midnight Who acts: Midnight, one day, next one, Cinderella, We, clock · What happens: be, end, begin, mean, have, leave · To what, where: twelve o'clock, middle, ball, Eve., 00:00, hour clock
«midnight» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: midnight in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Midnight is twelve o'clock at night, the moment when one day ends and the next one begins.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop nummod case nmod punct det appos advmod nummod nsubj acl:relcl cc det amod nsubj conj punct root Midnight NOUN is AUX twelve NUM o'clock NOUN at ADP night NOUN , PUNCT the DET moment NOUN when ADV one NUM day NOUN ends VERB and CCONJ the DET next ADJ one NOUN begins VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 4 o'clock nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 o'clock cop 3 twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 o'clock nummod 4 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 at at ADP _ 6 night case 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 o'clock nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 moment punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 moment det 9 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 4 o'clock appos 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 ends advmod 11 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 day nummod 12 day day NOUN Number=Sing 13 ends nsubj 13 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 moment acl:relcl 14 and and CCONJ _ 18 begins cc 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 one det 16 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 17 one amod 17 one one NOUN Number=Sing 18 begins nsubj 18 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 ends conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 o'clock punct
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1 is a present Midnight twelve o'clock night tree rules 2 end present one day vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 3 begin present the next one vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=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 Midnight can mean the middle of the night, a very late hour.
nsubj aux det obj case det nmod punct det advmod amod conj punct root Midnight NOUN can AUX mean VERB the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET night NOUN , PUNCT a DET very ADV late ADJ hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 middle det 5 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 night case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 night det 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 5 middle nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 hour punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 hour det 11 very very ADV _ 12 late advmod 12 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 13 hour amod 13 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 5 middle conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Midnight the middle of the night and a late hour vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent middle=Topic
Example 1 Cinderella had to leave the ball before midnight.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj case obl punct root Cinderella PROPN had VERB to PART leave VERB the DET ball NOUN before ADP midnight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cinderella Cinderella PROPN Number=Sing 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 leave mark 4 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 had xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ball det 6 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 4 leave obj 7 before before ADP _ 8 midnight case 8 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 4 leave obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Cinderella tree rules 2 leave to-infinitive Cinderella not said here the ball midnight vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme
Example 2 We stayed up until midnight on New Year's Eve.
nsubj compound:prt case obl case compound nmod:poss case obl root We PRON stayed VERB up ADP until ADP midnight NOUN on ADP New PROPN Year PROPN 's PART Eve. PROPN 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 stayed nsubj 2 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 stayed compound:prt 4 until until ADP _ 5 midnight case 5 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 2 stayed obl 6 on on ADP _ 10 Eve. case 7 New New PROPN Number=Sing 8 Year compound 8 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 10 Eve. nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Year case 10 Eve. Eve. PROPN Number=Sing 2 stayed obl
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1 stay up past We New Year's Eve. midnight vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on eve.=Location
Example 3 Midnight is 00:00 on the 24-hour clock.
nsubj cop case det nummod punct compound nmod punct root Midnight NOUN is AUX 00:00 NUM on ADP the DET 24 NUM - PUNCT hour NOUN clock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 3 00:00 nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 00:00 cop 3 00:00 00:00 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 4 on on ADP _ 9 clock case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 clock det 6 24 24 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 hour nummod 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 24 punct 8 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 9 clock compound 9 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 3 00:00 nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 00:00 punct
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1 is a present Midnight 00:00 the hour clock tree rules
Example 4 The clock struck twelve at midnight.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET clock NOUN struck VERB twelve NUM at ADP midnight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clock det 2 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 3 struck nsubj 3 struck strike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 struck obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 midnight case 6 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 3 struck obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 struck punct
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1 strike past the clock twelve midnight vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twelve=Patient
Example 5 We had a midnight feast at the sleepover.
nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON had VERB a DET midnight NOUN feast NOUN at ADP the DET sleepover NOUN . 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feast det 4 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 5 feast compound 5 feast feast NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 sleepover case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sleepover det 8 sleepover sleepover NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a midnight feast the sleepover vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient
Example 6 It's past midnight; go to sleep!
nsubj cop amod punct acl case obl punct root It PRON 's AUX past ADJ midnight NOUN ; PUNCT go VERB to ADP sleep NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 midnight nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 midnight cop 3 past past ADJ Degree=Pos 4 midnight amod 4 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 go punct 6 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 midnight acl 7 to to ADP _ 8 sleep case 8 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 6 go obl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 midnight punct
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1 is a present It past midnight tree rules 2 go infinitive past midnight not said here sleep vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to sleep=Initial_Location
Example 7 From midnight to 6 a.m. is six hours.
case obl case nmod nmod:unmarked cop nummod punct root From ADP midnight NOUN to ADP 6 NUM a.m. NOUN is AUX six NUM hours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 From from ADP _ 2 midnight case 2 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 8 hours obl 3 to to ADP _ 4 6 case 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 midnight nmod 5 a.m. a.m. NOUN Number=Sing 4 6 nmod:unmarked 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 hours cop 7 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 hours nummod 8 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 hours punct
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1 is a present six hours midnight tree rules
Example 8 The owl hooted in the middle of the night, just after midnight.
det acl case det obl case det nmod punct advmod case conj punct root The DET owl NOUN hooted VERB in ADP the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET night NOUN , PUNCT just ADV after ADP midnight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 owl det 2 owl owl NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 hooted hoot VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 owl acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 middle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 middle det 6 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 3 hooted obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 night case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 night det 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 6 middle nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 midnight punct 11 just just ADV _ 13 midnight advmod 12 after after ADP _ 13 midnight case 13 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 6 middle conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 owl punct
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1 hoot participle the owl not said here the middle of the night and midnight vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in middle=Location
Example 9 At midnight the cottage door opened.
case obl det compound nsubj punct root At ADP midnight NOUN the DET cottage NOUN door NOUN opened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 midnight case 2 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 6 opened obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 door det 4 cottage cottage NOUN Number=Sing 5 door compound 5 door door NOUN Number=Sing 6 opened nsubj 6 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 opened punct
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1 open past the cottage door midnight vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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