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title: odyssey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «odyssey» in the school dictionary: A long, exciting journey full of adventures and difficulties. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# odyssey

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**Who acts:** ancient Greek epic poem, poem, Odyssey, Odysseus, Getting, school trip · **What happens:** say, be, journey, tell, sail, get · **To what, where:** Troy, snow, day odyssey, Cyclops, Odyssey, school trip · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A long, exciting journey full of adventures and difficulties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:m1:1
# text = A long, exciting journey full of adventures and difficulties.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: the Odyssey, a name — kept apart, not parsed.

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An ancient Greek epic poem, said to be by Homer, about the hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:m2:1
# text = An ancient Greek epic poem, said to be by Homer, about the hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	epic	epic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Homer	Homer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
16	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
19	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
23	home	home	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	after	after	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	Trojan	Trojan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a ancient Greek epic poem |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by Homer and poem's year journey after the Trojan War | tree rules |
| 3 | **journey** |  | poem |  |  |  | after the Trojan War |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent after=obl |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The Odyssey tells how Odysseus sailed home from Troy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:x1:1
# text = The Odyssey tells how Odysseus sailed home from Troy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Odyssey	Odyssey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the Odyssey |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sail** | past | Odysseus |  |  | Troy |  | home *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent from troy=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting home in the snow was a three-day odyssey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:x2:1
# text = Getting home in the snow was a three-day odyssey.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	odyssey	odyssey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  |  |  | the snow |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Getting | a day odyssey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In the Odyssey, Odysseus tricks the Cyclops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:x3:1
# text = In the Odyssey, Odysseus tricks the Cyclops.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Odyssey	Odyssey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	tricks	trick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Cyclops	cyclops	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | present | Odysseus | the Cyclops |  | the Odyssey |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cyclops=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Our school trip turned into an odyssey when the coach broke down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:x4:1
# text = Our school trip turned into an odyssey when the coach broke down.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	odyssey	odyssey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | participle |  | Our school trip *not said here* |  | a odyssey |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into odyssey=Trajectory |
| 2 | **break down** | past | Our school trip |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **trip** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film follows a dog's odyssey to find its family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:x5:1
# text = The film follows a dog's odyssey to find its family.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	odyssey	odyssey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | the film | a dog's odyssey |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent odyssey=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | the film *not said here* | film's family |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Learning to read was a long odyssey for him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:odyssey:x6:1
# text = Learning to read was a long odyssey for him.
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	odyssey	odyssey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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** | past | Learning | a long odyssey |  |  |  | for him *= he* | tree rules |

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