halt

Who acts: bus, Halt, Rain, train, teacher, child · What happens: stop, make, come, use, shout, halt · To what, where: something stop, halt, lights, guard, cricket match, station

«halt» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: halt in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To stop, or to make something stop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 make	cc
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stop	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 stop	compound
8	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive							vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	make	to-infinitive		something stop					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stop=Product

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A stop: «come to a halt».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 stop	det
2	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
5	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stop	parataxis
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 halt	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 halt	det
8	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 come	obl
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	infinitive				a halt			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to halt=Initial_Location

Meaning 3

Usage: interjection — kept apart, not parsed.

«Halt!» — an order to stop at once, used by soldiers or guards.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
2	Halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 order	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 order	det
7	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Halt	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 stop	mark
9	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 order	acl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 once	case
11	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	9 stop	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 used	punct
13	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Halt	acl
14	by	by	ADP	_	15 soldiers	case
15	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 used	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 guards	cc
17	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 soldiers	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive							vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location
2	use	participle		Halt and a order not said here				by soldiers or guards	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The bus came to a halt at the lights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 halt	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 halt	det
6	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 lights	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 lights	det
9	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the bus			the lights		to a halt	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to halt=Initial_Location

Example 2

"Halt!" shouted the guard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
2	Halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Halt	punct
5	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 guard	det
7	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shouted	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shouted	punct

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

Example 3

Rain halted the cricket match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 halted	nsubj
2	halted	halt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 match	det
4	cricket	cricket	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 match	compound
5	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 halted	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 halted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	halt	past	Rain	the cricket match					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector match=Eventuality

Example 4

The traffic ground to a halt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ground	det
2	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ground	compound
3	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 halt	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 halt	det
6	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ground	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ground	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

The train halted at the station.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 train	det
2	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	nsubj
3	halted	halt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 station	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 station	det
6	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 halted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	halt	past	the train			the station			vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

The teacher halted the race when a child fell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	nsubj
3	halted	halt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 race	det
5	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 halted	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 fell	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 child	det
8	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fell	nsubj
9	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 halted	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 halted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	halt	past	the teacher	the race					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector race=Eventuality
2	fall	past	a child						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Stop! halt!” urged one of the singers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct
3	halt	halt	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stop	obj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct
5	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 urged	punct
6	urged	urge	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 urged	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 singers	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 singers	det
10	singers	singer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 one	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	halt					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality halt=Eventuality
2	urge in a quote	past	you not said here	one of the singers					vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Recipient

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