Simpson is the dad in the cartoon «The Simpsons».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:m3:1
# text = Homer Simpson is the dad in the cartoon «The Simpsons».
1	Homer	homer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Simpson	Simpson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
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	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Simpsons	Simpson	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Homer | the dad |  | the cartoon |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A homing pigeon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:m4:1
# text = A homing pigeon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	homing	homing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A referee or decision that seems to favour the home team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:m5:1
# text = A referee or decision that seems to favour the home team.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	favour	favour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | a referee or decision |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **favour** | to-infinitive | a referee or decision *not said here* | the home team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hit a homer in the last inning!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x1:1
# text = She hit a homer in the last inning!
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	homer	homer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	inning	inning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | She | a homer |  | the last inning |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent homer=Theme in inning=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homer told the story of the Trojan War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x2:1
# text = Homer told the story of the Trojan War.
1	Homer	Homer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	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	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Trojan	Trojan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Homer | the story of the Trojan War |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The «Odyssey» is an epic poem by Homer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x3:1
# text = The «Odyssey» is an epic poem by Homer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Odyssey	Odyssey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	epic	epic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Homer	Homer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Odyssey | a epic poem |  |  |  | by Homer | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homer Simpson loves doughnuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x4:1
# text = Homer Simpson loves doughnuts.
1	Homer	homer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Simpson	Simpson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	doughnuts	doughnut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Homer | doughnuts |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer doughnut=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That ref is a real homer — every call goes to the home team.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x5:1
# text = That ref is a real homer — every call goes to the home team.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	ref	ref	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	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	homer	homer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that ref | a real homer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | every call |  |  | the home team |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to team=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The homer pigeon flew back to its loft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x6:1
# text = The homer pigeon flew back to its loft.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	homer	homer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	loft	loft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly back** | past | the homer pigeon |  |  | pigeon's loft |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to loft=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homer knew the stories and made up the ‘Odyssey’ out of half a dozen of them.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homer:x7:1
# text = Homer knew the stories and made up the ‘Odyssey’ out of half a dozen of them.
1	Homer	Homer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knew	know	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	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Odyssey	Odyssey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	16	det:predet	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dozen	dozen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | Homer | the stories |  | half dozen of stories |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make up** | participle | Homer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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