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title: southwest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «southwest» in the school dictionary: Southwest is the direction halfway between south and west. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# southwest

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**Who acts:** Southwest, wind, Cornwall, Arizona, you, lake · **What happens:** be, blow, walk, reach, write, have · **To what, where:** direction, part, south west, American Southwest, river, southwest

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«southwest» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [southwest in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/southwest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Southwest is the direction halfway between south and west.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:m1:1
# text = Southwest is the direction halfway between south and west.
1	Southwest	Southwest	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	ADV	RB	_	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	west	west	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Southwest | the direction |  |  |  | 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}

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The southwest of a country is the part in that direction, like the Southwest of the USA or the South West of England.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:m2:1
# text = The southwest of a country is the part in that direction, like the Southwest of the USA or the South West of England.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	southwest	southwest	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	country	country	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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Southwest	Southwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 southwest of a country | the part |  | that direction |  | like the Southwest of the USA or the South West of England | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x1:1
# text = The wind is blowing from the southwest.
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	southwest	southwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cornwall is in the south-west of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x2:1
# text = Cornwall is in the south-west of England.
1	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cornwall |  |  | the south west |  | of England | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arizona is in the American Southwest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x3:1
# text = Arizona is in the American Southwest.
1	Arizona	Arizona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Southwest	Southwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Arizona |  |  | the American Southwest |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walk southwest until you reach the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x4:1
# text = Walk southwest until you reach the river.
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	southwest	southwest	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	reach	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | southwest *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | present | you | the river |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent river=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the map, the lake is southwest of the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x5:1
# text = On the map, the lake is southwest of the village.
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	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	southwest	Southwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 lake | southwest |  | the map |  | of the village | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Southwest is written SW on a compass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x6:1
# text = Southwest is written SW on a compass.
1	Southwest	Southwest	PROPN	NNP	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	SW	SW	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Southwest |  | a compass |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on compass=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The southwest corner of the park has a playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x7:1
# text = The southwest corner of the park has a playground.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	southwest	southwest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the southwest corner of the park | a playground |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playground=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The birds flew southwest for the winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x8:1
# text = The birds flew southwest for the winter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	southwest	southwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | the birds | southwest |  |  | winter |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location southwest=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A young moon, like a bright bent bow, climbed up from the southwest horizon a little way into the sky.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:southwest:x9:1
# text = A young moon, like a bright bent bow, climbed up from the southwest horizon a little way into the sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	bent	bent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
11	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	up	up	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	southwest	southwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	horizon	horizon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
20	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | past | a young moon | a little way |  | the southwest horizon |  | into the sky | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from horizon=Initial\_Location into sky=Destination |

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