riverside

«riverside» in Mova's school dictionary: the land along or near a river — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the riverside); adjective (riverside: a riverside path)

meaning for a pupil

1) The riverside is the land along or near a river. tree →

2) Riverside (before a noun) describes something next to a river: a riverside walk, a riverside café. tree →

sense in the lessons

Geography and town maps: many towns grew up by the riverside because rivers gave water, food and transport. Everyday life: riverside walks, riverside parks. Phrases: by the riverside, a riverside walk, riverside path.

examples

• We walked along the riverside path. tree →
• They live in a riverside cottage. tree →
• The town fair was held by the riverside. tree →
• Many old cities were built on the riverside. tree →
• A heron stood by the riverside. tree →
• We ate lunch at a riverside café. tree →
• “Now,” said the Scarecrow to the Tin Woodman, “you must go to those trees by the riverside and make a truck that will carry the Lion.” tree →

note

One word. «Riverside» is the area near the river; «riverbank» is the actual edge. Often used like an adjective before a noun.

In the corpora

• In Yellowstone Park, returning wolves reduced the number of deer and the riverside trees grew back.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «riverside» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.