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countdown

Who acts: countdown, something, We, countdown clock, you, class · What happens: count, start, be, begin, blast off, do · To what, where: time, ten, rocket, countdown, many minutes, 20 · Speech: someone speaks here

«countdown» 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: countdown in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A countdown is counting backwards to zero, usually before something starts, like a rocket launch.

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 countdown	det
2	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 counting	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 counting	aux
4	counting	count	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	backwards	backwards	ADV	_	4 counting	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 zero	case
7	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 counting	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 starts	punct
9	usually	usually	ADV	_	12 starts	advmod
10	before	before	SCONJ	_	12 starts	mark
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 starts	nsubj
12	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 counting	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 launch	punct
14	like	like	ADP	_	17 launch	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 launch	det
16	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 launch	compound
17	launch	launch	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 starts	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 counting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	present · progressive	a countdown					to zero; backwards property	vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to zero=Experiencer
2	start	present	something					like a rocket launch; usually property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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

A countdown is the time just before an important event.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 countdown	det
2	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 time	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 time	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 time	det
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	just	just	ADV	_	10 event	advmod
7	before	before	ADP	_	10 event	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 event	det
9	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 event	amod
10	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 time	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 time	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a countdown	the time			before a important event		tree rules

Example 1

The countdown began: ten, nine, eight ...

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 countdown	det
2	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 began	nsubj
3	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 ten	punct
5	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 began	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 nine	punct
7	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 ten	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 eight	punct
9	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 ten	conj
10	...	...	PUNCT	_	3 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	the countdown	ten					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 2

After the countdown, the rocket blasted off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 countdown	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 countdown	det
3	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 blasted	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 countdown	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rocket	det
6	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 blasted	obl:unmarked
7	blasted	blast	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	off	off	ADP	_	7 blasted	compound:prt
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 blasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blast off	participle		the rocket			after the countdown		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

We did a countdown to the New Year.

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 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 countdown	det
4	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 Year	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Year	det
7	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Year	compound
8	Year	Year	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 did	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	We	a countdown			to the New Year		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent countdown=Eventuality

Example 4

The countdown to the holidays has started!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 countdown	det
2	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 started	nsubj
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 holidays	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 holidays	det
5	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 countdown	nmod
6	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 started	aux
7	started	start	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 started	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	present · perfect	the countdown to the holidays						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 5

A countdown clock showed how many minutes were left.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 clock	det
2	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 clock	compound
3	clock	clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 many	advmod
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 minutes	amod
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 left	nsubj:pass
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 left	aux:pass
9	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 showed	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	a countdown clock						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	leave	past · passive		many minutes					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 6

Count down from 20 in twos: 20, 18, 16 ...

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	down	down	ADV	_	1 Count	advmod
3	from	from	ADP	_	4 20	case
4	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Count	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 twos	case
6	twos	two	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Count	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 20	punct
8	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 twos	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 18	punct
10	18	18	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 20	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 16	punct
12	16	16	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 20	conj
13	...	...	PUNCT	_	1 Count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count down	imperative	you not said here			20		in twos; down property	vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

Example 7

The class shouted the countdown together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	nsubj
3	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 countdown	det
5	countdown	countdown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	obj
6	together	together	ADV	_	3 shouted	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shouted	punct

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

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