furtherance
Who acts: act, club, scientist, actions, charity, plan · What happens: help, move forward, succeed, spend, further, exist · To what, where: something, money, furtherance, education, chess, medicine
«furtherance» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: furtherance in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The act of helping something to move forward or succeed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 act | det |
| 2 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 4 helping | mark |
| 4 | helping | help | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 act | acl |
| 5 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 helping | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 move | mark |
| 7 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 something | acl |
| 8 | forward | forward | ADV | _ | 7 move | advmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 succeed | cc |
| 10 | succeed | succeed | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 move | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 act | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | gerund | the act not said here | something | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | move forward | to-infinitive | the act not said here | something not said here | forward property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 3 | succeed | infinitive | the act not said here | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Example 1
The money was spent in furtherance of education.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 money | det |
| 2 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 spent | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 spent | aux:pass |
| 4 | spent | spend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 furtherance | case |
| 6 | furtherance | furtherance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 spent | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 education | case |
| 8 | education | education | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 furtherance | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 spent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spend | past · passive | the money | furtherance of education | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | ||||
| 2 | further | education | nom furtherance «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Example 2
The club exists for the furtherance of chess in our town.
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 | 3 exists | nsubj |
| 3 | exists | exist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 furtherance | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 furtherance | det |
| 6 | furtherance | furtherance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 exists | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 chess | case |
| 8 | chess | chess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 furtherance | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 town | case |
| 10 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 town | nmod:poss |
| 11 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 chess | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 exists | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exist | present | the club | for the furtherance of chess in our town | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | further | chess in our town | nom furtherance «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Example 3
The scientist worked for the furtherance of medicine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 scientist | det |
| 2 | scientist | scientist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 worked | nsubj |
| 3 | worked | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 furtherance | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 furtherance | det |
| 6 | furtherance | furtherance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 worked | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 medicine | case |
| 8 | medicine | medicine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 furtherance | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 worked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | work | past | the scientist | for the furtherance of medicine | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for furtherance=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | further | medicine | nom furtherance «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Example 4
All actions must be in furtherance of the charity's aims.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 actions | det |
| 2 | actions | action | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 furtherance | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 furtherance | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 furtherance | cop |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 furtherance | case |
| 6 | furtherance | furtherance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 aims | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 charity | det |
| 9 | charity | charity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 aims | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 charity | case |
| 11 | aims | aim | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 furtherance | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 furtherance | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | must | all actions | furtherance | of the charity's aims | tree rules | |||
| 2 | aim | the charity | nom aim «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 5
The council's plan is for the furtherance of safe cycling.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 council | det |
| 2 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 plan | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 council | case |
| 4 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 furtherance | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 furtherance | cop |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 furtherance | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 furtherance | det |
| 8 | furtherance | furtherance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 cycling | case |
| 10 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 cycling | amod |
| 11 | cycling | cycling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 furtherance | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 furtherance | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the council's plan | for the furtherance; of safe cycling | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | plan | the council | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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