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title: waterway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «waterway» in the school dictionary: A waterway is a river, canal or other stretch of water that boats can travel along. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# waterway

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**Who acts:** waterway, other stretch, canal, important waterway, Boats, Mississippi · **What happens:** be, travel, carry, harm, have, grow up · **To what, where:** river, important waterway, coal, goods, busy American waterway, fish

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A waterway is a river, canal or other stretch of water that boats can travel along.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:m1:1
# text = A waterway is a river, canal or other stretch of water that boats can travel along.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	waterway	waterway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	stretch	stretch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
14	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl:relcl	_	_
17	along	along	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a waterway | a river and canal or other stretch of water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | can | other stretch of water |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The canal was an important waterway for carrying coal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:x1:1
# text = The canal was an important waterway for carrying coal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	waterway	waterway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the canal | a important waterway |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a important waterway *not said here* | coal |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coal=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boats carry goods along the waterways of Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:x2:1
# text = Boats carry goods along the waterways of Europe.
1	Boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	waterways	waterway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Boats | goods |  |  |  | along the waterways of Europe | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mississippi is a busy American waterway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:x3:1
# text = The Mississippi is a busy American waterway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mississippi	Mississippi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	waterway	waterway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rubbish in waterways harms fish and birds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:x4:1
# text = Rubbish in waterways harms fish and birds.
1	Rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	waterways	waterway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	harms	harm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | present | Rubbish in waterways | fish and birds |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fish=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Venice has many narrow waterways instead of streets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:x5:1
# text = Venice has many narrow waterways instead of streets.
1	Venice	Venice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	waterways	waterway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Venice | many narrow waterways |  |  |  | instead streets | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waterway=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town grew up beside a great waterway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterway:x6:1
# text = The town grew up beside a great waterway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	waterway	waterway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | the town |  |  | a great waterway |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside waterway=Location |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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