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title: crosswalk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crosswalk» in the school dictionary: A marked place on a road where people walk across, often with white stripes or traffic lights; the US and Canadian word for a pedestrian crossing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crosswalk

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**Who acts:** marked place, you, We, crossing guard, crosswalk, Cars · **What happens:** mark, walk, cross, wait, help, look · **To what, where:** US, street, crosswalk, ways, wide white stripes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A marked place on a road where people walk across, often with white stripes or traffic lights; the US and Canadian word for a pedestrian crossing.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:m1:1
# text = A marked place on a road where people walk across, often with white stripes or traffic lights; the US and Canadian word for a pedestrian crossing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	across	across	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	pedestrian	pedestrian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **walk** | present | a marked place on a road | the US and Canadian word for a pedestrian crossing |  |  |  | with white stripes or traffic lights; across *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Always cross the street at the crosswalk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:x1:1
# text = Always cross the street at the crosswalk.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	cross	cross	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crosswalk	crosswalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | imperative | you *not said here* | the street |  | the crosswalk |  | always *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent street=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited at the crosswalk for the green walk sign.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:x2:1
# text = We waited at the crosswalk for the green walk sign.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crosswalk	crosswalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | We |  |  | the crosswalk |  | for the green walk sign | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at crosswalk=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crossing guard helped us at the crosswalk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:x3:1
# text = The crossing guard helped us at the crosswalk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crosswalk	crosswalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **help** | past | the crossing guard |  | us | the crosswalk |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look both ways even at a crosswalk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:x4:1
# text = Look both ways even at a crosswalk.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crosswalk	crosswalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | both ways |  |  |  | at a crosswalk | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at crosswalk=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crosswalk has wide white stripes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:x5:1
# text = The crosswalk has wide white stripes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crosswalk	crosswalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the crosswalk | wide white stripes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cars must stop for people in the crosswalk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswalk:x6:1
# text = Cars must stop for people in the crosswalk.
1	Cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crosswalk	crosswalk	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 | **stop** | must | Cars |  |  | the crosswalk |  | for people | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in crosswalk=Location |

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