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title: aisle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aisle» in the school dictionary: An aisle is a long, narrow passage between rows of seats (in a church, theatre, plane, bus or classroom) or between shelves (in a supermarket or library). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aisle

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**Who acts:** aisle, cereal, you, nobody, I, bride · **What happens:** be, walk down, mean, marry, keep, trip · **To what, where:** long narrow passage, aisle, church, bag, aisle seat, aisles · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«aisle» 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: [aisle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aisle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An aisle is a long, narrow passage between rows of seats (in a church, theatre, plane, bus or classroom) or between shelves (in a supermarket or library).

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:m1:1
# text = An aisle is a long, narrow passage between rows of seats (in a church, theatre, plane, bus or classroom) or between shelves (in a supermarket or library).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	between	between	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	shelves	shelf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a aisle | a long narrow passage or shelves |  |  |  | between rows of seats | tree rules |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Walk down the aisle» means to get married in a church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:m2:1
# text = «Walk down the aisle» means to get married in a church.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	nsubj	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the aisle |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme aisle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  | a church |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cereal is in aisle three.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x1:1
# text = The cereal is in aisle three.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the cereal |  |  | aisle |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep your bag out of the aisle so nobody trips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x2:1
# text = Keep your bag out of the aisle so nobody trips.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	trips	trip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | your bag |  | the aisle |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bag=Theme out aisle=Location |
| 2 | **trip** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I sat in the aisle seat on the plane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x3:1
# text = I sat in the aisle seat on the plane.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | I |  |  | the aisle seat |  | on the plane | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in seat=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bride walked down the aisle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x4:1
# text = The bride walked down the aisle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk down** | past | the bride | the aisle |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme aisle=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We lined up in the aisle between the desks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x5:1
# text = We lined up in the aisle between the desks.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lined	line	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	desks	desk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line up** | past | We |  |  |  |  | in the aisle between the desks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in aisle=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was so funny, people were rolling in the aisles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x6:1
# text = The film was so funny, people were rolling in the aisles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	aisles	aisle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **roll** | past · progressive | people |  |  | the aisles |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in aisle=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Incense floated through the lofty painted and gilded aisles, where a solemn twilight reigned.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aisle:x7:1
# text = Incense floated through the lofty painted and gilded aisles, where a solemn twilight reigned.
1	Incense	incense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	floated	float	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	gilded	gild	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	aisles	aisle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	twilight	twilight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	reigned	reign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | participle |  | Incense *not said here* |  | the lofty painted aisles |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through aisle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **gild** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **reign** | participle | a solemn twilight |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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