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title: homestead — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homestead» in the school dictionary: A homestead is a house with its farm buildings and land, where a family lives. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# homestead

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**Who acts:** homestead, family, They, tall fence, Our, wife · **What happens:** be, live, give, farm, live on, build · **To what, where:** house, piece, America, land, settler, large homestead

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«homestead» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [homestead in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homestead.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A homestead is a house with its farm buildings and land, where a family lives.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:m1:1
# text = A homestead is a house with its farm buildings and land, where a family lives.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	homestead	homestead	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	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 homestead | a house |  |  |  | with homestead's farm buildings and land | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a family |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In America, a homestead was a piece of land given to a settler to farm and live on.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:m2:1
# text = In America, a homestead was a piece of land given to a settler to farm and live on.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	homestead	homestead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	settler	settler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	farm	farm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a homestead | a piece |  | America |  | of land | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | land *not said here* | a settler |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to settler=Recipient |
| 3 | **farm** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn rear-26.2.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **live on** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family built a large homestead by the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:x1:1
# text = The family built a large homestead by the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	homestead	homestead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the family | a large homestead |  |  |  | by the river | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset homestead=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They walked back to the homestead before dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:x2:1
# text = They walked back to the homestead before dark.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	homestead	homestead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk back** | past | They |  |  |  | before dark | to the homestead *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to homestead=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A tall fence ran round the homestead.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:x3:1
# text = A tall fence ran round the homestead.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	round	round	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	homestead	homestead	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 | **run** | past | a tall fence |  |  | the homestead |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round homestead=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our homestead had a barn, a well and three fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:x4:1
# text = Our homestead had a barn, a well and three fields.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	homestead	homestead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	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	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our homestead | a barn |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barn=Patient |
| 2 | **homestead** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom homestead «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The farmer's wife fed the hens around the homestead.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homestead:x5:1
# text = The farmer's wife fed the hens around the homestead.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hens	hen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	homestead	homestead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | the farmer's wife |  | the hens | the homestead |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Recipient |

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