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title: outcast — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «outcast» in the school dictionary: An outcast is a person who is not accepted by other people and is pushed out of a group or society. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# outcast

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**Who acts:** outcast, other people, Jesus, he, story, Oedipus · **What happens:** be, not accept, push out, feel, make, welcome · **To what, where:** person, group, ugly duckling, Nobody, school, outcasts

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An outcast is a person who is not accepted by other people and is pushed out of a group or society.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:m1:1
# text = An outcast is a person who is not accepted by other people and is pushed out of a group or society.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	outcast	outcast	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	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:agent	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 outcast | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **accept** | present · passive | other people | a person |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **push out** | present · passive | other people *not said here* | a group or society |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: group=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ugly duckling felt like an outcast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x1:1
# text = The ugly duckling felt like an outcast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ugly	ugly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	duckling	duckling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	outcast	outcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | participle |  | the ugly duckling *not said here* |  |  |  | like a outcast | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like outcast=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody should be made an outcast at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x2:1
# text = Nobody should be made an outcast at school.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	outcast	outcast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	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 | **make** | should · passive |  | Nobody |  | school |  | outcast *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jesus welcomed outcasts and sinners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x3:1
# text = Jesus welcomed outcasts and sinners.
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	outcasts	outcast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sinners	sinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | past | Jesus | outcasts and sinners |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcast=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the argument, he felt like an outcast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x4:1
# text = After the argument, he felt like an outcast.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	outcast	outcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  | after the argument | like a outcast | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like outcast=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story is about an outcast who becomes a hero.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x5:1
# text = The story is about an outcast who becomes a hero.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	outcast	outcast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the story |  |  |  |  | outcast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present |  | a hero |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lepers were once treated as outcasts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x6:1
# text = Lepers were once treated as outcasts.
1	Lepers	leper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	outcasts	outcast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | past · passive |  | Lepers |  |  |  | as outcasts; once *property* | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as outcast=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Accompanied by his faithful and devoted daughter Antigone, Oedipus quitted Thebes and became a miserable and homeless outcast, begging his bread from place to place.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outcast:x7:1
# text = Accompanied by his faithful and devoted daughter Antigone, Oedipus quitted Thebes and became a miserable and homeless outcast, begging his bread from place to place.
1	Accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
4	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	devoted	devoted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Antigone	antigone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	Oedipus	Oedipus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	quitted	quitt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	Thebes	thebe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	homeless	homeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	outcast	outcast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	begging	beg	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	conj	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | participle | Oedipus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by his faithful daughter Antigone | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by antigone=Destination |
| 2 | **quitt** | past | Oedipus | Thebes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** | past | Oedipus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | miserable *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **beg** *speech: request* | gerund | Oedipus *not said here* | Oedipus's bread |  | place to place |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent bread=Recipient |

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