detour

Who acts: you, detour, we, our, story · What happens: take, avoid, close, visit, make, see · To what, where: longer way, something, detour, waterfall, different way, traffic

«detour» 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: detour in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
2	longer	long	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 way	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 different	cc
4	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 longer	conj
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 take	nsubj
7	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 way	acl:relcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 avoid	mark
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 take	advcl
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 avoid	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 road	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 road	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 road	det
15	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 road	amod
16	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 something	nmod
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 traffic	cc
18	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 road	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	present	you	a longer way not said here		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme
2	avoid	to-infinitive	you not said here	something	such a closed road or traffic	vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent something=Location
3	close	participle				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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

A trip off your main route to visit somewhere, as in «make a detour to see the waterfall».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 trip	det
2	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 route	nsubj
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 trip	compound:prt
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 route	nmod:poss
5	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 route	amod
6	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 visit	mark
8	visit	visit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 route	acl
9	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	8 visit	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 make	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 make	mark
12	in	in	ADP	_	11 as	fixed
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 make	punct
14	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 visit	conj
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 detour	det
16	detour	detour	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 make	obj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 see	mark
18	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 make	xcomp
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 waterfall	det
20	waterfall	waterfall	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 see	obj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 route	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 route	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	visit	to-infinitive			somewhere property	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make in a quote	infinitive		a detour		tree rules
3	see in a quote	to-infinitive	a detour not said here	the waterfall		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer waterfall=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To go a different way, or to send traffic a different way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 go	mark
2	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
4	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 go	obl:unmarked
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 send	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 send	cc
8	to	to	PART	_	9 send	mark
9	send	send	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 go	conj
10	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 send	obj
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 way	det
12	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 way	amod
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 send	obl:unmarked
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	to-infinitive		a different way					vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	send	to-infinitive		traffic				a different way obl:unmarked	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traffic=Theme

Example 1

The bridge was closed, so we took a detour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bridge	det
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 closed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 closed	aux:pass
4	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 took	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 took	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 closed	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 detour	det
10	detour	detour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 closed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	past · passive		the bridge					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	take	past	we	a detour					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detour=Theme

Example 2

We made a detour to see the lighthouse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 detour	det
4	detour	detour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 made	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lighthouse	det
8	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 see	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a detour					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detour=Product
2	see	to-infinitive	We not said here	the lighthouse					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lighthouse=Stimulus

Example 3

The detour added 5 miles to our journey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detour	det
2	detour	detour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 added	nsubj
3	added	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 miles	nummod
5	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 added	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 journey	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 journey	nmod:poss
8	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 added	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 added	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	past	the detour	5 miles				to our journey	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent mile=Patient to journey=Co-Patient
2	journey		our						nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Traffic was detoured around the parade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 detoured	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 detoured	aux:pass
3	detoured	detour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	around	around	ADP	_	6 parade	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 parade	det
6	parade	parade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 detoured	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 detoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	detour	past · passive		Traffic		the parade			tree rules

Example 5

The story goes off on a detour about the hero's childhood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 goes	nsubj
3	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	3 goes	compound:prt
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 detour	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 detour	det
7	detour	detour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 goes	obl
8	about	about	ADP	_	12 childhood	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hero	det
10	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 childhood	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 hero	case
12	childhood	childhood	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 detour	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 goes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go off	present	the story			a detour about the hero's childhood			vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on detour=Location

Example 6

Follow the detour signs to get to school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 signs	det
3	detour	detour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signs	compound
4	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Follow	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 get	mark
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Follow	advcl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 school	case
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	imperative	you not said here	the detour signs					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme
2	get	to-infinitive	you not said here					to school result	vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to school=Result

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