thro
Who acts: They, wardrobes, rooms, mother, father, she · What happens: run, be, seem, surpass, see, get · To what, where: one side, thro, one, father, great mind, Gaffer
«thro» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: thro in the English dictionary.
Early Modern English, meaning 1
Through; from one side of something to the other.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 5 side | case |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 side | punct |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 side | case |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 side | nummod |
| 5 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 something | case |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 side | nmod |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 other | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 other | det |
| 10 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 something | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 side | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
They ran thro' all the rooms, closets, and wardrobes, which were all so rich and fine, that they seemed to surpass one another.
From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ran | nsubj |
| 2 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | thro | thro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ran | obj |
| 4 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 3 thro | punct |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 rooms | det:predet |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rooms | det |
| 7 | rooms | room | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ran | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 closets | punct |
| 9 | closets | closet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 rooms | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 wardrobes | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wardrobes | cc |
| 12 | wardrobes | wardrobe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 rooms | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 rich | punct |
| 14 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 rich | nsubj |
| 15 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 rich | cop |
| 16 | all | all | ADV | _ | 18 rich | advmod |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 rich | advmod |
| 18 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 wardrobes | conj |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 fine | cc |
| 20 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 rich | conj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 seemed | punct |
| 22 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 24 seemed | mark |
| 23 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 seemed | nsubj |
| 24 | seemed | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ran | conj |
| 25 | to | to | PART | _ | 26 surpass | mark |
| 26 | surpass | surpass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 24 seemed | xcomp |
| 27 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 26 surpass | obj |
| 28 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 27 one | fixed |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ran | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past | They | thro | all rooms and closets and wardrobes obj | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent thro=Beneficiary room=Product | |||
| 2 | is | past | wardrobes | all, rich property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | wardrobes not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | seem | past | rooms = room | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 5 | surpass | to-infinitive | rooms = room not said here | one | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |
Example 2
Their father and mother seeing them busy at their work, got from them by degrees, and then ran away from them all at once, along a by-way, thro' the winding bushes.
From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.
The tree, 32 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 father | nmod:poss |
| 2 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 got | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 mother | cc |
| 4 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 father | conj |
| 5 | seeing | see | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 mother | acl |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 seeing | obj |
| 7 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 seeing | xcomp |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 work | case |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 work | nmod:poss |
| 10 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 busy | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 father | punct |
| 12 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 them | case |
| 14 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 got | obl |
| 15 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 degrees | case |
| 16 | degrees | degree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 got | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 ran | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 ran | cc |
| 19 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 20 ran | advmod |
| 20 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 got | conj |
| 21 | away | away | ADV | _ | 20 ran | advmod |
| 22 | from | from | ADP | _ | 23 them | case |
| 23 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 ran | obl |
| 24 | all | all | ADV | _ | 26 once | advmod |
| 25 | at | at | ADP | _ | 26 once | case |
| 26 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 20 ran | obl |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 way | punct |
| 28 | along | along | ADP | _ | 32 way | case |
| 29 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 32 way | det |
| 30 | by | by | ADP | _ | 32 way | case |
| 31 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 30 by | punct |
| 32 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 ran | parataxis |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 thro | punct |
| 34 | thro | thro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 way | conj |
| 35 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 38 bushes | punct |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 38 bushes | det |
| 37 | winding | winding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 bushes | compound |
| 38 | bushes | bush | NOUN | Number=Plur | 34 thro | conj |
| 39 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | gerund | mother not said here | father | busy property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | get | past | Their father and mother | from them = they; by degrees | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from they=Destination | ||||
| 3 | run away | past | Their father and mother not said here | then | from father; a way and thro and the winding bushes parataxis; away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from they=Trajectory | |||
| 4 | work | father | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
As she was going thro' the wood, she met with Gaffer Wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he durst not, because of some faggot-makers hard by in the forest.
From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.
The tree, 36 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | SCONJ | _ | 4 going | mark |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 going | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 going | aux |
| 4 | going | go | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 met | advcl |
| 5 | thro | thro | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 going | xcomp |
| 6 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 thro | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wood | det |
| 8 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 going | xcomp |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 going | punct |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 met | nsubj |
| 11 | met | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 Gaffer | case |
| 13 | Gaffer | Gaffer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 met | obl |
| 14 | Wolf | Wolf | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 Gaffer | flat |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 had | punct |
| 16 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 had | nsubj |
| 17 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 Gaffer | acl:relcl |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 mind | det |
| 19 | very | very | ADV | _ | 20 great | advmod |
| 20 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 mind | amod |
| 21 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 had | obj |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 eat | mark |
| 23 | eat | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 mind | acl |
| 24 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 eat | obj |
| 25 | up | up | ADP | _ | 23 eat | compound:prt |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 durst | punct |
| 27 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 29 durst | cc |
| 28 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 29 durst | nsubj |
| 29 | durst | durst | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 met | obl |
| 30 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 29 durst | advmod |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 37 makers | punct |
| 32 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 37 makers | case |
| 33 | of | of | ADP | _ | 32 because | fixed |
| 34 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 37 makers | det |
| 35 | faggot | faggot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 makers | compound |
| 36 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 35 faggot | punct |
| 37 | makers | maker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 met | obl |
| 38 | hard | hard | ADV | Degree=Pos | 37 makers | advmod |
| 39 | by | by | ADP | _ | 42 forest | case |
| 40 | in | in | ADP | _ | 42 forest | case |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 42 forest | det |
| 42 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 met | obl |
| 43 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 met | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past · progressive | she | thro | the wood xcomp | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | meet | past | she | with Gaffer; because some faggot makers; by the forest | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with gaffer=Co-Agent | ||||
| 3 | have | past | Gaffer | a great mind | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | ||||
| 4 | eat up | to-infinitive | Gaffer not said here | Gaffer | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | ||||
| 5 | not durst | he | tree rules |
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