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title: yearn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yearn» in the school dictionary: To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yearn

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**Who acts:** boy, She, He, Many children · **What happens:** yearn, be, ache, fly, see · **To what, where:** sea, trees

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«yearn» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [yearn in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearn.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearn:m1:1
# text = To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	yearn	yearn	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	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
18	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	aching	ache	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	conj	_	_
21	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	yearn	yearn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	yearn	yearn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yearn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | want *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ache** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **yearn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for home | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for home=Theme |
| 5 | **yearn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 6 | **fly** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «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}

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The boy yearned to see the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearn:x1:1
# text = The boy yearned to see the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	yearned	yearn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yearn** | past | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the boy *not said here* | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She yearned for her old home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearn:x2:1
# text = She yearned for her old home.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	yearned	yearn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yearn** | past | She |  |  |  |  | for her old home | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for home=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He yearned to fly above the trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearn:x3:1
# text = He yearned to fly above the trees.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	yearned	yearn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **yearn** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **fly** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | the trees |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above tree=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Many children yearn for a pet of their own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yearn:x4:1
# text = Many children yearn for a pet of their own.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	yearn	yearn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yearn** | present | Many children |  |  |  |  | for a pet of children's own | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for pet=Theme |

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