thoroughfare Who acts: thoroughfare, that, Oxford Street, old market square, sign, alley · What happens: be, use, go through, say, walk, cross · To what, where: main road, town, route, one place, busy London thoroughfare, main thoroughfare · Speech: someone speaks here
«thoroughfare» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: thoroughfare in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A thoroughfare is a main road or street through a town or city, used by a lot of traffic and people.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case det nmod cc conj punct acl case det obl case nmod cc conj punct root A DET thoroughfare NOUN is AUX a DET main ADJ road NOUN or CCONJ street NOUN through ADP a DET town NOUN or CCONJ city NOUN , PUNCT used VERB by ADP a DET lot NOUN of ADP traffic NOUN and CCONJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 thoroughfare det 2 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing 6 road nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 road cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 road det 5 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 6 road amod 6 road road NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 street cc 8 street street NOUN Number=Sing 6 road conj 9 through through ADP _ 11 town case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 town det 11 town town NOUN Number=Sing 6 road nmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 city cc 13 city city NOUN Number=Sing 11 town conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 used punct 15 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 town acl 16 by by ADP _ 18 lot case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 lot det 18 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 15 used obl 19 of of ADP _ 20 traffic case 20 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 18 lot nmod 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 people cc 22 people people NOUN Number=Plur 20 traffic conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 road punct
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1 is a present a thoroughfare a main road or street a town or city tree rules 2 use participle a town or city not said here by a lot of traffic and people vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 A thoroughfare is also any route or passage that people go through from one place to another.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop advmod det cc conj nsubj nsubj parataxis advmod case nummod obl case nmod punct root A DET thoroughfare NOUN is AUX also ADV any DET route NOUN or CCONJ passage NOUN that PRON people NOUN go VERB through ADV from ADP one NUM place NOUN to ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 thoroughfare det 2 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing 6 route nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 route cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 route advmod 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 route det 6 route route NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 passage cc 8 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 6 route conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 go nsubj 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 go nsubj 11 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 route parataxis 12 through through ADV _ 11 go advmod 13 from from ADP _ 15 place case 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 place nummod 15 place place NOUN Number=Sing 11 go obl 16 to to ADP _ 17 another case 17 another another DET PronType=Ind 15 place nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 route punct
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1 is a present a thoroughfare any route or passage tree rules 2 go through present that one place to another through property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from place=Initial_Location
Example 1 Oxford Street is a busy London thoroughfare.
compound nsubj cop det amod compound punct root Oxford PROPN Street PROPN is AUX a DET busy ADJ London PROPN thoroughfare NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 2 Street compound 2 Street Street PROPN Number=Sing 7 thoroughfare nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thoroughfare cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thoroughfare det 5 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 thoroughfare amod 6 London London PROPN Number=Sing 7 thoroughfare compound 7 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 thoroughfare punct
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1 is a present Oxford Street a busy London thoroughfare tree rules
Example 2 The old market square was the town's main thoroughfare.
det amod compound nsubj cop det nmod:poss case amod punct root The DET old ADJ market NOUN square NOUN was AUX the DET town NOUN 's PART main ADJ thoroughfare NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 square det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 square amod 3 market market NOUN Number=Sing 4 square compound 4 square square NOUN Number=Sing 10 thoroughfare nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 thoroughfare cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 town det 7 town town NOUN Number=Sing 10 thoroughfare nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 town case 9 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 10 thoroughfare amod 10 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 thoroughfare punct
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1 is a past the old market square the town's main thoroughfare tree rules
Example 3 The sign on the gate said «No thoroughfare».
det nsubj case det nmod punct det obj punct punct root The DET sign NOUN on ADP the DET gate NOUN said VERB « PUNCT No DET thoroughfare NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 gate case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gate det 5 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 2 sign nmod 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 thoroughfare punct 8 No no DET PronType=Neg 9 thoroughfare det 9 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing 6 said obj 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 thoroughfare punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the sign on the gate no thoroughfare vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thoroughfare=Topic
Example 4 The alley is a popular thoroughfare for pupils walking to school.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod acl case obl punct root The DET alley NOUN is AUX a DET popular ADJ thoroughfare NOUN for ADP pupils NOUN walking VERB to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 alley det 2 alley alley NOUN Number=Sing 6 thoroughfare nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 thoroughfare cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 thoroughfare det 5 popular popular ADJ Degree=Pos 6 thoroughfare amod 6 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 8 pupils case 8 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 6 thoroughfare nmod 9 walking walk VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 pupils acl 10 to to ADP _ 11 school case 11 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 walking obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 thoroughfare punct
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1 is a present the alley a popular thoroughfare for pupils tree rules 2 walk gerund pupils not said here to school result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result
Example 5 Cross the busy thoroughfare only at the lights.
det amod obj advmod case det obl punct root Cross VERB the DET busy ADJ thoroughfare NOUN only ADV at ADP the DET lights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cross cross VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 thoroughfare det 3 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thoroughfare amod 4 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cross obj 5 only only ADV _ 8 lights advmod 6 at at ADP _ 8 lights case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 lights det 8 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 1 Cross obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Cross punct
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1 cross imperative you not said here the busy thoroughfare the lights vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thoroughfare=Patient
Example 6 Horses and carts once filled the city's thoroughfares.
nsubj cc conj advmod det nmod:poss case obj punct root Horses NOUN and CCONJ carts NOUN once ADV filled VERB the DET city NOUN 's PART thoroughfares NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 5 filled nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 carts cc 3 carts cart NOUN Number=Plur 1 Horses conj 4 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 5 filled advmod 5 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 city det 7 city city NOUN Number=Sing 9 thoroughfares nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 city case 9 thoroughfares thoroughfare NOUN Number=Plur 5 filled obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 filled punct
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1 fill past Horses and carts the city's thoroughfares once property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thoroughfare=Patient
Example 7 One of the branches of the tree had, however, been broken: mischievous hands must have done this in passing, for the tree now stood in a public thoroughfare.
The tree, 28 words nsubj case det nsubj case det nmod punct advmod punct aux:pass conj punct amod nsubj:pass aux aux conj obj case obl punct mark det nsubj advmod advcl case det amod obl punct root One NUM of ADP the DET branches NOUN of ADP the DET tree NOUN had VERB , PUNCT however ADV , PUNCT been AUX broken VERB : PUNCT mischievous ADJ hands NOUN must AUX have AUX done VERB this PRON in ADP passing NOUN , PUNCT for SCONJ the DET tree NOUN now ADV stood VERB in ADP a DET public ADJ thoroughfare NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 had nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 branches case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 branches det 4 branches branch NOUN Number=Plur 8 had nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 tree case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tree det 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 branches nmod 8 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 broken punct 10 however however ADV _ 13 broken advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 10 however punct 12 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 13 broken aux:pass 13 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 had conj 14 : : PUNCT _ 19 done punct 15 mischievous mischievous ADJ Degree=Pos 16 hands amod 16 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 19 done nsubj:pass 17 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 19 done aux 18 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 19 done aux 19 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 had conj 20 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 19 done obj 21 in in ADP _ 22 passing case 22 passing passing NOUN Number=Sing 19 done obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 28 stood punct 24 for for SCONJ _ 28 stood mark 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 tree det 26 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 28 stood nsubj 27 now now ADV PronType=Dem 28 stood advmod 28 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 done advcl 29 in in ADP _ 32 thoroughfare case 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 32 thoroughfare det 31 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 32 thoroughfare amod 32 thoroughfare thoroughfare NOUN Number=Sing 28 stood obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 8 had punct
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1 have past One vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 break participle · passive One not said here however property vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V» 3 do must · perfect · passive mischievous hands passing tree rules 4 stand past the tree a public thoroughfare now vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in thoroughfare=Location
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