wander

Who acts: mind, My, We, you, little lamb, 's · What happens: walk around, go, go away, mean, not wander off, stop · To what, where: particular, place, attention, other things, lesson, market

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

Meaning 1

To walk around slowly without a clear plan or without going anywhere in particular.

The tree, 14 words

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	around	around	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
5	without	without	ADP	_	8 plan	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 plan	det
7	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 plan	amod
8	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walk	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 going	cc
10	without	without	SCONJ	_	11 going	mark
11	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 plan	conj
12	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	11 going	advmod
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 particular	case
14	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 going	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk around	to-infinitive						without a clear plan; around, slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	go	gerund				particular		anywhere property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in particular=Location

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 go away from the place where you should be, often without meaning to (Don't wander off).

The tree, 18 words

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	away	away	ADV	_	2 go	advmod
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 place	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 place	det
6	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 go	obl
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 be	advmod
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 be	nsubj
9	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 be	aux
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 place	acl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 meaning	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	14 meaning	advmod
13	without	without	SCONJ	_	14 meaning	mark
14	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 go	advcl
15	to	to	ADP	_	14 meaning	fixed
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 wander	punct
17	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	19 wander	aux
18	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 wander	advmod
19	wander	wander	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 go	parataxis
20	off	off	ADP	_	19 wander	compound:prt
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 wander	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	go away	to-infinitive	the place	away property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from place=Initial_Location
2	mean	gerund		often property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	not wander off	infinitive · do-support			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: of the mind or eyes — kept apart, not parsed.

To stop paying attention and think or look at other things (My mind wandered in the lesson).

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	paying	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 stop	xcomp
4	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 paying	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 think	cc
6	think	think	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stop	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 look	cc
8	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 think	conj
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 things	case
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 things	amod
11	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 look	obl
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 wandered	punct
13	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 mind	nmod:poss
14	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 wandered	nsubj
15	wandered	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 things	acl:relcl
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 lesson	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 lesson	det
18	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 wandered	obl
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	15 wandered	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	pay	gerund		attention			vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset
3	think speech: other	infinitive					vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	look	infinitive				at other things	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at thing=Theme
5	wander	past	My mind	other things not said here	the lesson		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thing=Trajectory
6	mind		My				nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 4

A wander: a slow, relaxed walk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wander	det
2	wander	wander	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 walk	nsubj
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 walk	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 walk	det
5	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 walk	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 slow	punct
7	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 walk	amod
8	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 walk	punct

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

Example 1

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wander	past	We			the market			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around market=Trajectory
2	look	gerund	We not said here					at the stalls	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at stall=Theme

Example 2

Don't wander off at the fair — stay with me.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 wander	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 wander	advmod
3	wander	wander	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	3 wander	compound:prt
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 fair	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 fair	det
7	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wander	obl
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 stay	punct
9	stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 wander	conj
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 me	case
11	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 stay	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wander	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not wander off	imperative · do-support	you not said here			the fair			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at fair=Trajectory
2	stay	infinitive	you not said here					with me	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with i=Location

Example 3

The little lamb wandered away from the flock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lamb	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lamb	amod
3	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wandered	nsubj
4	wandered	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	away	away	ADV	_	4 wandered	advmod
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 flock	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 flock	det
8	flock	flock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wandered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wandered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wander away	past	the little lamb			the flock		away property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from flock=Trajectory

Example 4

My mind started to wander during the long film.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mind	nmod:poss
2	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 started	nsubj
3	started	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 wander	mark
5	wander	wander	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 started	xcomp
6	during	during	ADP	_	9 film	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 film	det
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 film	amod
9	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wander	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 started	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	start	past	My mind		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	wander	to-infinitive	My mind not said here	during the long film	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	mind		My		nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

If you wander from the path, you might get lost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 wander	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 wander	nsubj
3	wander	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 lost	advcl
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 path	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 path	det
6	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wander	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 wander	punct
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 lost	nsubj
9	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 lost	aux
10	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 lost	aux:pass
11	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wander a condition, not said to happen	present	you			the path			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from path=Trajectory
2	lose	might · passive		you					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

Example 6

Let's go for a wander by the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 wander	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wander	det
6	wander	wander	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 go	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 river	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 river	det
9	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 go	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's					tree rules
2	go	infinitive	's not said here					for a wander; by the river	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for wander=Theme by river=Location

Example 7

The puppy wandered into the neighbour's garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wandered	nsubj
3	wandered	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	8 garden	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 neighbour	det
6	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 garden	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 neighbour	case
8	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wandered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wandered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wander	past	the puppy			the neighbour's garden			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into garden=Destination

Example 8

We wandered silently homeward across the mountains.

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 wandered	nsubj
2	wandered	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	silently	silently	ADV	_	2 wandered	advmod
4	homeward	homeward	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wandered	obj
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 mountains	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mountains	det
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wandered	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wandered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wander	past	We	homeward		the mountains		silently property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme homeward=Trajectory

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