eternal Who acts: Christians, God, believers, Jesus, car journey, eternal flame · What happens: last, begin, believe, be, have, seem · To what, where: eternal life, eternal complaining, those, Rome, war memorial, eternal optimist · Speech: someone speaks here
«eternal» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: eternal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Lasting for ever, without beginning or end.
case obl punct mark conj cc conj punct root Lasting VERB for ADP ever ADV , PUNCT without SCONJ beginning VERB or CCONJ end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lasting last VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 for for ADP _ 3 ever case 3 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 1 Lasting obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 beginning punct 5 without without SCONJ _ 6 beginning mark 6 beginning begin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Lasting conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 end cc 8 end end NOUN Number=Sing 6 beginning conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Lasting punct
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1 last gerund vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme 2 begin gerund 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 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Christians believe God is eternal and that believers will have eternal life with God after death.
The tree, 16 words nsubj nsubj cop ccomp cc mark nsubj aux conj amod obj case nmod case obl punct root Christians PROPN believe VERB God PROPN is AUX eternal ADJ and CCONJ that SCONJ believers NOUN will AUX have VERB eternal ADJ life NOUN with ADP God PROPN after ADP death NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 God God PROPN Number=Sing 5 eternal nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eternal cop 5 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 believe ccomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 10 have cc 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 have mark 8 believers believer NOUN Number=Plur 10 have nsubj 9 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 have aux 10 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 eternal conj 11 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 12 life amod 12 life life NOUN Number=Sing 10 have obj 13 with with ADP _ 14 God case 14 God God PROPN Number=Sing 12 life nmod 15 after after ADP _ 16 death case 16 death death NOUN Number=Sing 10 have obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present God eternal property tree rules 3 have future believers eternal life after death with God vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Seeming to go on for ever, often annoyingly: «his eternal complaining».
The tree, 11 words mark xcomp advmod case obl punct advmod advmod punct punct nmod:poss amod obl punct punct root Seeming VERB to PART go VERB on ADV for ADP ever ADV , PUNCT often ADV annoyingly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT his PRON eternal ADJ complaining NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seeming seem VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 to to PART _ 3 go mark 3 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Seeming xcomp 4 on on ADV _ 3 go advmod 5 for for ADP _ 6 ever case 6 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 3 go obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 annoyingly punct 8 often often ADV _ 9 annoyingly advmod 9 annoyingly annoyingly ADV _ 1 Seeming advmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 1 Seeming punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 complaining punct 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 complaining nmod:poss 13 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 14 complaining amod 14 complaining complaining NOUN Number=Sing 1 Seeming obl 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 complaining punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Seeming punct
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1 seem gerund his eternal complaining annoyingly property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 go on to-infinitive vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Always true or always there: «eternal truths», «an eternal optimist».
The tree, 10 words advmod cc advmod conj punct punct amod parataxis punct punct punct det amod appos punct punct root Always ADV true ADJ or CCONJ always ADV there ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT eternal ADJ truths NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT an DET eternal ADJ optimist NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Always always ADV PronType=Tot 2 true advmod 2 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 there cc 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 there advmod 5 there there ADV PronType=Dem 2 true conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 truths punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 truths punct 8 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 truths amod 9 truths truth NOUN Number=Plur 2 true parataxis 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 truths punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 optimist punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 optimist punct 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 optimist det 14 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 15 optimist amod 15 optimist optimist NOUN Number=Sing 9 truths appos 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 optimist punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 true punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Christians believe God is eternal.
nsubj nsubj cop ccomp punct root Christians PROPN believe VERB God PROPN is AUX eternal ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 God God PROPN Number=Sing 5 eternal nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eternal cop 5 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 believe ccomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present God eternal property tree rules
Example 2 Jesus promised eternal life to those who believe.
nsubj amod obj case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root Jesus PROPN promised VERB eternal ADJ life NOUN to ADP those PRON who PRON believe VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 promised nsubj 2 promised promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 4 life amod 4 life life NOUN Number=Sing 2 promised obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 those case 6 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 2 promised obl 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 believe nsubj 8 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 those acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 promised punct
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1 promise speech: promise past Jesus eternal life to those goal vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent life=Theme to that=Goal 2 believe present vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 The car journey felt eternal!
det compound nsubj xcomp punct root The DET car NOUN journey NOUN felt VERB eternal ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 journey det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 journey compound 3 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 4 felt nsubj 4 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 4 felt xcomp 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 felt punct
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1 feel past the car journey eternal property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 Rome is called the Eternal City.
nsubj:pass aux:pass det compound xcomp punct root Rome PROPN is AUX called VERB the DET Eternal PROPN City PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rome Rome PROPN Number=Sing 3 called nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 called aux:pass 3 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 City det 5 Eternal Eternal PROPN Number=Sing 6 City compound 6 City City PROPN Number=Sing 3 called xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 called punct
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1 call present · passive Rome vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 An eternal flame burns at the war memorial.
det amod nsubj case det compound obl punct root An DET eternal ADJ flame NOUN burns VERB at ADP the DET war NOUN memorial NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 flame det 2 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flame amod 3 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 4 burns nsubj 4 burns burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 8 memorial case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 memorial det 7 war war NOUN Number=Sing 8 memorial compound 8 memorial memorial NOUN Number=Sing 4 burns obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 burns punct
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1 burn present a eternal flame the war memorial vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at memorial=Location
Example 6 My dad is an eternal optimist; he always thinks it'll be sunny.
The tree, 13 words nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct nsubj advmod conj nsubj aux cop ccomp punct root My PRON dad NOUN is AUX an DET eternal ADJ optimist NOUN ; PUNCT he PRON always ADV thinks VERB it PRON 'll AUX be AUX sunny ADJ . PUNCT 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 dad nmod:poss 2 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 optimist nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 optimist cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 optimist det 5 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 optimist amod 6 optimist optimist NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 thinks punct 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 thinks nsubj 9 always always ADV PronType=Tot 10 thinks advmod 10 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 optimist conj 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 sunny nsubj 12 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 sunny aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 sunny cop 14 sunny sunny ADJ Degree=Pos 10 thinks ccomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 optimist punct
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1 is a present My dad a eternal optimist tree rules 2 think speech: other present he always property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is future optimist sunny property tree rules
Example 7 They swore eternal friendship.
nsubj amod obj punct root They PRON swore VERB eternal ADJ friendship NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 swore nsubj 2 swore swear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 4 friendship amod 4 friendship friendship NOUN Number=Sing 2 swore obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 swore punct
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1 swear past They eternal friendship vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent friendship=Eventuality
Example 8 "Your blood grows thick from your eternal dreaming.
punct nmod:poss nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl acl punct root " PUNCT Your PRON blood NOUN grows VERB thick ADJ from ADP your PRON eternal NOUN dreaming VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 grows punct 2 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 blood nmod:poss 3 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 4 grows nsubj 4 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 grows xcomp 6 from from ADP _ 8 eternal case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 eternal nmod:poss 8 eternal eternal NOUN Number=Sing 5 thick obl 9 dreaming dream VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 eternal acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 grows punct
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1 grow in a quote present Your blood thick property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 dream in a quote gerund your eternal not said here vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
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