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title: eastern — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eastern» in the school dictionary: Eastern means in, from or towards the east: eastern Canada, the eastern sky. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eastern

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**Who acts:** Eastern, sun, New York, Sydney, eastern wind, eastern side · **What happens:** mean, describe, rise, be, blow, get · **To what, where:** countries, eastern sky, eastern coast, eastern Australia, morning sun., Eastern Europe

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«eastern» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [eastern in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eastern.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Eastern means in, from or towards the east: eastern Canada, the eastern sky.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:m1:1
# text = Eastern means in, from or towards the east: eastern Canada, the eastern sky.
1	Eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eastern (often «Eastern») describes the countries and cultures of Asia, especially East Asia.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:m2:1
# text = Eastern (often «Eastern») describes the countries and cultures of Asia, especially East Asia.
1	Eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
8	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Eastern | the countries of Asia  East Asia and cultures |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent country=Theme |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eastern philosophy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:m2e:1
# text = Eastern philosophy.
1	Eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	philosophy	philosophy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun rises in the eastern sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:x1:1
# text = The sun rises in the eastern sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sky	sky	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 | **rise** | present | the sun |  |  | the eastern sky |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in sky=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New York is on the eastern coast of the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:x2:1
# text = New York is on the eastern coast of the USA.
1	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
2	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | New York |  |  | the eastern coast |  | of the USA | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sydney is in eastern Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:x3:1
# text = Sydney is in eastern Australia.
1	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sydney |  |  | eastern Australia |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An eastern wind blew from the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:x4:1
# text = An eastern wind blew from the sea.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	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 | **blow** | past | a eastern wind |  |  |  |  | from the sea | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from sea=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eastern side of the school gets the morning sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:x5:1
# text = The eastern side of the school gets the morning sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the eastern side of the school | the morning sun. |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sun.=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poland is in Eastern Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eastern:x6:1
# text = Poland is in Eastern Europe.
1	Poland	Poland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Eastern	Eastern	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Poland |  |  | Eastern Europe |  |  | tree rules |

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