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title: homesickness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homesickness» in the school dictionary: Homesickness is the sad feeling of missing your home and family when you are away from them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# homesickness

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**Who acts:** Homesickness, sad feeling, you, I, Writing letters, He · **What happens:** be, miss, feel, go, write, help · **To what, where:** sad feeling, home, homesickness, her, wave, voice

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«homesickness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [homesickness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homesickness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Homesickness is the sad feeling of missing your home and family when you are away from them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:m1:1
# text = Homesickness is the sad feeling of missing your home and family when you are away from them.
1	Homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	missing	miss	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advcl	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Homesickness | the sad feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **miss** | gerund | the sad feeling *not said here* | your home and family |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer home=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | from home; away *property* | 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 -->
On the first night at camp, I felt homesickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:x1:1
# text = On the first night at camp, I felt homesickness.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I | homesickness |  |  | night |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homesickness=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homesickness is normal when you go somewhere new.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:x2:1
# text = Homesickness is normal when you go somewhere new.
1	Homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Homesickness |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | you |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Writing letters helped her homesickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:x3:1
# text = Writing letters helped her homesickness.
1	Writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | past | Writing letters | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He felt a wave of homesickness when he heard his mum's voice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:x4:1
# text = He felt a wave of homesickness when he heard his mum's voice.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	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	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He | a wave of homesickness |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past | he | his mum's voice |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus |
| 3 | **wave** |  |  | homesickness |  |  |  |  | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keeping busy can ease homesickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:x5:1
# text = Keeping busy can ease homesickness.
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	ease	ease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | busy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ease** | can | Keeping | homesickness |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent homesickness=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The new student's homesickness faded after a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homesickness:x6:1
# text = The new student's homesickness faded after a week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	homesickness	homesickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	faded	fade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fade** | past | the new student's homesickness |  |  |  | week |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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