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title: lattice — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lattice» in the school dictionary: A lattice is a framework of thin strips crossed over each other like a net, often used for a window or gate. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lattice

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**Who acts:** lattice, garden gate, She, old woman · **What happens:** be, cross, use, have, push, open · **To what, where:** framework, thin strips, each, lattice top, lattice window, water

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A lattice is a framework of thin strips crossed over each other like a net, often used for a window or gate.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lattice:m1:1
# text = A lattice is a framework of thin strips crossed over each other like a net, often used for a window or gate.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lattice	lattice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	framework	framework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	crossed	cross	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	9	obl	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	fixed	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lattice | a framework |  |  |  | of thin strips | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | participle |  | thin strips *not said here* |  | each |  | like a net | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over each=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a framework *not said here* |  |  |  | for a window or gate; often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: 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}

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The garden gate had a lattice top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lattice:x1:1
# text = The garden gate had a lattice top.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lattice	lattice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the garden gate | a lattice top |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent top=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She pushed open the lattice window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lattice:x2:1
# text = She pushed open the lattice window.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lattice	lattice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **open** | infinitive | She *not said here* | the lattice window |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The old woman passed the water through the lattice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lattice:x3:1
# text = The old woman passed the water through the lattice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lattice	lattice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | the old woman | the water |  | the lattice |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent water=Theme through lattice=Destination |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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