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title: itinerant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «itinerant» in the school dictionary: Itinerant means travelling from place to place, often for work, instead of living in one place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# itinerant

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**Who acts:** Itinerant, person, itinerant preacher, Itinerant workers, itinerant pedlars, circus · **What happens:** mean, travel, live, be, ride, move · **To what, where:** place, one place, person, village, farm, fruit

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Itinerant means travelling from place to place, often for work, instead of living in one place.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:m1:1
# text = Itinerant means travelling from place to place, often for work, instead of living in one place.
1	Itinerant	itinerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Itinerant |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **travel** *not said to happen* | gerund | Itinerant *not said here* |  |  | place to place |  | for work | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from place=Trajectory |
| 3 | **live** | gerund | Itinerant *not said here* |  |  | one place |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An itinerant is a person who travels about like this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:m2:1
# text = An itinerant is a person who travels about like this.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	itinerant	itinerant	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	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 | **is a** | present | a itinerant | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | like this; about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An itinerant preacher rode from village to village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:x1:1
# text = An itinerant preacher rode from village to village.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	itinerant	itinerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	preacher	preacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	village	village	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 | **ride** | past | a itinerant preacher |  |  | village |  | to village | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent from village=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Itinerant workers moved from farm to farm to pick fruit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:x2:1
# text = Itinerant workers moved from farm to farm to pick fruit.
1	Itinerant	itinerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | Itinerant workers |  |  | farm |  | to farm | vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from farm=Initial\_Location to farm=Destination |
| 2 | **pick** | to-infinitive | Itinerant workers *not said here* | fruit |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The itinerant musician played in a different town each night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:x3:1
# text = The itinerant musician played in a different town each night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	itinerant	itinerant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	musician	musician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | participle |  | the itinerant musician *not said here* |  | a different town | night |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old times, itinerant pedlars sold pots and ribbons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:x4:1
# text = In old times, itinerant pedlars sold pots and ribbons.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	itinerant	itinerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pedlars	pedlar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ribbons	ribbon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | participle | itinerant pedlars *not said here* | pots and ribbons |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pot=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The circus had an itinerant life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:x5:1
# text = The circus had an itinerant life.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	circus	circus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	itinerant	itinerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	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** | past | the circus | a itinerant life |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some teachers are itinerant and visit several schools.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:itinerant:x6:1
# text = Some teachers are itinerant and visit several schools.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	itinerant	itinerant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	visit	visit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | some teachers | itinerant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **visit** | present | some teachers *not said here* | several schools |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |

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