continuance

Who acts: state, old custom, delay, villagers, old harvest, continuance · What happens: go on, last, continue, ask, hope, depend · To what, where: continuance, judge, gods, conclusion, service, feast

«continuance» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: continuance in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The state of going on or lasting; continuing: «the continuance of the old custom».

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 state	det
2	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 continuing	nsubj
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 going	mark
4	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 state	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	4 going	compound:prt
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 lasting	cc
7	lasting	last	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 going	conj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 continuing	punct
9	continuing	continue	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 continuance	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 continuance	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 continuance	det
13	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 continuing	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	17 custom	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 custom	det
16	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 custom	amod
17	custom	custom	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 continuance	nmod
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 continuance	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 continuing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	go on	gerund	the state not said here		vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	last	gerund	the state not said here		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
3	continue	gerund	the state	the continuance of the old custom	vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent continuance=Theme
4	continue in a quote		the old custom		nom continuance «act intransitive»: of=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: law, mainly US — kept apart, not parsed.

A delay of a court case to a later time, asked for by one side.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 delay	det
2	delay	delay	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 asked	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 case	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 case	det
5	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 case	compound
6	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 delay	nmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 time	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 time	det
9	later	late	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 time	amod
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 case	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 delay	punct
12	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	for	for	ADP	_	16 side	case
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 side	case
15	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 side	nummod
16	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 asked	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	a delay of a court case to a later time					for one side	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The villagers hoped for the continuance of the old harvest fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 villagers	det
2	villagers	villager	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hoped	nsubj
3	hoped	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 continuance	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 continuance	det
6	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hoped	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 harvest	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 harvest	det
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 harvest	amod
10	harvest	harvest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 continuance	nmod
11	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hoped	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hoped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hope	past	the villagers					for the continuance of the old harvest; fair property	vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for continuance=Theme
2	continue		the old harvest						nom continuance «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 2

The club's continuance depends on new members joining.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 club	det
2	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 continuance	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 club	case
4	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 depends	nsubj
5	depends	depend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 members	case
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 members	amod
8	members	member	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 depends	obl
9	joining	join	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 members	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 depends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	depend	present	the club's continuance	on new members	vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on member=Theme
2	join	gerund	new members not said here		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	continue		the club		nom continuance «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lawyer	det
2	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 judge	det
5	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 continuance	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 continuance	det
8	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 judge	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the lawyer	the judge				for a continuance	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent judge=Recipient

Example 4

The judge granted a continuance so the witness could arrive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 granted	nsubj
3	granted	grant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 continuance	det
5	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 granted	obj
6	so	so	SCONJ	_	10 arrive	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 witness	det
8	witness	witness	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 arrive	nsubj
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 arrive	aux
10	arrive	arrive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 granted	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 granted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grant	past	the judge	a continuance					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent continuance=Theme
2	arrive	could	the witness						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The continuance of peace was all the people wanted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 continuance	det
2	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wanted	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 peace	case
4	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 continuance	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 wanted	cop
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 people	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 people	det
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wanted	nsubj
9	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the continuance of peace					want property	tree rules
2	continue		peace						nom continuance «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

Money from the cake sale ensured the continuance of the library.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ensured	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	5 sale	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sale	det
4	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sale	compound
5	sale	sale	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Money	nmod
6	ensured	ensure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 continuance	det
8	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ensured	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 library	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 library	det
11	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 continuance	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ensured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ensure	past	Money from the cake sale	the continuance of the library					vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition continuance=Theme
2	continue		the library						nom continuance «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 7

In conclusion, the gods were invoked for a continuance of their favour, and when the service was ended a feast was held.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 conclusion	case
2	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 invoked	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 conclusion	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 gods	det
5	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 invoked	nsubj:pass
6	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 invoked	aux:pass
7	invoked	invoke	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 continuance	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 continuance	det
10	continuance	continuance	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 invoked	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 favour	case
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 favour	nmod:poss
13	favour	favour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 continuance	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 ended	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 ended	cc
16	when	when	SCONJ	_	20 ended	mark
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 service	det
18	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 ended	nsubj:pass
19	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 ended	aux:pass
20	ended	end	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 invoked	conj
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 feast	det
22	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 held	nsubj:pass
23	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 held	aux:pass
24	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 ended	advcl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 invoked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	invoke	past · passive		the gods	conclusion	for a continuance of gods's favour	tree rules
2	end	past · passive		the service			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality
3	hold	past · passive		a feast			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
4	continue		gods's favour				nom continuance «act intransitive»: of=agent
5	favour		gods = god				nom favour «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

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