twilight

Who acts: Twilight, sun, light, We, Bats, sky · What happens: be, set, rise, appear, walk, come out · To what, where: dim light, sky, time, last weaker stage, twilight, insects · Speech: someone speaks here

«twilight» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: twilight in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Twilight is the dim light in the sky just after the sun sets, or just before it rises.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 light	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 light	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 light	det
4	dim	dim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 light	amod
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 sky	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sky	det
8	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 light	nmod
9	just	just	ADV	_	13 sets	advmod
10	after	after	SCONJ	_	13 sets	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sun	det
12	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sets	nsubj
13	sets	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 light	parataxis
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 rises	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 rises	cc
16	just	just	ADV	_	19 rises	advmod
17	before	before	SCONJ	_	19 rises	mark
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 rises	nsubj
19	rises	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 light	parataxis
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 light	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	Twilight	the dim light	the sky	tree rules
2	set	present	the sun			vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	rise	present	sun			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Twilight is the time when this light appears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 time	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 time	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 time	det
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 appears	mark
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 light	det
7	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 appears	nsubj
8	appears	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 time	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 time	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Twilight	the time					tree rules
2	appear	present	this light						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

The twilight of something is its last, weaker stage: «the twilight of his life».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 twilight	det
2	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 last	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 twilight	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 last	cop
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 last	nmod:poss
7	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stage	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 stage	punct
9	weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 stage	amod
10	stage	stage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 stage	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 twilight	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 twilight	det
14	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 stage	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 life	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 life	nmod:poss
17	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 twilight	nmod
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 twilight	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 stage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the twilight of something					last property	tree rules

Example 1

We walked home in the twilight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 walked	nsubj
2	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	home	home	ADV	_	2 walked	advmod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 twilight	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 twilight	det
6	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	We			the twilight		home property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in twilight=Trajectory

Example 2

Bats come out at twilight to catch insects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 come	nsubj
2	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADV	_	2 come	advmod
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 twilight	case
5	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 come	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 catch	mark
7	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 come	advcl
8	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 catch	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come out	present	Bats			twilight		out property	vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
2	catch	to-infinitive	Bats not said here	insects					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme

Example 3

At twilight the sky turned pink and purple.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 twilight	case
2	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turned	obl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sky	det
4	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turned	nsubj
5	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 turned	xcomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 purple	cc
8	purple	purple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pink	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	the sky			twilight		pink property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at twilight=Trajectory

Example 4

Wear something bright if you cycle at twilight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Wear	obj
3	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 something	amod
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 cycle	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 cycle	nsubj
6	cycle	cycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wear	advcl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 twilight	case
8	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cycle	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	something					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	cycle a condition, not said to happen		you			twilight			tree rules

Example 5

The old dog was in the twilight of his life.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dog	amod
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 twilight	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 twilight	cop
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 twilight	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 twilight	det
7	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 life	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 life	nmod:poss
10	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 twilight	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 twilight	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the old dog			the twilight		of dog's life	tree rules

Example 6

The garden looked magical in the twilight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 garden	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	magical	magical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looked	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 twilight	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 twilight	det
7	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the garden					in the twilight; magical property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in twilight=Theme

Example 7

Owls start hunting at twilight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 start	nsubj
2	start	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hunting	hunt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 start	xcomp
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 twilight	case
5	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunting	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 start	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	present	Owls						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	hunt	gerund	Owls not said here			twilight			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent at twilight=Location

Example 8

Here he hid himself and waited for the twilight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 hid	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 hid	nsubj
3	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	3 hid	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 waited	cc
6	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hid	conj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 twilight	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 twilight	det
9	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waited	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	he	himself = he		here			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient
2	wait	past	he not said here					for the twilight	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness. (Writings PRO.7.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 twilight	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 twilight	det
3	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 evening	punct
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 evening	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 evening	det
7	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twilight	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 day	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 evening	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 blackness	punct
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 blackness	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 blackness	det
14	blackness	blackness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twilight	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 night	case
16	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blackness	nmod
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 darkness	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 darkness	det
19	darkness	darkness	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blackness	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 twilight	punct

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

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.7.9, 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	PRO.7.9	PRO.7.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.7.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.7.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 10

My heart is bewildered, terror hath overwhelmed me; the twilight that I longed for hath been turned for me into trembling. (Prophets ISA.21.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: My heart is bewildered, terror hath overwhelmed me; the twilight that I longed for hath been turned for me into trembling.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 heart	nmod:poss
2	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bewildered	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 bewildered	aux:pass
4	bewildered	bewilder	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 overwhelmed	punct
6	terror	terror	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 overwhelmed	nsubj:pass
7	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 overwhelmed	aux:pass
8	overwhelmed	overwhelm	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 bewildered	conj
9	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 overwhelmed	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 turned	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 twilight	det
12	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 turned	nsubj:pass
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 longed	obj
14	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 longed	nsubj
15	longed	long	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 twilight	acl:relcl
16	for	for	ADP	_	15 longed	obl
17	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 turned	aux
18	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	19 turned	aux:pass
19	turned	turn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 bewildered	conj
20	for	for	ADP	_	21 me	case
21	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	19 turned	obl
22	into	into	ADP	_	23 trembling	case
23	trembling	trembling	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 turned	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bewildered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	bewilder	present · passive		My heart			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	overwhelm	present · passive		terror		me obj	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer i=Result
3	long	past	I	the twilight			tree rules
4	turn	present · perfect · passive		the twilight	trembling	for me	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme into trembling=Trajectory

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.21.4, 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	ISA.21.4	ISA.21.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.21.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.21.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 11

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me'; and he putteth a covering on his face. (Writings JOB.24.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me'; and he putteth a covering on his face.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 eye	det
2	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 waiteth	nsubj:outer
3	also	also	ADV	_	7 waiteth	advmod
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 adulterer	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 adulterer	det
6	adulterer	adulterer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 waiteth	obl
7	waiteth	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 twilight	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 twilight	det
10	twilight	twilight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 waiteth	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 saying	punct
12	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 waiteth	advcl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 see	punct
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 see	punct
15	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	16 eye	det
16	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 see	nsubj
17	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 see	aux
18	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 saying	ccomp
19	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 see	obj
20	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 see	punct
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 putteth	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 putteth	cc
23	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 putteth	nsubj
24	putteth	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 waiteth	conj
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 covering	det
26	covering	covering	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 putteth	obj
27	on	on	ADP	_	29 face	case
28	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 face	nmod:poss
29	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 putteth	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 waiteth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	wait	present	the eye			of the adulterer; for the twilight	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	say speech: assert	gerund	the eye not said here				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	see	shall	no eye	me			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus
4	put	present	eye	a covering	eye's face		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent covering=Theme on face=Destination

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.24.15, 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	JOB.24.15	JOB.24.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.24.15	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.24.15	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 twilight

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