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title: quest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quest» in the school dictionary: A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quest

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** player, knights, quest, Frodo, Scientists, I · **What happens:** find, get, lose, achieve, complete, search · **To what, where:** something, story, quest, Holy Grail, three side quests, game

<!-- .vabout -->
«quest» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [quest in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:m1:1
# text = A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 3 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 strong effort to achieve something: «the quest for a cure».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:m2:1
# text = A strong effort to achieve something: «the quest for a cure».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	achieve	achieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **achieve** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mission or task in a video game or story that the player must complete.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:m3:1
# text = A mission or task in a video game or story that the player must complete.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mission	mission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	complete	complete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complete** | must | the player | story *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Eventuality |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To search for something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:m4:1
# text = To search for something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	search	search	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for something | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for something=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knights set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x1:1
# text = The knights set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Grail	grail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set out** | past | the knights |  |  | a quest |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | the knights *not said here* | the Holy Grail |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grail=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frodo's quest was to destroy the ring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x2:1
# text = Frodo's quest was to destroy the ring.
1	Frodo	Frodo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Frodo's quest |  |  |  |  | destroy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **quest** |  | Frodo |  |  |  |  |  | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists continue their quest for a cure for cancer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x3:1
# text = Scientists continue their quest for a cure for cancer.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	continue	continue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cancer	cancer	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 | **continue** | present | Scientists | Scientists's quest |  |  |  | for a cure for cancer | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent quest=Theme |
| 2 | **quest** |  | Scientists *= scientist* |  |  |  |  |  | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I finished three side quests in the game today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x4:1
# text = I finished three side quests in the game today.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	quests	quest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | I | three side quests |  | the game | today |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector quest=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our quest to find the lost remote took all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x5:1
# text = Our quest to find the lost remote took all afternoon.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	remote	remote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | to-infinitive | Our quest *not said here* | the lost remote |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remote=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **take** | past | Our quest |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **quest** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her quest for a gold medal took years of training.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x6:1
# text = Her quest for a gold medal took years of training.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	medal	medal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Her quest for a gold medal |  |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **quest** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | for a gold medal | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Fox and the Hare are sent in quest of the magic fluid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quest:x7:1
# text = The Fox and the Hare are sent in quest of the magic fluid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Hare	Hare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	fluid	fluid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present · passive |  | the Fox and the Hare |  | quest of the magic fluid |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in quest=Destination |
| 2 | **quest** |  | the magic fluid |  |  |  |  |  | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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