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title: journey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «journey» in the school dictionary: A journey is a trip from one place to another, often a long one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# journey

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**Who acts:** journey, her, They, My, you, hobbits · **What happens:** be, become, journey, drive, take, leave · **To what, where:** trip, one place, long time, doctor, 90 km, much

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«journey» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [journey in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/journey.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A journey is a trip from one place to another, often a long one.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:m1:1
# text = A journey is a trip from one place to another, often a long one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journey	journey	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	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 journey | a trip and a long one |  | one place to another |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 journey is also a long time of change or learning: «her journey to become a doctor».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:m2:1
# text = A journey is also a long time of change or learning: «her journey to become a doctor».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a journey | a long time |  |  |  | of change or learning | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | a journey *not said here* | a doctor |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **journey** *in a quote* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To journey is to travel (in stories or formal writing).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:m3:1
# text = To journey is to travel (in stories or formal writing).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	travel	travel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | travel *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journey is 240 kilometres long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x1:1
# text = The journey is 240 kilometres long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	240	240	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the journey |  |  |  |  | 240 kilometres *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They drove 90 km of the journey before lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x2:1
# text = They drove 90 km of the journey before lunch.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	km	km	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | They | 90 km of the journey before lunch |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme km=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journey took 3 hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x3:1
# text = The journey took 3 hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the journey |  |  |  | hour |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much of the journey is left?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x4:1
# text = How much of the journey is left?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | much of the journey |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My journey to school takes 15 minutes on foot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x5:1
# text = My journey to school takes 15 minutes on foot.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | My journey to school |  |  | foot | minute |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on foot=Destination |
| 2 | **journey** |  | My |  |  |  |  | to school | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Have a safe journey!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x6:1
# text = Have a safe journey!
1	Have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | imperative | you *not said here* | a safe journey |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hobbits went on a long journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x7:1
# text = The hobbits went on a long journey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hobbits	hobbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the hobbits |  |  | a long journey |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on journey=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played games on the train journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x8:1
# text = We played games on the train journey.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | games |  | the train journey |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Learning to read is a journey that takes time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x9:1
# text = Learning to read is a journey that takes time.
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Learning | a journey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **take** | present | a journey |  |  |  | time |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journey began--the journey to Paris.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:journey:x10:1
# text = The journey began--the journey to Paris.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the journey | the journey to Paris |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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