thence
Who acts: They, you, He, path, river, We · What happens: sail, go, turn, move, lead, run down · To what, where: France, old oak, Leeds, Wild Wood, Paris
«thence» 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: thence in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
From that place; from there.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From | from | ADP | _ | 3 place | case |
| 2 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 place | det |
| 3 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 there | obl |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 place | punct |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 there | case |
| 6 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 there | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
From that time; after that.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From | from | ADP | _ | 3 time | case |
| 2 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 time | det |
| 3 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 time | punct |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 6 that | case |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 time | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 time | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
For that reason; therefore.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | ADP | _ | 3 reason | case |
| 2 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 therefore | punct |
| 5 | therefore | therefore | ADV | _ | 3 reason | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 reason | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
They sailed to France and thence to Spain.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sailed | nsubj |
| 2 | sailed | sail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 France | case |
| 4 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 sailed | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 Spain | cc |
| 6 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 8 Spain | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 Spain | case |
| 8 | Spain | Spain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 France | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sailed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sail | past | They | France and Spain | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to france=Trajectory |
Example 2
Go to the old oak and thence turn left.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 oak | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 oak | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 oak | amod |
| 5 | oak | oak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Go | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 turn | cc |
| 7 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 8 turn | advmod |
| 8 | turn | turn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Go | conj |
| 9 | left | left | ADV | _ | 8 turn | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | the old oak | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to oak=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | turn | infinitive | you not said here | left, thence property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
He moved to Leeds and thence to Scotland.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 moved | nsubj |
| 2 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 Leeds | case |
| 4 | Leeds | Leeds | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 moved | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 Scotland | cc |
| 6 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 8 Scotland | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 Scotland | case |
| 8 | Scotland | Scotland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Leeds | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 moved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | past | He | Leeds and Scotland | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to leeds=Result |
Example 4
From the Wild Wood the path led thence to Badger's house.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From | from | ADP | _ | 4 Wood | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Wood | det |
| 3 | Wild | Wild | PROPN | _ | 4 Wood | flat |
| 4 | Wood | Wood | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 led | obl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 path | det |
| 6 | path | path | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 led | nsubj |
| 7 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 7 led | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 house | case |
| 10 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 house | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Badger | case |
| 12 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thence | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 led | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | past | the path | the Wild Wood | thence property | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from wood=Destination |
Example 5
The river runs down to the town and thence to the sea.
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 runs | nsubj |
| 3 | runs | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | down | down | ADV | _ | 3 runs | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 town | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 town | det |
| 7 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 runs | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 sea | cc |
| 9 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 12 sea | advmod |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 sea | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sea | det |
| 12 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 town | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 runs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run down | present | the river | to the town and the sea result; down property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to town=Result |
Example 6
We stayed a week in Paris, thence by train to Rome.
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 stayed | nsubj |
| 2 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 week | det |
| 4 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 Paris | case |
| 6 | Paris | Paris | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 train | punct |
| 8 | thence | thence | ADV | _ | 10 train | advmod |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 train | case |
| 10 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | parataxis |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 Rome | case |
| 12 | Rome | Rome | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 train | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stayed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | We | Paris | week | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in paris=Location |
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