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title: freeway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «freeway» in the school dictionary: A big, fast road with several lanes in each direction, where traffic can drive without stopping at traffic lights or crossings (mostly American and Australian English). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# freeway

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**Who acts:** traffic, We, you, Cars, Dad · **What happens:** drive, stop, jam, take, get, not allow · **To what, where:** traffic lights, Los, freeway, next freeway exit, Bikes, Melbourne

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A big, fast road with several lanes in each direction, where traffic can drive without stopping at traffic lights or crossings (mostly American and Australian English).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:m1:1
# text = A big, fast road with several lanes in each direction, where traffic can drive without stopping at traffic lights or crossings (mostly American and Australian English).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lanes	lane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
14	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	crossings	crossing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	parataxis	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	Australian	Australian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | can | traffic |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stop** | gerund | traffic *not said here* |  |  | traffic lights or crossings |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at light=Location |

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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 -->
We drove to Los Angeles on the freeway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:x1:1
# text = We drove to Los Angeles on the freeway.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Los	Los	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	Angeles	Angeles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	freeway	freeway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | We |  | Los | the freeway |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to los=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The freeway was jammed with traffic this morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:x2:1
# text = The freeway was jammed with traffic this morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	freeway	freeway	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	jammed	jam	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jam** | past · passive |  | the freeway |  |  | morning | with traffic | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with traffic=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take the next freeway exit to get to the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:x3:1
# text = Take the next freeway exit to get to the zoo.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	freeway	freeway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	exit	exit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | the next freeway exit |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exit=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the zoo *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to zoo=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Bikes and walkers are not allowed on the freeway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:x4:1
# text = Bikes and walkers are not allowed on the freeway.
1	Bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	walkers	walker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	freeway	freeway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Bikes and walkers |  | the freeway |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Cars go very fast on the freeway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:x5:1
# text = Cars go very fast on the freeway.
1	Cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	freeway	freeway	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 | **go** | present | Cars |  |  | the freeway |  | fast *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on freeway=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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In Melbourne, Dad takes the freeway to work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:freeway:x6:1
# text = In Melbourne, Dad takes the freeway to work.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	freeway	freeway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Dad | the freeway |  | Melbourne |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent freeway=Value in melbourne=Location |
| 2 | **work** | to-infinitive | Dad *not said here* | the freeway *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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