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title: hospitality — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hospitality» in the school dictionary: Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hospitality

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**Who acts:** business, we, village, Bible, cousin, hospitality · **What happens:** be, give, call, thank, love, stay · **To what, where:** entertainment, guests, hospitality industry, you, Christians, hospitality · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hospitality» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [hospitality in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hospitality.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:m1:1
# text = Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	welcoming	welcoming	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | friendly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | to guests or strangers | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food, drink and entertainment given to guests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:m2:1
# text = Food, drink and entertainment given to guests.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | entertainment *not said here* | guests |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to guest=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The business of hotels, restaurants and cafés, called the hospitality industry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:m3:1
# text = The business of hotels, restaurants and cafés, called the hospitality industry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hotels	hotel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	restaurants	restaurant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cafés	café	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the business of hotels and restaurants and cafés *not said here* | the hospitality industry |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thank you for your kind hospitality; we loved staying with you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x1:1
# text = Thank you for your kind hospitality; we loved staying with you.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | for your kind hospitality | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for hospitality=Attribute |
| 2 | **love** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **stay** *not said to happen* | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with you | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with you=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The village was famous for its hospitality to travellers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x2:1
# text = The village was famous for its hospitality to travellers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the village |  |  |  |  | for village's hospitality to travellers; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Bible teaches Christians to show hospitality to strangers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x3:1
# text = The Bible teaches Christians to show hospitality to strangers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	teaches	teach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | the Bible |  | Christians |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent christian=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | the Bible *not said here* | hospitality | strangers |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hospitality=Topic to stranger=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My cousin works in hospitality at a big hotel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x4:1
# text = My cousin works in hospitality at a big hotel.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hotel	hotel	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 | **work** | present | My cousin |  |  |  |  | at a big hotel; in hospitality | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in hospitality=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family's hospitality made us feel at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x5:1
# text = The family's hospitality made us feel at home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **make** | past | the family's hospitality | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  | home |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent at home=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team enjoyed the hospitality of the other school after the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x6:1
# text = The team enjoyed the hospitality of the other school after the match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | past | the team | the hospitality of the other school |  |  | after the match |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hospitality=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had grown fat upon the badger's hospitality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hospitality:x7:1
# text = He had grown fat upon the badger's hospitality.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	badger	badger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	hospitality	hospitality	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 | **grow** | past · perfect | He | fat |  |  |  | upon the badger's hospitality | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fat=Theme |

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