hither

Who acts: old king, ants, we, Leaves, servants, you · What happens: come, mean, say, run, lift, blow · To what, where: child, stone, wind, feast, lantern, garden · Speech: someone speaks here

«hither» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: hither in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

To here; to this place: «Come hither» means «come here».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	2 here	case
2	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 means	csubj
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 here	punct
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 place	case
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 place	det
6	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 here	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 Come	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 Come	punct
9	Come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 here	conj
10	hither	hither	ADV	_	9 Come	advmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 here	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 come	punct
14	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 means	ccomp
15	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 come	advmod
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 come	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	infinitive		hither property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	come in a quote	infinitive	here		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

In the phrase «hither and thither» (or «hither and yon»): here and there, in many directions.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 phrase	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 phrase	det
3	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 here	obl
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 thither	punct
5	hither	hither	ADV	_	7 thither	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 thither	cc
7	thither	thither	ADV	_	3 phrase	nmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 thither	punct
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 hither	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 hither	cc
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 hither	punct
12	hither	hither	ADV	_	7 thither	parataxis
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 yon	cc
14	yon	yon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 hither	conj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 yon	punct
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 hither	punct
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 here	punct
18	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 there	cc
20	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 here	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 directions	punct
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 directions	case
23	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 directions	amod
24	directions	direction	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 here	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 here	punct

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

Example 1

«Come hither, child,» said the old king.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
2	Come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 said	ccomp
3	hither	hither	ADV	_	2 Come	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 child	punct
5	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Come	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 king	det
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 king	amod
11	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	infinitive		child				hither property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	say speech: assert	past	the old king						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 2

The ants ran hither and thither when we lifted the stone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ants	det
2	ants	ant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 ran	nsubj
3	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hither	hither	ADV	_	3 ran	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 thither	cc
6	thither	thither	ADV	_	4 hither	conj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 lifted	advmod
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 lifted	nsubj
9	lifted	lift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 ran	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 stone	det
11	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lifted	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	the ants					hither property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	lift	past	we	the stone					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme

Example 3

Leaves blew hither and thither in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 blew	nsubj
2	blew	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hither	hither	ADV	_	2 blew	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 thither	cc
5	thither	thither	ADV	_	3 hither	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 wind	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wind	det
8	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 blew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow	past	Leaves			the wind		hither property	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

Example 4

The servants hurried hither and thither preparing the feast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 servants	det
2	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hurried	nsubj
3	hurried	hurry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hither	hither	ADV	_	3 hurried	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 preparing	cc
6	thither	thither	ADV	_	7 preparing	advmod
7	preparing	prepare	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 hurried	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 feast	det
9	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 preparing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hurried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurry	past	the servants					hither property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	prepare	gerund	the servants not said here	the feast				thither property	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient

Example 5

«Bring the lantern hither!» called the captain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct
2	Bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 lantern	det
4	lantern	lantern	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Bring	obj
5	hither	hither	ADV	_	2 Bring	advmod
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct
8	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Bring	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 captain	det
10	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring in a quote	imperative	you not said here	the lantern				hither property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent lantern=Theme
2	call speech: express	participle	the captain						vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The puppy dashed hither and thither around the garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dashed	nsubj
3	dashed	dash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hither	hither	ADV	_	3 dashed	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 thither	cc
6	thither	thither	ADV	_	4 hither	conj
7	around	around	ADP	_	9 garden	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 garden	det
9	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dashed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dash	past	the puppy			the garden		hither property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around garden=Trajectory

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