midway

Who acts: town, power, number midway, We, She · What happens: be, go off, stop, win, fight, fall · To what, where: film, 15, teddy, game, Battle, 1942

«midway» 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: midway in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In the middle, halfway between two places or two points in time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 middle	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 middle	det
3	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 places	punct
5	halfway	halfway	ADV	_	8 places	advmod
6	between	between	ADP	_	8 places	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 places	nummod
8	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 middle	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 points	cc
10	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 points	nummod
11	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 places	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 time	case
13	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 places	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 middle	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

The area at a fair with rides, games and food stalls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 area	det
2	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 fair	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fair	det
5	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 area	nmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 rides	case
7	rides	ride	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 fair	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 games	punct
9	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 rides	conj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 stalls	cc
11	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 stalls	compound
12	stalls	stall	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 rides	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 area	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: Midway — kept apart, not parsed.

The Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, site of a famous 1942 sea battle.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Atoll	det
2	Midway	Midway	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Atoll	compound
3	Atoll	Atoll	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 Ocean	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Ocean	det
6	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Ocean	compound
7	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Atoll	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 site	punct
9	site	site	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Atoll	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	15 battle	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 battle	det
12	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 battle	amod
13	1942	1942	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 sea	nummod
14	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 battle	compound
15	battle	battle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 site	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Atoll	punct

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

Example 1

The town is midway between London and Manchester.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 midway	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 midway	cop
4	midway	midway	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	between	between	ADP	_	6 London	case
6	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 midway	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 Manchester	cc
8	Manchester	Manchester	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 London	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 midway	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the town					between London and Manchester; midway property	tree rules

Example 2

Midway through the film, the power went off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Midway	Midway	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 through	nsubj
2	through	through	ADP	_	4 film	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 film	det
4	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 went	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 film	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 power	det
7	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 went	nsubj
8	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	off	off	ADP	_	8 went	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go off	past	the power			the film			vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through film=Location

Example 3

The number midway between 10 and 20 is 15.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 midway	det
2	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 midway	compound
3	midway	midway	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 15	nsubj
4	between	between	ADP	_	5 10	case
5	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 midway	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 20	cc
7	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 10	conj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 15	cop
9	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 15	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the number midway between 10	15					tree rules

Example 4

We stopped for lunch midway along the path.

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 stopped	nsubj
2	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 midway	case
4	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 midway	compound
5	midway	midway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stopped	obl
6	along	along	ADP	_	8 path	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 path	det
8	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stopped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	We					for lunch midway; along the path	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 5

We won a teddy at a game on the midway.

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 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 teddy	det
4	teddy	teddy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 game	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 midway	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 midway	det
10	midway	midway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	We	a teddy		a game		on the midway	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent teddy=Theme at game=Asset

Example 6

The Battle of Midway was fought in 1942.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Battle	det
2	Battle	Battle	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 fought	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Midway	case
4	Midway	Midway	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Battle	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fought	aux:pass
6	fought	fight	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 1942	case
8	1942	1942	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 fought	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	past · passive		the Battle of Midway		1942			vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent

Example 7

She fell asleep midway through the story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 fell	nsubj
2	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 midway	amod
4	midway	midway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fell	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 story	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 story	det
7	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fell	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	She	asleep midway		the story			vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient midway=Result

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