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thither

Who acts: He, leaves, They, children, Ants, king · What happens: mean, go, blow, journey, run, scurry · To what, where: place, foot, field, water, king, old story · Speech: someone speaks here

«thither» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: thither in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

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

Thither means "to that place" or "there".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thither	thither	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 place	punct
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 place	case
5	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 place	det
6	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 place	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 there	cc
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 there	punct
10	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 place	conj
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 place	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present		that place				thither property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Topic

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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"He went thither on foot."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct
2	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	thither	thither	ADV	_	3 went	advmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 foot	case
6	foot	foot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go in a quote	past	He			foot		thither property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on foot=Location

Meaning 2

"Hither and thither" means here and there, in many directions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hither	punct
2	Hither	hither	ADV	_	6 means	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 thither	cc
4	thither	thither	ADV	_	2 Hither	conj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hither	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 means	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 there	cc
9	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 here	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 directions	punct
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 directions	case
12	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 directions	amod
13	directions	direction	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 means	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present				here		in many directions; hither property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in direction=Attribute

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"The leaves blew hither and thither."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

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

Example 1

They journeyed thither by boat. (old style)

Sentence 1: They journeyed thither by boat.

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 journeyed	nsubj
2	journeyed	journey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	thither	thither	ADV	_	2 journeyed	advmod
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 boat	case
5	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 journeyed	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 journeyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	journey	past	They					by boat; thither property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by boat=Trajectory

Sentence 2: (old style)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 style	punct
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 style	amod
3	style	style	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 style	punct

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

Example 2

The children ran hither and thither across the field.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	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	across	across	ADP	_	9 field	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 field	det
9	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

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

Example 3

Ants scurried hither and thither.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 scurried	nsubj
2	scurried	scurry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hither	hither	ADV	_	2 scurried	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 thither	cc
5	thither	thither	ADV	_	3 hither	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scurried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scurry	past	Ants					hither property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

"Go thither and bring me water," said the king.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
2	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 said	ccomp
3	thither	thither	ADV	_	2 Go	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 bring	cc
5	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 Go	conj
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 bring	obj
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bring	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 king	det
12	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go in a quote	infinitive						thither property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bring in a quote	infinitive		water	the king = king				vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination water=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	the king						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 5

In the old story, the knight rode thither to save the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rode	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 story	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 knight	det
7	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rode	nsubj
8	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	thither	thither	ADV	_	8 rode	advmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 save	mark
11	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 rode	advcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 town	det
13	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 save	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	the knight			the old story		thither property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	save	to-infinitive	the knight not said here	the town					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Theme

Example 6

The wind blew the paper hither and thither.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

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

Example 7

Whither goest thou? Thither, to the sea. (old poem style)

Sentence 1: Whither goest thou?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whither	whither	ADV	PronType=Int	2 goest	advmod
2	goest	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 goest	obj
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 goest	punct

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

Sentence 2: Thither, to the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thither	thither	ADV	_	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Thither	punct
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 sea	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sea	det
5	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thither	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thither	punct

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

Sentence 3: (old poem style)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 style	punct
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 style	amod
3	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 style	compound
4	style	style	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 style	punct

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

Example 8

Thither he went without speaking a word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thither	thither	ADV	_	3 went	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	without	without	SCONJ	_	5 speaking	mark
5	speaking	speak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 went	advcl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 word	det
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 speaking	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	he					thither property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	speak speech: other	gerund	he not said here	a word					tree rules

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