instantaneously Who acts: I, light, message, tongue, Ice cream, crowd · What happens: pass, press, come on, reach, shoot out, catch · To what, where: switch, friend, Australia, fly, sun, lightning
«instantaneously» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: instantaneously in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Immediately, with no time at all passing in between.
punct case det obl case nmod acl advmod fixed punct root Immediately ADV , PUNCT with ADP no DET time NOUN at ADP all DET passing VERB in ADP between ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Immediately immediately ADV _ root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Immediately punct 3 with with ADP _ 5 time case 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 1 Immediately obl 6 at at ADP _ 7 all case 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 time nmod 8 passing pass VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 all acl 9 in in ADP ExtPos=ADV 8 passing advmod 10 between between ADP _ 9 in fixed 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Immediately punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pass gerund vn occur-48.3-1 «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: science — kept apart, not parsed.
At one exact instant of time, rather than over a period.
case nummod amod case nmod punct cc fixed case det obl punct root At ADP one NUM exact ADJ instant NOUN of ADP time NOUN , PUNCT rather ADV than ADP over ADP a DET period NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 4 instant case 2 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 instant nummod 3 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 4 instant amod 4 instant instant NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 time case 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 instant nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 period punct 8 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 12 period cc 9 than than ADP _ 8 rather fixed 10 over over ADP _ 12 period case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 period det 12 period period NOUN Number=Sing 4 instant obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 instant punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 When I pressed the switch, the light came on instantaneously.
advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct det nsubj advmod advmod punct root When ADV I PRON pressed VERB the DET switch NOUN , PUNCT the DET light NOUN came VERB on ADV instantaneously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 pressed advmod 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 pressed nsubj 3 pressed press VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 came advcl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 switch det 5 switch switch NOUN Number=Sing 3 pressed obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 pressed punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 light det 8 light light NOUN Number=Sing 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 on on ADV _ 9 came advmod 11 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 9 came advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 came punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 press past I the switch vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent switch=Theme 2 come on past the light instantaneously property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The message reached my friend in Australia almost instantaneously.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl advmod advmod punct root The DET message NOUN reached VERB my PRON friend NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN almost ADV instantaneously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 message det 2 message message NOUN Number=Sing 3 reached nsubj 3 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 friend nmod:poss 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 3 reached obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 Australia case 7 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 3 reached obl 8 almost almost ADV _ 9 instantaneously advmod 9 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 3 reached advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 reached punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 reach past the message my friend Australia instantaneously property vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent friend=Theme
Example 3 The lizard's tongue shot out and caught the fly instantaneously.
det nmod:poss case nsubj compound:prt cc conj det obj advmod punct root The DET lizard NOUN 's PART tongue NOUN shot VERB out ADP and CCONJ caught VERB the DET fly NOUN instantaneously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lizard det 2 lizard lizard NOUN Number=Sing 4 tongue nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 lizard case 4 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 5 shot nsubj 5 shot shoot VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 out out ADP _ 5 shot compound:prt 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 caught cc 8 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 shot conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 fly det 10 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 8 caught obj 11 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 8 caught advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 shot punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 shoot out past the lizard's tongue vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 catch past the lizard's tongue not said here the fly instantaneously property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme
Example 4 Ice cream melts quickly in the sun, but not instantaneously.
compound nsubj advmod case det obl punct cc advmod advmod punct root Ice NOUN cream NOUN melts VERB quickly ADV in ADP the DET sun NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ not PART instantaneously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 cream compound 2 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 3 melts nsubj 3 melts melt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 quickly quickly ADV _ 3 melts advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 sun case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sun det 7 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 3 melts obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 instantaneously punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 11 instantaneously cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 instantaneously advmod 11 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 3 melts advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 melts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 melt present Ice cream the sun instantaneously, quickly property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The crowd reacted instantaneously when the goal went in.
det nsubj advmod advmod det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET crowd NOUN reacted VERB instantaneously ADV when ADV the DET goal NOUN went VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 3 reacted nsubj 3 reacted react VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 3 reacted advmod 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 went advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 goal det 7 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 8 went nsubj 8 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 reacted advcl 9 in in ADV _ 8 went advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 reacted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 react past the crowd instantaneously property vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 go in past the goal vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 We see lightning almost instantaneously, but the thunder takes longer to reach us.
The tree, 13 words nsubj obj advmod advmod punct cc det nsubj parataxis advmod mark advcl obj punct root We PRON see VERB lightning NOUN almost ADV instantaneously ADV , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET thunder NOUN takes VERB longer ADV to PART reach VERB us PRON . PUNCT 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 see nsubj 2 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 2 see obj 4 almost almost ADV _ 5 instantaneously advmod 5 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 2 see advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 takes punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 takes cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 thunder det 9 thunder thunder NOUN Number=Sing 10 takes nsubj 10 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 see parataxis 11 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 10 takes advmod 12 to to PART _ 13 reach mark 13 reach reach VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 takes advcl 14 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 reach obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 see punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 see present We lightning instantaneously property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lightning=Stimulus 2 take present the thunder long property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 reach to-infinitive the thunder not said here us vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent we=Theme
Example 7 Nothing travels truly instantaneously; even light takes time.
nsubj advmod advmod punct advmod nsubj parataxis obj punct root Nothing PRON travels VERB truly ADV instantaneously ADV ; PUNCT even ADV light NOUN takes VERB time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 travels nsubj 2 travels travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 truly truly ADV _ 4 instantaneously advmod 4 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 2 travels advmod 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 takes punct 6 even even ADV _ 7 light advmod 7 light light NOUN Number=Sing 8 takes nsubj 8 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 travels parataxis 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 takes obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 travels punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 travel present Nothing instantaneously property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 take present light time vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The grain of sand is found and brought, and the result is that the whole of the monstrous brood of Trolls or Haugebasser is instantaneously destroyed.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass cc conj punct cc det nsubj cop mark det parataxis case det amod obl case nmod cc nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod conj punct root The DET grain NOUN of ADP sand NOUN is AUX found VERB and CCONJ brought VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET result NOUN is AUX that SCONJ the DET whole ADJ of ADP the DET monstrous ADJ brood NOUN of ADP Trolls NOUN or CCONJ Haugebasser PROPN is AUX instantaneously ADV destroyed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grain det 2 grain grain NOUN Number=Sing 6 found nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 4 sand case 4 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 2 grain nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 found aux:pass 6 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 brought cc 8 brought bring VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 found conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 16 whole punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 16 whole cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 result det 12 result result NOUN Number=Sing 16 whole nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 whole cop 14 that that SCONJ _ 16 whole mark 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 whole det 16 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 found parataxis 17 of of ADP _ 20 brood case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 brood det 19 monstrous monstrous ADJ Degree=Pos 20 brood amod 20 brood brood NOUN Number=Sing 16 whole obl 21 of of ADP _ 22 Trolls case 22 Trolls troll NOUN Number=Plur 20 brood nmod 23 or or CCONJ _ 27 destroyed cc 24 Haugebasser Haugebasser PROPN Number=Sing 27 destroyed nsubj:pass 25 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 destroyed aux:pass 26 instantaneously instantaneously ADV _ 27 destroyed advmod 27 destroyed destroy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 whole conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 6 found punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find present · passive the grain of sand vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic 2 bring participle vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent 3 is present the result of the monstrous brood of Trolls; whole property tree rules 4 destroy present · passive Haugebasser instantaneously property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
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