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title: windy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «windy» in the school dictionary: Windy weather has a lot of wind blowing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# windy

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**Who acts:** Windy weather, wind, windy place, windy road, It, We · **What happens:** have, blow, get, be, bend, say · **To what, where:** lot, one, wind, picnic, kites, sea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«windy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [windy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/windy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windy weather has a lot of wind blowing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:m1:1
# text = Windy weather has a lot of wind blowing.
1	Windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Windy weather | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **blow** | gerund | wind | a lot *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

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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 -->
A windy place gets a lot of wind, like a hilltop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:m2:1
# text = A windy place gets a lot of wind, like a hilltop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hilltop	hilltop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a windy place | a lot of wind |  |  |  | like a hilltop | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lot=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A windy road is one that bends a lot (said WINE-dee, from «wind» as in turn).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:m3:1
# text = A windy road is one that bends a lot (said WINE-dee, from «wind» as in turn).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	WINE	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	dee	Dee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 windy road | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bend** | present |  | a lot |  | wind |  | as turn | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent lot=Material |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's too windy to have a picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x1:1
# text = It's too windy to have a picnic.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | windy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | a picnic |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We flew kites on a windy day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x2:1
# text = We flew kites on a windy day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kites	kite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	day	day	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 | **fly** | past | We | kites |  |  | day |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location kite=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The top of the hill is very windy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x3:1
# text = The top of the hill is very windy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the top of the hill |  |  |  |  | windy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was windy and the bins blew over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x4:1
# text = It was windy and the bins blew over.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bins	bin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | windy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow over** | past | the bins |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windy weather can make the sea rough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x5:1
# text = Windy weather can make the sea rough.
1	Windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Windy weather | the sea |  |  |  | rough *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sea=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chicago is sometimes called the Windy City.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x6:1
# text = Chicago is sometimes called the Windy City.
1	Chicago	Chicago	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Windy	Windy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Chicago |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The windy mountain road made me feel sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x7:1
# text = The windy mountain road made me feel sick.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the windy mountain road | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windy:x8:1
# text = That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Wendy	Wendy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Neverland	Neverland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	even	even	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
20	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	consulting	consult	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	conj	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
28	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
29	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
30	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	aux	_	_
31	sighted	sight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	_
33	with	with	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	35	det	_	_
35	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive |  | That | birds |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient bird=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Wendy | the way |  |  |  | to the Neverland | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** | gerund | birds *not said here* | maps |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme |
| 4 | **consult** | gerund | birds *not said here* | maps *= map* |  | windy corners |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **sight** | could · perfect | birds *not said here* | Neverland |  |  |  | with this instructions | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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