halt

Who acts: bus, Halt, Rain, train, teacher, child · What happens: stop, make, come, use, shout, halt · To what, where: something stop, halt, stop, lights, guard, cricket match

«halt» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: halt in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To stop, or to make something stop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 make	cc
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stop	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 stop	compound
8	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive							vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	make	to-infinitive		something stop					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stop=Product

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A stop: «come to a halt».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 stop	det
2	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
5	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stop	parataxis
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 halt	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 halt	det
8	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 come	obl
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	infinitive				a halt			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to halt=Initial_Location

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: interjection — kept apart, not parsed.

«Halt!» — an order to stop at once, used by soldiers or guards.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
2	Halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 order	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 order	det
7	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Halt	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 stop	mark
9	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 order	acl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 once	case
11	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	9 stop	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 used	punct
13	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Halt	acl
14	by	by	ADP	_	15 soldiers	case
15	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 used	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 guards	cc
17	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 soldiers	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive							vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location
2	use	participle		Halt and a order not said here				by soldiers or guards	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The bus came to a halt at the lights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 halt	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 halt	det
6	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 lights	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 lights	det
9	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the bus			the lights		to a halt	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to halt=Initial_Location

Example 2

"Halt!" shouted the guard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
2	Halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
5	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 guard	det
7	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	Halt	the guard					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Topic

Example 3

Rain halted the cricket match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 halted	nsubj
2	halted	halt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 match	det
4	cricket	cricket	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 match	compound
5	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 halted	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 halted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	halt	past	Rain	the cricket match					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector match=Eventuality

Example 4

The traffic ground to a halt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ground	det
2	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ground	compound
3	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 halt	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 halt	det
6	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ground	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ground	punct

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

Example 5

The train halted at the station.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 train	det
2	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	nsubj
3	halted	halt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 station	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 station	det
6	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 halted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	halt	past	the train			the station			vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

The teacher halted the race when a child fell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	nsubj
3	halted	halt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 race	det
5	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 fell	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 child	det
8	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fell	nsubj
9	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 halted	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 halted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	halt	past	the teacher	the race					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector race=Eventuality
2	fall	past	a child						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Stop! halt!” urged one of the singers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct
3	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stop	obj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct
5	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 urged	punct
6	urged	urge	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 urged	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 singers	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 singers	det
10	singers	singer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 one	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	halt					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality halt=Eventuality
2	urge in a quote	past	you not said here	one of the singers					vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Recipient

Example 8

And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made. (Prophets 1KI.18.26, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 danced	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 danced	nsubj
3	danced	dance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	SCONJ	_	5 halting	mark
5	halting	halt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 danced	advcl
6	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 halting	xcomp
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 altar	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 altar	det
9	altar	altar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 halting	obl
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 made	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 made	aux:pass
12	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 altar	acl:relcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 danced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	dance	past	they			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	halt	gerund	they not said here		about the altar; wise property	vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	make	past · passive		the altar		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.18.26, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1KI.18.26	1KI.18.26	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1KI.18.26	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 9

For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me. (Writings PSA.38.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	SCONJ	_	4 ready	mark
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 ready	nsubj
3	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ready	cop
4	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 halt	mark
6	halt	halt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 ready	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 me	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 me	cc
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 pain	nmod:poss
10	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 me	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 me	cop
12	continually	continually	ADV	_	14 me	advmod
13	before	before	ADP	_	14 me	case
14	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 ready	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 me	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I		ready property	tree rules
2	halt	to-infinitive	I not said here			vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	is	present	my pain	before me	continually property	tree rules
4	pain		my			nom pain «state transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.38.18, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.38.18	PSA.38.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.38.18	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.38.18	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 10

The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places. (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sons	det
2	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 fade	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 stranger	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stranger	det
5	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sons	nmod
6	fade	fade	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 fade	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 come	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 come	cc
10	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 fade	conj
11	halting	halt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 come	xcomp
12	out	out	ADP	_	16 places	case
13	of	of	ADP	_	16 places	case
14	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 places	nmod:poss
15	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 places	amod
16	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 halting	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fade	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	fade away	present	the sons of the stranger		away property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	come	present	the sons of the stranger not said here			tree rules
3	halt	gerund	the sons of the stranger not said here	sons's close places		vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	2SA.22.46	2SA.22.46	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2SA.22.46	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 halt

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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