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title: pathway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pathway» in the school dictionary: A path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pathway

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** path, something, route, you, pathway, Education · **What happens:** walk, reach, follow, take, lead, stay · **To what, where:** goal, nerve pathways, brain, body, stone pathway, pathway · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«pathway» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [pathway in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pathway.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:m1:1
# text = A path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	track	track	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	along	along	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a path or track |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
A way or route to reach a goal, such as a career or a level at school.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:m2:1
# text = A way or route to reach a goal, such as a career or a level at school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	career	career	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | to-infinitive |  | a goal |  |  |  | such a career at school or a level | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A route that something follows, like nerve pathways in the brain or the pathway food takes through the body.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:m3:1
# text = A route that something follows, like nerve pathways in the brain or the pathway food takes through the body.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
5	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	nerve	nerve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pathways	pathway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	through	through	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | something | nerve pathways |  | the brain or the pathway food |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pathway=Theme in brain=Trajectory |
| 2 | **take** | present | a route |  |  | the body |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stone pathway led to the front door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x1:1
# text = A stone pathway led to the front door.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | participle |  | a stone pathway *not said here* |  |  |  | to the front door | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to door=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay on the pathway near the cliff edge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x2:1
# text = Stay on the pathway near the cliff edge.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the pathway near the cliff edge |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pathway=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pathway around the lake is 3 km long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x3:1
# text = The pathway around the lake is 3 km long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	around	around	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	km	km	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the pathway around the lake |  |  |  |  | 3 km *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Education is a pathway to a good job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x4:1
# text = Education is a pathway to a good job.
1	Education	education	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Education | a pathway |  |  |  | to a good job | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food takes a long pathway through the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x5:1
# text = Food takes a long pathway through the body.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Food | a long pathway |  | the body |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pathway=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We cleared the snow off the pathway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x6:1
# text = We cleared the snow off the pathway.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleared	clear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clear** | past | We | the snow |  | the pathway |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent snow=Theme off pathway=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pathway was lit by little lamps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x7:1
# text = The pathway was lit by little lamps.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pathway	pathway	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	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lamps	lamp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lit** | past · passive | little lamps | the pathway |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many different pathways go from A to B on the grid?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x8:1
# text = How many different pathways go from A to B on the grid?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pathways	pathway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	B	B	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grid	grid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | many different pathways |  |  | A |  | to B; on the grid | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from a=Initial\_Location to b=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pathway:x9:1
# text = You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pathway	pathway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	Wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	Emerald	Emerald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | future | You | a pathway and the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | past | no road |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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