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title: avenue — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «avenue» in the school dictionary: A wide street in a town or city, often with trees along the sides. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# avenue

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**Who acts:** example, way, you, We, Cars, police · **What happens:** line, lead, do, reach, explore, try · **To what, where:** path, something, avenue, way, 12, busy avenue

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«avenue» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [avenue in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/avenue.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wide street in a town or city, often with trees along the sides.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:m1:1
# text = A wide street in a town or city, often with trees along the sides.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
13	along	along	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A road or path lined with trees, for example leading to a big house.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:m2:1
# text = A road or path lined with trees, for example leading to a big house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | participle |  | path *not said here* |  |  |  | with trees; for example | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with tree=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | gerund | example *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a big house | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to house=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A way of doing or reaching something (explore every avenue = try every possible way).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:m3:1
# text = A way of doing or reaching something (explore every avenue = try every possible way).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	explore	explore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
13	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
15	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | gerund | a way *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **explore** | infinitive |  | every avenue |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent avenue=Location |
| 4 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* | a way |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We live at 12 Maple Avenue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x1:1
# text = We live at 12 Maple Avenue.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
5	Maple	Maple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Avenue	Avenue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | We |  |  | 12  Maple Avenue |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at 12=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The avenue was lined with tall oak trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x2:1
# text = The avenue was lined with tall oak trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | past · passive |  | the avenue |  |  |  | with tall oak trees | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with tree=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cars filled the busy avenue at home time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x3:1
# text = Cars filled the busy avenue at home time.
1	Cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | Cars | the busy avenue |  |  | time |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent avenue=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walk two blocks down the avenue and turn left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x4:1
# text = Walk two blocks down the avenue and turn left.
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	left	left	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* | two blocks |  | the avenue |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent block=Theme down avenue=Trajectory |
| 2 | **turn** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | left *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police are exploring every avenue to find the stolen bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x5:1
# text = The police are exploring every avenue to find the stolen bike.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	exploring	explore	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explore** | present · progressive | the police | every avenue |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent avenue=Location |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | the police *not said here* | the stolen bike |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Topic |
| 3 | **steal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In New York, avenues run north to south.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x6:1
# text = In New York, avenues run north to south.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
3	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	avenues	avenue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	north	north	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	south	south	ADV	RB	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | avenues |  |  | New York |  | north *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in york=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long avenue of trees led up to the castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x7:1
# text = A long avenue of trees led up to the castle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead up** | participle |  | trees *not said here* |  |  |  | to the castle | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to castle=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the end of the avenue, on the very spot where his hut had stood, a gorgeous palace appeared, ablaze with myriads of lights.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:avenue:x8:1
# text = At the end of the avenue, on the very spot where his hut had stood, a gorgeous palace appeared, ablaze with myriads of lights.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	stood	stand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	gorgeous	gorgeous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	ablaze	ablaze	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	myriads	myriad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past · perfect | his hut |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **appear** | past | a gorgeous palace |  |  |  | at the end of the avenue and the spot | ablaze *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at end=Location |

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