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title: athwart — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «athwart» in the school dictionary: Athwart means across, from one side to the other of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# athwart

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**Who acts:** Athwart, fallen tree, beam, boat, sailors, Dark clouds · **What happens:** mean, fall, lie, beam, drift, stretch · **To what, where:** ship, sunlight, rope

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«athwart» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [athwart in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/athwart.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old, literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Athwart means across, from one side to the other of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:m1:1
# text = Athwart means across, from one side to the other of something.
1	Athwart	athwart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Athwart |  |  |  |  | across *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: sailing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Athwart means across a ship, from side to side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:m2:1
# text = Athwart means across a ship, from side to side.
1	Athwart	athwart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Athwart |  |  | a ship |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Athwart can mean against, opposite to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:m3:1
# text = Athwart can mean against, opposite to.
1	Athwart	Athwart	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	to	to	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Athwart |  |  |  |  | against opposite to | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A fallen tree lay athwart the path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:x1:1
# text = A fallen tree lay athwart the path.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	athwart	athwart	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | past | a fallen tree |  |  |  |  | athwart the path | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beam of sunlight fell athwart the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:x2:1
# text = A beam of sunlight fell athwart the floor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beam	beam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	athwart	athwart	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a beam of sunlight |  |  |  |  | athwart the floor | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **beam** |  |  | sunlight |  |  |  |  | nom beam «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The boat drifted athwart the stream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:x3:1
# text = The boat drifted athwart the stream.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drifted	drift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	athwart	athwart	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stream	stream	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 | **drift** | past | the boat |  |  |  |  | athwart the stream | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The sailors stretched a rope athwart the deck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:x4:1
# text = The sailors stretched a rope athwart the deck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	athwart	athwart	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | past | the sailors | a rope |  |  |  | athwart the deck | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rope=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Dark clouds lay athwart the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:x5:1
# text = Dark clouds lay athwart the sky.
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	athwart	athwart	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	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 | **lay** | present | Dark clouds |  |  |  |  | athwart the sky | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The log jammed athwart the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:athwart:x6:1
# text = The log jammed athwart the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jammed	jam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	athwart	athwart	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	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 | **jam** | past | the log |  |  |  |  | athwart the river | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |

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