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title: wearisome — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wearisome» in the school dictionary: Making you feel tired, bored or fed up, especially because it goes on too long. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wearisome

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**Who acts:** you, it, long walk, Copying, knight, endless complaining · **What happens:** make, feel, feed up, go on, be, copy out · **To what, where:** same sentence, wearisome task, wearisome journey, mountains, queue, stairs wearisome

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making you feel tired, bored or fed up, especially because it goes on too long.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:m1:1
# text = Making you feel tired, bored or fed up, especially because it goes on too long.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	too	too	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you |  |  |  |  | bored, tired *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **feed up** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **go on** | present | it |  |  |  |  | especially, long *property* | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=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 long walk home in the rain was wearisome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x1:1
# text = The long walk home in the rain was wearisome.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the long walk in the rain |  |  |  |  | wearisome *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Copying out the same sentence twenty times was a wearisome task.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x2:1
# text = Copying out the same sentence twenty times was a wearisome task.
1	Copying	copy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy out** | gerund |  | the same sentence |  |  | time |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Copying | a wearisome task |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight began his wearisome journey across the mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x3:1
# text = The knight began his wearisome journey across the mountains.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the knight | knight's wearisome journey |  | the mountains |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Eventuality |
| 2 | **journey** |  | knight |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His endless complaining became wearisome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x4:1
# text = His endless complaining became wearisome.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	endless	endless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	complaining	complaining	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | His endless complaining |  |  |  |  | wearisome *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waiting in the queue all afternoon was wearisome for everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x5:1
# text = Waiting in the queue all afternoon was wearisome for everyone.
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  | the queue |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in queue=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | all afternoon |  |  |  |  | for everyone; wearisome *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old woman found the stairs wearisome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x6:1
# text = The old woman found the stairs wearisome.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	wearisome	wearisome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the old woman | the stairs wearisome |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wearisome=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never, never before, did I have such a wearisome task!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wearisome:x7:1
# text = Never, never before, did I have such a wearisome task!
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	12	det:predet	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	wearisome	wearisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past · do-support | I | such wearisome task |  |  |  | before *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Patient |

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