eternity Who acts: Eternity time, Christians, eternity, time, I, queue · What happens: be, go on, use, believe, not end, feel · To what, where: Eternity time, eternity, long time, body, her, test results · Speech: someone speaks here
«eternity» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: eternity in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Eternity is time that goes on for ever, with no end.
compound cop nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case obl punct case det obl punct root Eternity NOUN is AUX time NOUN that PRON goes VERB on ADP for ADP ever ADV , PUNCT with ADP no DET end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 3 time compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 time cop 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 goes nsubj 5 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 time acl:relcl 6 on on ADP _ 5 goes compound:prt 7 for for ADP _ 8 ever case 8 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 goes obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 end punct 10 with with ADP _ 12 end case 11 no no DET PronType=Neg 12 end det 12 end end NOUN Number=Sing 5 goes obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 time punct
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1 is a present Eternity time tree rules 2 go on present Eternity time with no end vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 and many other believers use eternity for the life after death that they believe never ends, with God.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cc amod amod conj obj case det obl case obl mark nsubj advcl advmod ccomp punct case obl punct root Christians PROPN and CCONJ many ADJ other ADJ believers NOUN use VERB eternity NOUN for ADP the DET life NOUN after ADP death NOUN that SCONJ they PRON believe VERB never ADV ends VERB , PUNCT with ADP God PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 6 use nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 5 believers cc 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 believers amod 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 5 believers amod 5 believers believer NOUN Number=Plur 1 Christians conj 6 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obj 8 for for ADP _ 10 life case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 life det 10 life life NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obl 11 after after ADP _ 12 death case 12 death death NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obl 13 that that SCONJ _ 15 believe mark 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 believe nsubj 15 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 use advcl 16 never never ADV PronType=Neg 17 ends advmod 17 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 believe ccomp 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 God punct 19 with with ADP _ 20 God case 20 God God PROPN Number=Sing 15 believe obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 use punct
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1 use present Christians and many other believers eternity after death for the life vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent eternity=Theme for life=Eventuality 2 believe present Christians = christian with God vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 not end present vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, hyperbole — kept apart, not parsed.
An eternity is a very long time, or a time that feels very long: «I waited an eternity for the bus.».
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod punct cc det appos nsubj acl:relcl advmod xcomp punct punct nsubj parataxis det obj case det obl punct punct punct root An DET eternity NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV long ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET time NOUN that PRON feels VERB very ADV long ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON waited VERB an DET eternity NOUN for ADP the DET bus NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 eternity det 2 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 7 time nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 time cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 5 very very ADV _ 6 long advmod 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 time punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 time cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 time det 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 time appos 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 feels nsubj 13 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 time acl:relcl 14 very very ADV _ 15 long advmod 15 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 13 feels xcomp 16 : : PUNCT _ 19 waited punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 19 waited punct 18 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 waited nsubj 19 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 time parataxis 20 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 eternity det 21 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 19 waited obj 22 for for ADP _ 24 bus case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 bus det 24 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 19 waited obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 19 waited punct 26 » » PUNCT _ 19 waited punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 7 time punct
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1 is a present a eternity a long time tree rules 2 feel present a time long property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 wait in a quote past I a eternity for the bus tree rules
Example 1 The queue for the rollercoaster took an eternity.
det nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root The DET queue NOUN for ADP the DET rollercoaster NOUN took VERB an DET eternity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queue det 2 queue queue NOUN Number=Sing 6 took nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 rollercoaster case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rollercoaster det 5 rollercoaster rollercoaster NOUN Number=Sing 2 queue nmod 6 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 eternity det 8 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 6 took obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 took punct
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1 take past the queue for the rollercoaster a eternity vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eternity=Theme
Example 2 Five minutes before the bell can feel like an eternity.
nummod nsubj case det nmod aux case det obl punct root Five NUM minutes NOUN before ADP the DET bell NOUN can AUX feel VERB like ADP an DET eternity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 minutes nummod 2 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 7 feel nsubj 3 before before ADP _ 5 bell case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bell det 5 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 2 minutes nmod 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 feel aux 7 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 like like ADP _ 10 eternity case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 eternity det 10 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 7 feel obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 feel punct
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1 feel can Five minutes before the bell like a eternity vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like eternity=Theme
Example 3 Christians believe that God is from eternity to eternity.
nsubj mark nsubj cop case ccomp case nmod punct root Christians PROPN believe VERB that SCONJ God PROPN is AUX from ADP eternity NOUN to ADP eternity 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 that that SCONJ _ 7 eternity mark 4 God God PROPN Number=Sing 7 eternity nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 eternity cop 6 from from ADP _ 7 eternity case 7 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 2 believe ccomp 8 to to ADP _ 9 eternity case 9 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 7 eternity nmod 10 . . 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 from eternity; to eternity tree rules
Example 4 The ancient Egyptians wanted the pharaoh's body to last for eternity.
det amod nsubj det nmod:poss case obj mark xcomp case obl punct root The DET ancient ADJ Egyptians PROPN wanted VERB the DET pharaoh NOUN 's PART body NOUN to PART last VERB for ADP eternity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Egyptians det 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Egyptians amod 3 Egyptians Egyptian PROPN Number=Plur 4 wanted nsubj 4 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pharaoh det 6 pharaoh pharaoh NOUN Number=Sing 8 body nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 pharaoh case 8 body body NOUN Number=Sing 4 wanted obj 9 to to PART _ 10 last mark 10 last last VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 wanted xcomp 11 for for ADP _ 12 eternity case 12 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 10 last obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 wanted punct
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1 want past the ancient Egyptians the pharaoh's body tree rules 2 last not said to happen to-infinitive the pharaoh's body not said here for eternity vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 5 After what seemed like an eternity, the lost dog came home.
mark nsubj advcl case det obl punct det amod nsubj advmod punct root After SCONJ what PRON seemed VERB like ADP an DET eternity NOUN , PUNCT the DET lost VERB dog NOUN came VERB home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 3 seemed mark 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 3 seemed nsubj 3 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 came advcl 4 like like ADP _ 6 eternity case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 eternity det 6 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 3 seemed obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 seemed punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 dog det 9 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 dog amod 10 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 11 came nsubj 11 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 home home ADV _ 11 came advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 11 came punct
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1 seem past like a eternity vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 come past the lost dog home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The prince promised to love her for all eternity.
det nsubj mark xcomp obj case det obl punct root The DET prince NOUN promised VERB to PART love VERB her PRON for ADP all DET eternity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prince det 2 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 3 promised nsubj 3 promised promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 love mark 5 love love VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 promised xcomp 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 love obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 eternity case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 eternity det 9 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 5 love obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 promised punct
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1 promise speech: promise past the prince vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 love not said to happen to-infinitive the prince not said here her = she for all eternity vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus for eternity=Attribute
Example 7 Waiting for my test results felt like an eternity.
case nmod:poss compound obl acl case det obl punct root Waiting VERB for ADP my PRON test NOUN results NOUN felt VERB like ADP an DET eternity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Waiting wait VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 for for ADP _ 5 results case 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 results nmod:poss 4 test test NOUN Number=Sing 5 results compound 5 results result NOUN Number=Plur 1 Waiting obl 6 felt feel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 results acl 7 like like ADP _ 9 eternity case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 eternity det 9 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing 6 felt obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Waiting punct
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1 wait gerund for my test results vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 feel participle my test results not said here like a eternity vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like eternity=Theme 3 result my nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 After all, six hundred years is an eternity!”
case det punct compound nummod nsubj cop det punct punct root After ADP all DET , PUNCT six NUM hundred NUM years NOUN is AUX an DET eternity NOUN ! PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 all case 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 years det 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 all punct 4 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 hundred compound 5 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 years nummod 6 years year NOUN Number=Plur 9 eternity nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 eternity cop 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 eternity det 9 eternity eternity NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 9 eternity punct 11 ” " PUNCT _ 9 eternity punct
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1 is a present all hundred years a eternity tree rules
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