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title: edgewise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «edgewise» in the school dictionary: Edgewise means with the edge facing forward, sideways on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# edgewise

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**Who acts:** Edgewise, edge, others, He, you, sheet · **What happens:** mean, face, get, find, speak, keep · **To what, where:** word, edgewise, chance, book, shelf, gap · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Edgewise means with the edge facing forward, sideways on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edgewise:m1:1
# text = Edgewise means with the edge facing forward, sideways on.
1	Edgewise	Edgewise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	facing	face	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	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 | Edgewise |  |  |  |  | with the edge | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **face** | gerund | the edge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«To get a word in edgewise» means to find a chance to speak when others keep talking.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edgewise:m2:1
# text = «To get a word in edgewise» means to find a chance to speak when others keep talking.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	nsubj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	edgewise	edgewise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	18	mark	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
19	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | a word |  | edgewise |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a chance |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Topic |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | a chance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **keep** | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **talk** | gerund | others *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could not get a word in edgewise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edgewise:x1:1
# text = He could not get a word in edgewise.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	edgewise	edgewise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | could | He | a word |  | edgewise |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn the book edgewise to fit it on the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edgewise:x2:1
# text = Turn the book edgewise to fit it on the shelf.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	edgewise	edgewise	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | the book |  |  |  | edgewise *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
| 2 | **fit** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | book |  | the shelf |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme on shelf=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sheet slid through the gap edgewise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:edgewise:x3:1
# text = The sheet slid through the gap edgewise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	edgewise	edgewise	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | past | the sheet |  |  | the gap |  | edgewise *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gap=Trajectory |

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