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title: thence — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thence» in the school dictionary: From that place; from there. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thence

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**Who acts:** They, you, He, path, river, We · **What happens:** sail, go, turn, move, lead, run down · **To what, where:** France, old oak, Leeds, Wild Wood, Paris

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«thence» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [thence in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thence.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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From that place; from there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:m1:1
# text = From that place; from there.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From that time; after that.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:m2:1
# text = From that time; after that.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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For that reason; therefore.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:m3:1
# text = For that reason; therefore.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They sailed to France and thence to Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:x1:1
# text = They sailed to France and thence to Spain.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | They |  |  | France and Spain |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to france=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Go to the old oak and thence turn left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:x2:1
# text = Go to the old oak and thence turn left.
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	left	left	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the old oak |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to oak=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **turn** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | left, thence *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He moved to Leeds and thence to Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:x3:1
# text = He moved to Leeds and thence to Scotland.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | He |  | Leeds and Scotland |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to leeds=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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From the Wild Wood the path led thence to Badger's house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:x4:1
# text = From the Wild Wood the path led thence to Badger's house.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	4	flat	_	_
4	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the path |  |  | the Wild Wood |  | thence *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from wood=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The river runs down to the town and thence to the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:x5:1
# text = The river runs down to the town and thence to the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run down** | present | the river |  |  |  |  | to the town and the sea *result*; down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to town=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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We stayed a week in Paris, thence by train to Rome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thence:x6:1
# text = We stayed a week in Paris, thence by train to Rome.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | We |  |  | Paris | week |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in paris=Location |

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