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title: voyage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «voyage» in the school dictionary: A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# voyage

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**Who acts:** voyage, Captain Cook, ship, space probe, probe, We · **What happens:** be, voyage, take, sail, sink, begin · **To what, where:** long journey, long voyages, maiden voyage, voyage, Mars, story

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«voyage» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [voyage in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/voyage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:m1:1
# text = A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a voyage | a long journey |  |  |  | by sea or space | tree rules |

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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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To voyage is to travel a long way, usually by ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:m2:1
# text = To voyage is to travel a long way, usually by ship.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	voyage	voyage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
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	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **voyage** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | a long way *obl:unmarked*; travel *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The voyage across the ocean took many weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x1:1
# text = The voyage across the ocean took many weeks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	weeks	week	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 | **take** | past | the voyage across the ocean |  |  |  | week |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Captain Cook sailed on long voyages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x2:1
# text = Captain Cook sailed on long voyages.
1	Captain	Captain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Cook	Cook	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	voyages	voyage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | Captain Cook |  |  | long voyages |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship sank on its maiden voyage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x3:1
# text = The ship sank on its maiden voyage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **sink** | past | the ship |  |  | ship's maiden voyage |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **voyage** |  | ship |  |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The space probe began its voyage to Mars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x4:1
# text = The space probe began its voyage to Mars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	probe	probe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	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 | **begin** | past | the space probe | probe's voyage | Mars |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voyage=Eventuality |
| 2 | **voyage** |  | probe |  |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We read a story about a voyage to a magic island.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x5:1
# text = We read a story about a voyage to a magic island.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We | a story |  |  |  | about a voyage to a magic island | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The sailors voyaged far from home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x6:1
# text = The sailors voyaged far from home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	voyaged	voyage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **voyage** | past | the sailors |  |  | home |  | far *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a six days' voyage they at length sighted land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:voyage:x7:1
# text = After a six days' voyage they at length sighted land.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	sighted	sight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sight** | participle | length *not said here* | land |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus |
| 2 | **voyage** |  | a six days |  |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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