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title: omnibus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «omnibus» in the school dictionary: A book or TV programme that puts several stories or episodes together in one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# omnibus

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**Who acts:** book programme, bus, Grandma, I, horses, omnibus edition · **What happens:** put, be, cover, watch, get, pull · **To what, where:** several stories, many things, omnibus, first omnibuses

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A book or TV programme that puts several stories or episodes together in one.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:m1:1
# text = A book or TV programme that puts several stories or episodes together in one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	episodes	episode	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | a book programme | several stories or episodes |  |  |  | in one; together *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent story=Theme in one=Destination |

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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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bus; «bus» is short for omnibus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:m2:1
# text = A bus; «bus» is short for omnibus.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	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** | present | bus |  |  |  |  | for omnibus; short *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Covering many things at once: an omnibus bill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:m3:1
# text = Covering many things at once: an omnibus bill.
1	Covering	cover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | gerund |  | many things |  |  |  | a omnibus bill *obl* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thing=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma watches the omnibus of her favourite soap on Sundays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x1:1
# text = Grandma watches the omnibus of her favourite soap on Sundays.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Sundays	Sunday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | Grandma | the omnibus of Grandma's favourite soap |  |  | sunday |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent omnibus=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got an omnibus of all three dragon books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x2:1
# text = I got an omnibus of all three dragon books.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I | a omnibus of all three dragon books |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer omnibus=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first omnibuses were pulled by horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x3:1
# text = The first omnibuses were pulled by horses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	omnibuses	omnibus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past · passive | horses | the first omnibuses |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Bus» is short for omnibus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x4:1
# text = «Bus» is short for omnibus.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bus |  |  |  |  | for omnibus; short *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The omnibus edition is three hours long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x5:1
# text = The omnibus edition is three hours long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	edition	edition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the omnibus edition |  |  |  | hour | long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library has an omnibus of fairy tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x6:1
# text = The library has an omnibus of fairy tales.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	omnibus	omnibus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the library | a omnibus of fairy tales |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent omnibus=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carriages and omnibuses are crowded, stuffed and embroidered with people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:omnibus:x7:1
# text = Carriages and omnibuses are crowded, stuffed and embroidered with people.
1	Carriages	carriage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	omnibuses	omnibus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	stuffed	stuff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	embroidered	embroider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Carriages and omnibuses |  |  |  |  | crowded *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stuff** | participle | Carriages and omnibuses *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **embroider** | participle | Carriages and omnibuses *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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