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title: southeast — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «southeast» in the school dictionary: Southeast is the direction halfway between south and east on a compass. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# southeast

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**Who acts:** Southeast, southeast wind, Southeast Asia, wind, Kent, you · **What happens:** be, describe, blow, include, turn, face · **To what, where:** direction, part, things, region, southeast, compass

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«southeast» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [southeast in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/southeast.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:m1:1
# text = Southeast is the direction halfway between south and east on a compass.
1	Southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	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	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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	9	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 | Southeast | the direction and east on a compass |  |  |  | between south; halfway *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
The southeast of a place is the part of it in that direction, as in «the southeast of England».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:m2:1
# text = The southeast of a place is the part of it in that direction, as in «the southeast of England».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
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	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the southeast of a place | the part |  | that direction |  | of part | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Southeast describes things in or from that direction, like a southeast wind, which blows from the southeast.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:m3:1
# text = Southeast describes things in or from that direction, like a southeast wind, which blows from the southeast.
1	Southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Southeast | things |  | that direction |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **blow** | present | a southeast wind |  |  |  |  | from the southeast | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from southeast=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Southeast Asia is the region including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:m4:1
# text = Southeast Asia is the region including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
1	Southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	including	include	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	Thailand	Thailand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Malaysia	Malaysia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Indonesia	Indonesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Southeast Asia | the region |  |  |  | include countries such Thailand and Vietnam and Malaysia and Indonesia | tree rules |
| 2 | **include** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind is blowing from the southeast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x1:1
# text = The wind is blowing from the southeast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	southeast	southeast	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 · progressive | the wind |  |  |  |  | from the southeast | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from southeast=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kent is in the southeast of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x2:1
# text = Kent is in the southeast of England.
1	Kent	kent	NOUN	NN	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	southeast	southeast	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 | Kent |  |  | the southeast |  | of England | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn to face southeast on your compass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x3:1
# text = Turn to face southeast on your compass.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | southeast |  | your compass |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme southeast=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our holiday was in Southeast Asia, in Thailand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x4:1
# text = Our holiday was in Southeast Asia, in Thailand.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Thailand	Thailand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our holiday |  |  | Southeast Asia and Thailand |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town lies ten miles south-east of the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x5:1
# text = The town lies ten miles south-east of the city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	south	south	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | the town | ten miles's east of the city |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location east=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the map, the beach is in the southeast corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x6:1
# text = On the map, the beach is in the southeast corner.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the beach |  |  | the southeast corner |  | on the map | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melbourne is in the southeast of Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southeast:x7:1
# text = Melbourne is in the southeast of Australia.
1	Melbourne	Melbourne	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	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Australia	Australia	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 | Melbourne |  |  | the southeast |  | of Australia | tree rules |

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