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title: wanderer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wanderer» in the school dictionary: A wanderer is a person or animal that travels from place to place with no fixed home or no clear plan. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wanderer

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**Who acts:** wanderer, person, old wanderer, cat, ancient Greeks, Albatrosses · **What happens:** be, travel, fix, like, roam, explore · **To what, where:** person, place, someone, stars, wanderer, planets · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wanderer is a person or animal that travels from place to place with no fixed home or no clear plan.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:m1:1
# text = A wanderer is a person or animal that travels from place to place with no fixed home or no clear plan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wanderer	wanderer	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	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
16	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
20	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	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 wanderer | a person or animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | present | a person or animal |  |  | place |  | to place; with no fixed home or no clear plan | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to place=Destination |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wanderer can also be someone who likes to roam and explore.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:m2:1
# text = A wanderer can also be someone who likes to roam and explore.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wanderer	wanderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	roam	roam	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	explore	explore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a wanderer | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **roam** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **explore** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old wanderer slept under the stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x1:1
# text = The old wanderer slept under the stars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wanderer	wanderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | the old wanderer |  |  | the stars |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cat is a wanderer and visits every garden on the street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x2:1
# text = Our cat is a wanderer and visits every garden on the street.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	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	wanderer	wanderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our cat | a wanderer and visits and every garden on the street |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ancient Greeks called the planets «wanderers».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x3:1
# text = The ancient Greeks called the planets «wanderers».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Greeks	Greek	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	wanderers	wanderer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | the ancient Greeks | the planets |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent planet=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wanderer told stories in every village he passed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x4:1
# text = The wanderer told stories in every village he passed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wanderer	wanderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	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* | past | the wanderer | stories |  | every village |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 2 | **pass** | past | wanderer | every village *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme village=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Albatrosses are great wanderers of the southern oceans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x5:1
# text = Albatrosses are great wanderers of the southern oceans.
1	Albatrosses	albatrosse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wanderers	wanderer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	oceans	ocean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Albatrosses | great wanderers |  |  |  | of the southern oceans | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the poem, a lonely wanderer walks across the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x6:1
# text = In the poem, a lonely wanderer walks across the hills.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lonely	lonely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wanderer	wanderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a lonely wanderer |  |  | the poem |  | across the hills | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in poem=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From the remotest days men have been wanderers, and wherever they went their stories accompanied them.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wanderer:x7:1
# text = From the remotest days men have been wanderers, and wherever they went their stories accompanied them.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	remotest	remote	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	wanderers	wanderer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	wherever	wherever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present · perfect | days men | wanderers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | men *= man* |  |  |  |  | wherever *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **accompany** | past | men's stories | men *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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