lesson-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: class

Commentary: LESSON[+event] a unit of instruction

Examples:
He took driving lessons.
My dance lesson lasts an hour.
Mary's violin lesson was cancelled because of the snow.

Mappings:
PropBank: lesson.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: task

Commentary: a task assigned for individual study

Examples:
He did the lesson for today.
You should be able to do today's lesson in just a few minutes.
He crumpled up his spelling lesson and put it in his pocket.

Mappings:
PropBank: lesson.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 3: deterrent example

Commentary: example, object lesson - punishment intended as a warning to others

Examples:
They decided to make a lesson of him.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: moral

Commentary: the significance of a story or event

Examples:
The lesson of the story is to love thy neighbor.
You will usually find a lesson for the reader in her stories.

Mappings:
PropBank: lesson.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3