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title: crosswise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crosswise» in the school dictionary: Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crosswise

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**Who acts:** Crosswise, you · **What happens:** mean, break off, strike, lay, make · **To what, where:** branch, hearth, sticks, cross

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswise:m1:1
# text = Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something.
1	Crosswise	crosswise	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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Crosswise |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bone had stuck crosswise in his throat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswise:x1:1
# text = A bone had stuck crosswise in his throat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	crosswise	crosswise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Break off a branch and strike the hearth with it crosswise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswise:x2:1
# text = Break off a branch and strike the hearth with it crosswise.
1	Break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	strike	strike	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
11	crosswise	crosswise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break off** | imperative | you *not said here* | a branch |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer branch=Patient |
| 2 | **strike** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the hearth |  |  |  | with hearth; crosswise *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with it=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Lay the sticks crosswise to make a cross.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crosswise:x3:1
# text = Lay the sticks crosswise to make a cross.
1	Lay	lay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	crosswise	crosswise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sticks |  |  |  | crosswise *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Result |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a cross |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cross=Product |

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