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title: northeast — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «northeast» in the school dictionary: Northeast is the direction halfway between north and east on a compass. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# northeast

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**Who acts:** Northeast, northeast wind, Newcastle, you, needle, that · **What happens:** be, blow, bury, turn, point, look · **To what, where:** direction, part, treasure, northeast, compass, field

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«northeast» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [northeast in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/northeast.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Northeast is the direction halfway between north and east on a compass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:m1:1
# text = Northeast is the direction halfway between north and east on a compass.
1	Northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Northeast | the direction |  |  |  | between north on a compass and east; halfway *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
The northeast of a country or area is the part in that direction, for example the Northeast of England or the northeastern United States.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:m2:1
# text = The northeast of a country or area is the part in that direction, for example the Northeast of England or the northeastern United States.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Northeast	Northeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	northeastern	northeastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the northeast of a country or area | the part |  | that direction |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A northeast wind blows from the northeast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:m3:1
# text = A northeast wind blows from the northeast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present | a northeast wind |  |  |  |  | from the northeast | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from northeast=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The treasure is buried to the northeast of the old oak tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x1:1
# text = The treasure is buried to the northeast of the old oak tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present · passive |  | the treasure |  |  |  | to the northeast of the old oak tree | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Newcastle is in the northeast of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x2:1
# text = Newcastle is in the northeast of England.
1	Newcastle	Newcastle	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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Newcastle |  |  | the northeast |  | of England | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn the compass so the needle points north, then look halfway towards east: that is northeast.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x3:1
# text = Turn the compass so the needle points north, then look halfway towards east: that is northeast.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	points	point	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	north	north	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	northeast	northeast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | the compass |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent compass=Theme |
| 2 | **point** | present | the needle |  |  |  |  | north *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then | towards east; halfway *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent towards east=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | northeast *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cold northeast wind blew across the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x4:1
# text = A cold northeast wind blew across the field.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | a cold northeast wind |  |  | the field |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Maine and Vermont are in the northeastern United States.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x5:1
# text = Maine and Vermont are in the northeastern United States.
1	Maine	Maine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Vermont	Vermont	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	northeastern	northeastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the northeastern United States |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship sailed northeast for two days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x6:1
# text = The ship sailed northeast for two days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | the ship | northeast |  |  | day |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme northeast=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Northeast is written NE on a map.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x7:1
# text = Northeast is written NE on a map.
1	Northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	NE	ne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Northeast |  |  |  | NE on a map *obl* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am Momotaro, and I am on my way to subdue the devils in their island stronghold in the northeast of Japan.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:northeast:x8:1
# text = I am Momotaro, and I am on my way to subdue the devils in their island stronghold in the northeast of Japan.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Momotaro	Momotaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	subdue	subdue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	devils	devil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	stronghold	stronghold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | Momotaro |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  | my way |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **subdue** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the devils |  | devils's island stronghold in the northeast of Japan |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent devil=Patient |

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