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title: wistfulness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wistfulness» in the school dictionary: A gentle, sad feeling of longing for something you miss or cannot have. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wistfulness

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**Who acts:** gentle sad feeling, you, wistfulness, Mole, Alice, He · **What happens:** long, miss, not have, be, talk, feel · **To what, where:** wistfulness, boats, Grandma

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«wistfulness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [wistfulness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wistfulness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A gentle, sad feeling of longing for something you miss or cannot have.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:m1:1
# text = A gentle, sad feeling of longing for something you miss or cannot have.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	longing	long	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	miss	miss	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **long** | gerund | a gentle sad feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for something | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for something=Theme |
| 2 | **miss** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **have** | can | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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There was wistfulness in her voice as she talked about her old school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:x1:1
# text = There was wistfulness in her voice as she talked about her old school.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wistfulness	wistfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | wistfulness in wistfulness's voice |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** | past | wistfulness |  |  |  |  | about wistfulness's old school | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about school=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole felt wistfulness for his little home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:x2:1
# text = Mole felt wistfulness for his little home.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wistfulness	wistfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Mole | wistfulness |  |  |  | for Mole's little home | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent wistfulness=Location for home=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Alice looked with wistfulness at the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:x3:1
# text = Alice looked with wistfulness at the garden.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wistfulness	wistfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | with wistfulness; at the garden | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at garden=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He watched the boats with wistfulness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:x4:1
# text = He watched the boats with wistfulness.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wistfulness	wistfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | He | the boats |  |  |  | with wistfulness | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A wistfulness came over Grandma as she looked at the photos.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:x5:1
# text = A wistfulness came over Grandma as she looked at the photos.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wistfulness	wistfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come over** | past | a wistfulness | Grandma |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | past | wistfulness |  |  |  |  | at the photos | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at photo=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The song was full of wistfulness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wistfulness:x6:1
# text = The song was full of wistfulness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wistfulness	wistfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | past | the song |  |  |  |  | of wistfulness; full *property* | tree rules |

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