wend Who acts: travellers, We, river, children, parade, old man · What happens: wend, be, follow, overjoy, reassure, give · To what, where: way, winding path, forest, reassuring words, him
«wend» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: wend in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To wend your way is to travel slowly, often following a winding path.
The tree, 13 words mark advcl nmod:poss obj cop mark advmod punct advmod advcl det compound obj punct root To PART wend VERB your PRON way NOUN is AUX to PART travel VERB slowly ADV , PUNCT often ADV following VERB a DET winding NOUN path NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 wend mark 2 wend wend VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 travel advcl 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 way nmod:poss 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 wend obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 travel cop 6 to to PART _ 7 travel mark 7 travel travel VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 slowly slowly ADV _ 7 travel advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 following punct 10 often often ADV _ 11 following advmod 11 following follow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 travel advcl 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 path det 13 winding winding NOUN Number=Sing 14 path compound 14 path path NOUN Number=Sing 11 following obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 travel punct
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1 wend to-infinitive your way vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location way=Theme 2 is present slowly, travel property tree rules 3 follow gerund a winding path often property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=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.
Example 1 The travellers wended their way through the forest.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET travellers NOUN wended VERB their PRON way NOUN through ADP the DET forest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 travellers det 2 travellers traveller NOUN Number=Plur 3 wended nsubj 3 wended wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 way nmod:poss 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 wended obj 6 through through ADP _ 8 forest case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 forest det 8 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 3 wended obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wended punct
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1 wend past the travellers travellers's way the forest vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location way=Theme
Example 2 We wended our way home after the fair.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod case det obl punct root We PRON wended VERB our PRON way NOUN home ADV after ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT 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 wended nsubj 2 wended wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 way nmod:poss 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 wended obj 5 home home ADV _ 2 wended advmod 6 after after ADP _ 8 fair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fair det 8 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 2 wended obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wended punct
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1 wend past We our way after the fair home property vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location way=Theme
Example 3 The river wends its way to the sea.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET river NOUN wends VERB its PRON way NOUN to ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT 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 wends nsubj 3 wends wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 way nmod:poss 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 wends obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 sea case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sea det 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 3 wends obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wends punct
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1 wend present the river river's way to the sea vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location way=Theme
Example 4 The children wended their way up the hill.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET children NOUN wended VERB their PRON way NOUN up ADP the DET hill NOUN . PUNCT 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 wended nsubj 3 wended wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 way nmod:poss 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 wended obj 6 up up ADP _ 8 hill case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hill det 8 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 3 wended obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wended punct
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1 wend past the children children's way up the hill tree rules
Example 5 Slowly the parade wended its way down the street.
advmod det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Slowly ADV the DET parade NOUN wended VERB its PRON way NOUN down ADP the DET street NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowly slowly ADV _ 4 wended advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 parade det 3 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 4 wended nsubj 4 wended wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 way nmod:poss 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 wended obj 7 down down ADP _ 9 street case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 street det 9 street street NOUN Number=Sing 4 wended obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 wended punct
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1 wend past the parade parade's way down the street; slowly property vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location way=Theme
Example 6 The old man wended his way to the village shop.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj case det compound obl punct root The DET old ADJ man NOUN wended VERB his PRON way NOUN to ADP the DET village NOUN shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 wended nsubj 4 wended wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 way nmod:poss 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 wended obj 7 to to ADP _ 10 shop case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 shop det 9 village village NOUN Number=Sing 10 shop compound 10 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 4 wended obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 wended punct
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1 wend past the old man man's way to the village shop tree rules
Example 7 Overjoyed at his mother's reassuring words, and following the directions she gave him, Phaethon quickly wended his way to his father's palace.
The tree, 24 words case nmod:poss nmod:poss case amod obl punct cc case det obl nsubj parataxis iobj punct nsubj advmod conj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root Overjoyed VERB at ADP his PRON mother NOUN 's PART reassuring VERB words NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ following VERB the DET directions NOUN she PRON gave VERB him PRON , PUNCT Phaethon PROPN quickly ADV wended VERB his PRON way NOUN to ADP his PRON father NOUN 's PART palace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Overjoyed overjoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 at at ADP _ 7 words case 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 mother nmod:poss 4 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 7 words nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 mother case 6 reassuring reassure VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 words amod 7 words word NOUN Number=Plur 1 Overjoyed obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 gave punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 14 gave cc 10 following follow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 directions case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 directions det 12 directions direction NOUN Number=Plur 14 gave obl 13 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 gave nsubj 14 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Overjoyed parataxis 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 gave iobj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 wended punct 17 Phaethon Phaethon PROPN Number=Sing 19 wended nsubj 18 quickly quickly ADV _ 19 wended advmod 19 wended wend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Overjoyed conj 20 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 way nmod:poss 21 way way NOUN Number=Sing 19 wended obj 22 to to ADP _ 26 palace case 23 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 24 father nmod:poss 24 father father NOUN Number=Sing 26 palace nmod:poss 25 's 's PART _ 24 father case 26 palace palace NOUN Number=Sing 19 wended obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 1 Overjoyed punct
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1 overjoy past his mother's reassuring words tree rules 2 reassure gerund vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 follow gerund vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 give past she him = he follow the directions vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme 5 wend past Phaethon Phaethon's way to Phaethon's father's palace; quickly property tree rules 6 word his mother nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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