later Who acts: I, something, tank, she, He, time · What happens: mean, do, happen, be, come, give away · To what, where: it, time, 4 pencils, you, bus stop, famous scientist · Speech: someone speaks here
«later» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: later in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Later means after some time, not now: «I will do it later.».
The tree, 12 words advmod case det obl punct advmod advmod punct punct nsubj aux ccomp obj advmod punct punct punct root Later ADV means VERB after ADP some DET time NOUN , PUNCT not PART now ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON will AUX do VERB it PRON later ADV . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Later late ADV Degree=Cmp 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 after after ADP _ 5 time case 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 now punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 now advmod 8 now now ADV PronType=Dem 2 means advmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 2 means punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 do punct 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 do nsubj 12 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 do aux 13 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 do obj 15 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 13 do advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 do punct 17 » » PUNCT _ 13 do punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present now; time late property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do in a quote future I it late property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
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 Later also means after the time something else happened: «Two hours later, the tank was full.».
The tree, 16 words advmod advmod case det obl nsubj advmod acl:relcl punct punct nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct det nsubj cop parataxis punct punct punct root Later ADV also ADV means VERB after ADP the DET time NOUN something PRON else ADV happened VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Two NUM hours NOUN later ADV , PUNCT the DET tank NOUN was AUX full ADJ . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Later late ADV Degree=Cmp 3 means advmod 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 6 time case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 time det 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 happened nsubj 8 else else ADV _ 7 something advmod 9 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 time acl:relcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 19 full punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 19 full punct 12 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 hours nummod 13 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 14 later obl:unmarked 14 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 19 full advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 14 later punct 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 tank det 17 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 19 full nsubj 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 full cop 19 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means parataxis 20 . . PUNCT _ 19 full punct 21 » » PUNCT _ 19 full punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present time late property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen past something the time not said here tree rules 3 is in a quote past the tank full, late property tree rules
Meaning 3 As an adjective, later means coming after another one: a later bus, a later chapter.
The tree, 15 words case det obl punct advmod xcomp case det obl punct det amod parataxis punct det amod appos punct root As ADP an DET adjective NOUN , PUNCT later ADV means VERB coming VERB after ADP another DET one NOUN : PUNCT a DET later ADJ bus NOUN , PUNCT a DET later ADJ chapter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 adjective case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adjective det 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 6 means advmod 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 means xcomp 8 after after ADP _ 10 one case 9 another another DET PronType=Ind 10 one det 10 one one NOUN Number=Sing 7 coming obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 bus punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bus det 13 later late ADJ Degree=Cmp 14 bus amod 14 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 6 means parataxis 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 chapter punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 chapter det 17 later late ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 chapter amod 18 chapter chapter NOUN Number=Sing 14 bus appos 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present as a adjective; late property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 come not said to happen gerund after another one vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Two hours later, the tank was full.
nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct det nsubj cop punct root Two NUM hours NOUN later ADV , PUNCT the DET tank NOUN was AUX full ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 hours nummod 2 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 3 later obl:unmarked 3 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 8 full advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 later punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tank det 6 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 8 full nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 full cop 8 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 full punct
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1 is past the tank full, late property tree rules
Example 2 Later she gave away 4 pencils.
advmod nsubj advmod nummod obj punct root Later ADV she PRON gave VERB away ADV 4 NUM pencils NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Later late ADV Degree=Cmp 3 gave advmod 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 away away ADV _ 3 gave advmod 5 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 pencils nummod 6 pencils pencil NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give away past she 4 pencils away, late property vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme
Example 3 He came back 20 minutes later.
nsubj advmod nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct root He PRON came VERB back ADV 20 NUM minutes NOUN later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 back back ADV _ 2 came advmod 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 6 later obl:unmarked 6 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 2 came advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come back past He late property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 What time is it 3 hours later?
det nsubj expl nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct root What DET time NOUN is VERB it PRON 3 NUM hours NOUN later ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what DET PronType=Int 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 is nsubj 3 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 is expl 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 hours nummod 6 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 7 later obl:unmarked 7 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 3 is advmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 is punct
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1 be present what time it late property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 I'll tidy my room later, Mum.
nsubj aux nmod:poss nsubj:outer advmod punct conj punct root I PRON 'll AUX tidy VERB my PRON room NOUN later ADV , PUNCT Mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 tidy nsubj 2 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 tidy aux 3 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 room nmod:poss 5 room room NOUN Number=Sing 6 later nsubj:outer 6 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 3 tidy advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 Mum punct 8 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 tidy conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tidy punct
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1 tidy future I late property tree rules
Example 6 See you later at the bus stop!
obj advmod case det compound obl punct root See VERB you PRON later ADV at ADP the DET bus NOUN stop NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 See see VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 1 See obj 3 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 1 See advmod 4 at at ADP _ 7 stop case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 stop det 6 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 7 stop compound 7 stop stop NOUN Number=Sing 1 See obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 See punct
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1 see imperative you not said here you the bus stop late property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
Example 7 Sooner or later the rain will stop.
advmod cc conj det nsubj aux punct root Sooner ADV or CCONJ later ADV the DET rain NOUN will AUX stop VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 7 stop advmod 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 later cc 3 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 1 Sooner conj 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rain det 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 stop nsubj 6 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 stop aux 7 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 stop punct
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1 stop future the rain soon property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 8 Years later, the boy became a famous scientist.
obl:unmarked advmod punct det nsubj det amod xcomp punct root Years NOUN later ADV , PUNCT the DET boy NOUN became VERB a DET famous ADJ scientist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Years year NOUN Number=Plur 2 later obl:unmarked 2 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 6 became advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 later punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boy det 5 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 6 became nsubj 6 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 scientist det 8 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 9 scientist amod 9 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 6 became xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 became punct
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1 become past the boy a famous scientist late property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 9 We took a later train because the first one was full.
nsubj det amod obj mark det amod nsubj cop advcl punct root We PRON took VERB a DET later ADJ train NOUN because SCONJ the DET first ADJ one NOUN was AUX full ADJ . 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 train det 4 later late ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 train amod 5 train train NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 full mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 one det 8 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 one amod 9 one one NOUN Number=Sing 11 full nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 full cop 11 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 2 took advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past We a later train vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent train=Theme 2 is past the first one full property tree rules
Example 10 Perhaps I may tell you later.
advmod nsubj aux iobj advmod punct root Perhaps ADV I PRON may AUX tell VERB you PRON later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Perhaps perhaps ADV _ 4 tell advmod 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 tell nsubj 3 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 tell aux 4 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 tell iobj 6 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 4 tell advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert may I you late, perhaps property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
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