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leeward

Who acts: Leeward, wind, leeward side, We, ship, Leeward Islands · What happens: mean, shelter, blow, be, drift, leeward · To what, where: side, direction, leeward side, Caribbean, windward side, tent

«leeward» 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: leeward in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Leeward means on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leeward	leeward	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 side	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 side	det
5	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
6	away	away	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 wind	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wind	det
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 away	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 side	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 side	det
12	sheltered	shelter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 side	amod
13	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wind	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Leeward			the side		away property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	shelter	participle							vn exist-47.1 «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

To leeward means in the direction the wind is blowing towards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	2 leeward	case
2	leeward	leeward	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 direction	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 direction	det
6	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	obl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wind	det
8	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 blowing	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 blowing	aux
10	blowing	blow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 direction	acl:relcl
11	towards	towards	ADP	_	10 blowing	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	leeward					in the direction	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in direction=Attribute
2	blow	present · progressive	the wind	the direction not said here					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent direction=Patient

Example 1

The leeward side of the island is dry and sunny.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 side	det
2	leeward	leeward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 side	amod
3	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 dry	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 island	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 island	det
6	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 side	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 dry	cop
8	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 sunny	cc
10	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 dry	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 dry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the leeward side of the island					dry property	tree rules
2	be		the leeward side of the island not said here						tree rules

Example 2

We sheltered on the leeward side of the boat.

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 sheltered	nsubj
2	sheltered	shelter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 side	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 side	det
5	leeward	leeward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 side	amod
6	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sheltered	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 boat	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 boat	det
9	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 side	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sheltered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shelter	past	We			the leeward side of the boat			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on side=Location

Example 3

The ship drifted to leeward.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ship	det
2	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drifted	nsubj
3	drifted	drift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 leeward	case
5	leeward	leeward	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 drifted	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drifted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drift	past	the ship						tree rules
2	leeward	infinitive	the ship not said here						tree rules

Example 4

The Leeward Islands are in the Caribbean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Islands	det
2	Leeward	Leeward	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Islands	compound
3	Islands	Island	PROPN	Number=Plur	7 Caribbean	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 Caribbean	cop
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 Caribbean	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Caribbean	det
7	Caribbean	Caribbean	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 Caribbean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the Leeward Islands			the Caribbean			tree rules

Example 5

Rain falls on the windward side, and the leeward side stays dry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 falls	nsubj
2	falls	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 side	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 side	det
5	windward	windward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 side	amod
6	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 falls	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 stays	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 stays	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 side	det
10	leeward	leeward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 side	amod
11	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 stays	nsubj
12	stays	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 falls	conj
13	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 stays	xcomp
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 falls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	present	Rain			the windward side			vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on side=Location
2	stay	present	the leeward side					dry property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Pitch your tent on the leeward side of the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pitch	pitch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 tent	nmod:poss
3	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pitch	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 side	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 side	det
6	leeward	leeward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 side	amod
7	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pitch	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 hill	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hill	det
10	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 side	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pitch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pitch	imperative	you not said here	your tent		the leeward side of the hill			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent tent=Theme on side=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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