eve
Who acts: girl, We, players, Eve, streets, farmer · What happens: name, open, stay up, go, be, come · To what, where: one present, Christmas Eve., Eve, name, old poem
«eve» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: eve in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
The day or evening before a special day.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 day | det |
| 2 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 evening | cc |
| 4 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 day | conj |
| 5 | before | before | ADP | _ | 8 day | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 7 | special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 day | amod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 day | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 day | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Eve | compound |
| 2 | Eve | Eve | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Eve. | punct |
| 4 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Year | compound |
| 5 | Year | Year | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Eve. | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Year | case |
| 7 | Eve. | Eve. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Eve | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
The time just before an important event: on the eve of the match.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 time | det |
| 2 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 event | nsubj |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 event | advmod |
| 4 | before | before | ADP | _ | 7 event | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 event | det |
| 6 | important | important | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 event | amod |
| 7 | event | event | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 eve | punct |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 eve | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 eve | det |
| 11 | eve | eve | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 event | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 match | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 match | det |
| 14 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 eve | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 event | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: old or poetry — kept apart, not parsed.
Evening.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Evening | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
Eve — a girl's name; in the Bible, the first woman.
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eve | Eve | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 name | nsubj |
| 2 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 name | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 girl | det |
| 4 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 name | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 girl | case |
| 6 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 Bible | punct |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Bible | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Bible | det |
| 10 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 name | appos |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 woman | punct |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 woman | det |
| 13 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 14 woman | amod |
| 14 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 Bible | appos |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 name | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | a girl | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 1
We open one present on Christmas Eve.
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 open | nsubj |
| 2 | open | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 present | nummod |
| 4 | present | present | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 open | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 Eve. | case |
| 6 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Eve. | compound |
| 7 | Eve. | Eve. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 open | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open | present | We | one present | Christmas Eve. | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent present=Theme on eve.=Location |
Example 2
On New Year's Eve we stayed up until midnight.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 5 Eve | case |
| 2 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Year | compound |
| 3 | Year | Year | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Eve | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Year | case |
| 5 | Eve | Eve | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 stayed | obl |
| 6 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 stayed | nsubj |
| 7 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 stayed | compound:prt |
| 9 | until | until | ADP | _ | 10 midnight | case |
| 10 | midnight | midnight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stayed | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 stayed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay up | past | we | New Year's Eve | midnight | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on eve=Location |
Example 3
On the eve of the final, the players went to bed early.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 3 eve | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 eve | det |
| 3 | eve | eve | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 went | obl |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 final | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 final | det |
| 6 | final | final | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 eve | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 eve | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 players | det |
| 9 | players | player | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 went | nsubj |
| 10 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 bed | case |
| 12 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 went | obl |
| 13 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 10 went | advmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | the players | the eve of the final | to bed; early property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location |
Example 4
Eve is my best friend's name.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eve | Eve | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 name | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 name | cop |
| 3 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 friend | nmod:poss |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 friend | amod |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 name | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 friend | case |
| 7 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 name | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Eve | my best friend's name | tree rules |
Example 5
The streets were busy on the eve of the holiday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 streets | det |
| 2 | streets | street | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 busy | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 busy | cop |
| 4 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 eve | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 eve | det |
| 7 | eve | eve | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 busy | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 holiday | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 holiday | det |
| 10 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 eve | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 busy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the streets | the eve of the holiday | busy property | tree rules |
Example 6
In the old poem, the farmer came home at eve.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 poem | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 poem | det |
| 3 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 poem | amod |
| 4 | poem | poem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 came | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 poem | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 farmer | det |
| 7 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 came | nsubj |
| 8 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | home | home | ADV | _ | 8 came | advmod |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 eve. | case |
| 11 | eve. | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 came | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | the farmer | the old poem | evening | home property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in poem=Location |
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