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title: yonder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yonder» in the school dictionary: Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yonder

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**Who acts:** you, cottage, traveller, They, river · **What happens:** see, be, point, live, ask, ride off · **To what, where:** hill, cottage, farmer, wood, house, wild blue · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:m1:1
# text = Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder.
1	Over	over	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That … over there: yonder tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:m2:1
# text = That … over there: yonder tree.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	…	…	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
See yonder hill? Our cottage is just behind it.

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*Sentence 1:* See yonder hill?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x1:1
# text = See yonder hill?
1	See	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | imperative | you *not said here* | hill |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hill=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* Our cottage is just behind it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x1:2
# text = Our cottage is just behind it.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our cottage |  |  | cottage |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer pointed to the wood yonder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x2:1
# text = The farmer pointed to the wood yonder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | participle |  | the farmer *not said here* | the wood |  |  | yonder *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to wood=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Who lives in yonder house?» asked the traveller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x3:1
# text = «Who lives in yonder house?» asked the traveller.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  | house |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the traveller |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They rode off into the wild blue yonder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x4:1
# text = They rode off into the wild blue yonder.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
8	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride off** | past | They |  |  | the wild blue |  | yonder *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into blue=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river bends over yonder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x5:1
# text = The river bends over yonder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend over** | present | the river |  |  |  |  | yonder *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yonder stands the old mill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x6:1
# text = Yonder stands the old mill.
1	Yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present |  | the old mill |  |  |  | yonder *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mill=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't you see the farm-house yonder?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yonder:x7:1
# text = Don't you see the farm-house yonder?
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	1	advmod	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	yonder	yonder	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** | present | you | the farm house |  |  |  | yonder *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus |

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