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title: hullo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hullo» in the school dictionary: Another spelling of hello, used to greet someone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hullo

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**Who acts:** way, boy, you, She, policeman, Old books · **What happens:** use, greet, show, be, call, wave · **To what, where:** spelling, someone, surprise, this, Mole, riverbank · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hullo» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [hullo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hullo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old-fashioned, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Another spelling of hello, used to greet someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:m1:1
# text = Another spelling of hello, used to greet someone.
1	Another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	greet	greet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | another spelling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **greet** *speech: greet* | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A way to show surprise: «Hullo, what's this?».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:m2:1
# text = A way to show surprise: «Hullo, what's this?».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Hullo	hullo	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | surprise |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a way | this |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«Hullo, Mole!» called Ratty from the riverbank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x1:1
# text = «Hullo, Mole!» called Ratty from the riverbank.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hullo	hullo	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	Ratty	Ratty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	riverbank	riverbank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | Mole *not said here* |  | the riverbank |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from riverbank=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hullo, what's this lying in the grass?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x2:1
# text = Hullo, what's this lying in the grass?
1	Hullo	hullo	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	lying	lying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | this lying |  | the grass |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boy waved and shouted, «Hullo, you fellows!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x3:1
# text = The boy waved and shouted, «Hullo, you fellows!»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Hullo	hullo	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fellows	fellow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fellow** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She said hullo to everyone in the street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x4:1
# text = She said hullo to everyone in the street.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hullo	hullo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She | hullo | everyone |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hullo=Topic to everyone=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Hullo!» said the policeman. «What have we here?»

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*Sentence 1:* «Hullo!» said the policeman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x5:1
# text = «Hullo!» said the policeman.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hullo	hullo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	policeman	policeman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the policeman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* «What have we here?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x5:2
# text = «What have we here?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  | we |  | here |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old books use hullo where we write hello.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hullo:x6:1
# text = Old books use hullo where we write hello.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hullo	hullo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	hello	hello	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Old books | hullo |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hullo=Patient |
| 2 | **write** | present | we | hello |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hello=Theme |

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