athwart Who acts: Athwart, fallen tree, beam, boat, sailors, Dark clouds · What happens: mean, fall, lie, beam, drift, stretch · To what, where: ship, sunlight, rope
«athwart» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: athwart in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old, literary — kept apart, not parsed.
Athwart means across, from one side to the other of something.
nsubj advmod punct case nummod conj case det nmod case obl punct root Athwart ADJ means VERB across ADV , PUNCT from ADP one NUM side NOUN to ADP the DET other ADJ of ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Athwart athwart ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 across across ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 side punct 5 from from ADP _ 7 side case 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 side nummod 7 side side NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 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 side nmod 11 of of ADP _ 12 something case 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 other obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Athwart across property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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.
Meaning 2 Usage: sailing — kept apart, not parsed.
Athwart means across a ship, from side to side.
nsubj case det obl punct case appos case nmod punct root Athwart ADJ means VERB across ADP a DET ship NOUN , PUNCT from ADP side NOUN to ADP side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Athwart athwart ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 across across ADP _ 5 ship case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ship det 5 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 side punct 7 from from ADP _ 8 side case 8 side side NOUN Number=Sing 5 ship appos 9 to to ADP _ 10 side case 10 side side NOUN Number=Sing 8 side nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Athwart a ship vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
Athwart can mean against, opposite to.
nsubj aux case punct amod obl punct root Athwart PROPN can AUX mean VERB against ADP , PUNCT opposite ADJ to NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Athwart Athwart PROPN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 against against ADP _ 7 to case 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 to punct 6 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 to amod 7 to to NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Athwart against opposite to vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 A fallen tree lay athwart the path.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root A DET fallen VERB tree NOUN lay VERB athwart ADP the DET path NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tree det 2 fallen fall VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 tree amod 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 lay nsubj 4 lay lie VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 athwart athwart ADP _ 7 path case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 path det 7 path path NOUN Number=Sing 4 lay obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lay punct
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1 fall participle vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 lie past a fallen tree athwart the path vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 A beam of sunlight fell athwart the floor.
det nsubj case nmod case det obl punct root A DET beam NOUN of ADP sunlight NOUN fell VERB athwart ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 beam det 2 beam beam NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 sunlight case 4 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 2 beam nmod 5 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 athwart athwart ADP _ 8 floor case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floor det 8 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 fell punct
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1 fall past a beam of sunlight athwart the floor vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 beam sunlight nom beam «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The boat drifted athwart the stream.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET boat NOUN drifted VERB athwart ADP the DET stream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boat det 2 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 3 drifted nsubj 3 drifted drift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 athwart athwart ADP _ 6 stream case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stream det 6 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 3 drifted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 drifted punct
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1 drift past the boat athwart the stream vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The sailors stretched a rope athwart the deck.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET sailors NOUN stretched VERB a DET rope NOUN athwart ADP the DET deck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sailors det 2 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 3 stretched nsubj 3 stretched stretch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 rope det 5 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 3 stretched obj 6 athwart athwart ADP _ 8 deck case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 deck det 8 deck deck NOUN Number=Sing 3 stretched obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stretched punct
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1 stretch past the sailors a rope athwart the deck vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rope=Patient
Example 5 Dark clouds lay athwart the sky.
amod nsubj case det obl punct root Dark ADJ clouds NOUN lay VERB athwart ADP the DET sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 2 clouds amod 2 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 lay nsubj 3 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 athwart athwart ADP _ 6 sky case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sky det 6 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 lay punct
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1 lay present Dark clouds athwart the sky vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The log jammed athwart the river.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET log NOUN jammed VERB athwart ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 log det 2 log log NOUN Number=Sing 3 jammed nsubj 3 jammed jam VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 athwart athwart ADP _ 6 river case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 river det 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 jammed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 jammed punct
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1 jam past the log athwart the river vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme
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