instant

Who acts: nobody, you, instant, magic potion, We, lights · What happens: happen, make, add, move, call, arrive · To what, where: hot water, short moment, me, instant effect, instant noodles, instant · Speech: someone speaks here

«instant» 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: instant in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Happening at once, with no wait: «an instant reply».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 wait	csubj
2	at	at	ADP	_	3 once	case
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	1 Happening	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 wait	punct
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 wait	case
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 wait	det
7	wait	wait	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 wait	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 reply	punct
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 reply	det
11	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 reply	amod
12	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wait	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 reply	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location

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: of food or drink — kept apart, not parsed.

Made very quickly, usually by adding hot water: «instant noodles».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 quickly	advmod
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	1 Made	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 adding	punct
5	usually	usually	ADV	_	7 adding	advmod
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 adding	mark
7	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Made	advcl
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 water	amod
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 adding	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 noodles	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 noodles	punct
12	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 noodles	amod
13	noodles	noodle	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 adding	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 noodles	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle						quickly property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	add speech: assert	gerund		hot water				usually property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A very short moment: «For an instant, nobody moved».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 moment	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 short	advmod
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 moment	amod
4	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
7	For	for	ADP	_	9 instant	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 instant	det
9	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 moved	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 instant	punct
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	12 moved	nsubj
12	moved	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 moment	acl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 moved	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 moment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move in a quote	past	nobody	a short moment not said here				for a instant	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent moment=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: the instant — kept apart, not parsed.

As soon as: «Call me the instant you arrive».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	6 Call	cc
2	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 As	fixed
3	as	as	ADP	_	1 As	fixed
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 Call	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 Call	punct
6	Call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 Call	obj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 instant	det
9	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 arrive	nsubj
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 arrive	nsubj
11	arrive	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Call	parataxis
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 arrive	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 Call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call speech: assert in a quote	imperative	you not said here		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	arrive in a quote	present	the instant						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The magic potion had an instant effect.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 potion	det
2	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 potion	amod
3	potion	potion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 effect	det
6	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 effect	amod
7	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the magic potion	a instant effect					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient

Example 2

We had instant noodles for lunch.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 noodles	amod
4	noodles	noodle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 lunch	case
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	instant noodles				for lunch	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noodle=Patient

Example 3

In an instant, the lights went out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 instant	det
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 instant	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lights	det
6	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	out	out	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go out	past	the lights			a instant		out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Come here this instant!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 Come	advmod
3	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 instant	det
4	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Come	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	imperative	you not said here	this instant		here			vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location instant=Theme

Example 5

Call me the instant the cake is ready.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Call	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 instant	det
4	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Call	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cake	det
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ready	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 ready	cop
8	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Call	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	imperative	you not said here		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	is	present	the cake					ready property	tree rules

Example 6

The film was an instant success.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 success	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 success	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 success	det
5	instant	instant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 success	amod
6	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 success	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the film	a instant success					tree rules

Example 7

For an instant, I thought I saw a ghost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 instant	det
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 thought	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 instant	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 thought	nsubj
6	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 saw	nsubj
8	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 thought	ccomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ghost	det
10	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 saw	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	I					for a instant	vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	see	past	I	a ghost					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ghost=Stimulus

Example 8

In an instant he was there.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 instant	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 instant	det
3	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 there	obl
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 there	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 there	cop
6	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 there	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	he			a instant		there property	tree rules

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