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title: homeward — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homeward» in the school dictionary: Towards home, as in «We walked homeward». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# homeward

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**Who acts:** Towards, we, our, tired walkers, homeward, Birds · **What happens:** walk, go, start, journey, turn, get · **To what, where:** homeward, homeward journey, homeward bound, homewards, fields, mountains

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Towards home, as in «We walked homeward».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:m1:1
# text = Towards home, as in «We walked homeward».
1	Towards	toward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** *in a quote* | past | Towards | homeward |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme homeward=Trajectory |

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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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Going towards home, as in «the homeward journey».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:m2:1
# text = Going towards home, as in «the homeward journey».
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | the homeward journey |  | towards home | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme towards home=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the match, we started our homeward journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x1:1
# text = After the match, we started our homeward journey.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | we | our homeward journey |  |  | after the match |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Eventuality |
| 2 | **journey** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tired walkers turned homeward as it got dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x2:1
# text = The tired walkers turned homeward as it got dark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	walkers	walker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the tired walkers | homeward |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent homeward=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | past | homeward |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds fly homeward in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x3:1
# text = Birds fly homeward in spring.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | Birds | homeward |  |  | spring |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location homeward=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The ship was homeward bound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x4:1
# text = The ship was homeward bound.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bound	bound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the ship | homeward bound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The homeward trip took longer because of traffic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x5:1
# text = The homeward trip took longer because of traffic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the homeward trip |  |  |  |  | because traffic; long *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked homewards across the fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x6:1
# text = We walked homewards across the fields.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	homewards	homeward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We | homewards |  | the fields |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent homeward=Theme across field=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wandered silently homeward across the mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeward:x7:1
# text = We wandered silently homeward across the mountains.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silently	silently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **wander** | past | We | homeward |  | the mountains |  | silently *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme homeward=Trajectory |

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