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meander

Who acts: river, We, geography class, path, story, stream · What happens: turn, go, walk, wander, go on, meander · To what, where: way, flat valley, market, meander, hill, wide meander

«meander» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: meander in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of a river or road — kept apart, not parsed.

To turn this way and that in slow curves instead of going straight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 turn	mark
2	turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 way	det
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turn	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 that	cc
6	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 way	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 curves	case
8	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 curves	amod
9	curves	curve	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 turn	obl
10	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	12 going	mark
11	of	of	ADP	_	10 instead	fixed
12	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 turn	advcl
13	straight	straight	ADV	_	12 going	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	to-infinitive		this way				in slow curves	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent way=Patient in curve=Topic
2	go	gerund						straight property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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 walk or wander slowly without a clear aim.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 walk	mark
2	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 wander	cc
4	wander	wander	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 walk	conj
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
6	without	without	ADP	_	9 aim	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 aim	det
8	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 aim	amod
9	aim	aim	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walk	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	to-infinitive						without a clear aim; slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	wander	infinitive							vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: of talk or a story — kept apart, not parsed.

To go on slowly without a clear point.

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	on	on	ADV	_	2 go	advmod
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	2 go	advmod
5	without	without	ADP	_	8 point	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 point	det
7	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 point	amod
8	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 go	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go on	to-infinitive						without a clear point; slowly property	vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 4

Noun: a bend or loop in a river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 bend	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bend	det
4	bend	bend	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Noun	appos
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 loop	cc
6	loop	loop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bend	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 river	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 river	det
9	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 loop	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Noun	punct

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

Example 1

The river meanders across the flat valley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meanders	nsubj
3	meanders	meander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	across	across	ADP	_	7 valley	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 valley	det
6	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 valley	amod
7	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meanders	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 meanders	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meander	present	the river			the flat valley			vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across valley=Location

Example 2

We meandered through the market, looking at the stalls.

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 meandered	nsubj
2	meandered	meander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 market	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 market	det
5	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 meandered	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 looking	punct
7	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 meandered	advcl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 stalls	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 stalls	det
10	stalls	stall	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 looking	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 meandered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meander	past	We			the market			vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through market=Location
2	look	gerund	We not said here					at the stalls	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at stall=Theme

Example 3

The geography class drew a meander and an oxbow lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 class	det
2	geography	geography	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 class	compound
3	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drew	nsubj
4	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 meander	det
6	meander	meander	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drew	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 lake	cc
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 lake	det
9	oxbow	oxbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lake	compound
10	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meander	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	the geography class	a meander and a oxbow lake					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meander=Theme

Example 4

The path meanders up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 path	det
2	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meanders	nsubj
3	meanders	meander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	6 hill	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hill	det
6	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meanders	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 meanders	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meander	present	the path			the hill			vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up hill=Location

Example 5

His story meandered and never got to the point.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 story	nmod:poss
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meandered	nsubj
3	meandered	meander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 got	cc
5	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	6 got	advmod
6	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 meandered	conj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 point	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 point	det
9	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 got	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 meandered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meander	past	His story						vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	not get	past	His story not said here					to the point result	vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to point=Result

Example 6

The stream made a wide meander around the field.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 stream	det
2	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 meander	det
5	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 meander	amod
6	meander	meander	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	around	around	ADP	_	9 field	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 field	det
9	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the stream	a wide meander		the field			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset meander=Product

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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