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lengthways

Who acts: you, table, halves, log · What happens: mean, fold, cut, fit, park, be · To what, where: paper, half, cucumber, strips, wall, bus

«lengthways» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: lengthways in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Lengthways means in the direction of the longest side of something, from end to end, not across.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 direction	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 direction	det
5	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 side	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 side	det
8	longest	long	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 side	amod
9	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 direction	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 side	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 end	punct
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 end	case
14	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 end	case
16	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 end	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 across	punct
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 across	advmod
19	across	across	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						in the direction of the longest side of something; across, lengthways property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in direction=Attribute

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.

Example 1

Fold the paper in half lengthways.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fold	fold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 paper	det
3	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Fold	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 half	case
5	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	1 Fold	obl
6	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	1 Fold	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Fold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fold	imperative	you not said here	the paper		half		lengthways property	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient

Example 2

Cut the cucumber lengthways into strips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cucumber	det
3	cucumber	cucumber	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cut	obj
4	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	1 Cut	advmod
5	into	into	ADP	_	6 strips	case
6	strips	strip	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cut	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	imperative	you not said here	the cucumber		strips		lengthways property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent cucumber=Material into strip=Product

Example 3

The table fits lengthways along the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 table	det
2	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fits	nsubj
3	fits	fit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	3 fits	advmod
5	along	along	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fits	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fit	present	the table			the wall		lengthways property	vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent along wall=Trajectory

Example 4

The bus was parked lengthways across the road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 parked	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 parked	aux:pass
4	parked	park	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	4 parked	advmod
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 road	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 road	det
8	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 parked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 parked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	park	past · passive		the bus		the road		lengthways property	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

If you fold an A4 sheet lengthways, the halves are long and thin.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 fold	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 fold	nsubj
3	fold	fold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 long	advcl
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sheet	det
5	A4	a4	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sheet	compound
6	sheet	sheet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fold	obj
7	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	3 fold	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 fold	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 halves	det
10	halves	half	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 long	nsubj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 long	cop
12	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 thin	cc
14	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 long	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fold a condition, not said to happen	present	you	a A4 sheet				lengthways property	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sheet=Patient
2	is	present	the halves					long property	tree rules
3	be		the halves not said here						tree rules

Example 6

Slice the banana lengthways for the banana split.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slice	slice	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 banana	det
3	banana	banana	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Slice	obj
4	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	1 Slice	advmod
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 split	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 split	det
7	banana	banana	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 split	compound
8	split	split	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Slice	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Slice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slice	imperative	you not said here	the banana				for the banana split; lengthways property	vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent banana=Patient

Example 7

The log lay lengthways in the river.

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 lay	nsubj
3	lay	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	lengthways	lengthways	ADV	_	3 lay	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 river	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 river	det
7	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	past	the log			the river		lengthways property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in river=Location

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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