minute Who acts: minute, sixty minutes, Said minute, hour, Tom, bus · What happens: be, make, mean, wait, say, have · To what, where: short length, egg, project, 6, half past · Speech: someone speaks here
«minute» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: minute in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct nummod nsubj parataxis det obj punct root A DET minute NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ length NOUN of ADP time NOUN ; PUNCT sixty NUM minutes NOUN make VERB an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 minute det 2 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 6 length nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 length cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 length det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 length amod 6 length length NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 time case 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 length nmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 make punct 10 sixty sixty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 minutes nummod 11 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 12 make nsubj 12 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 length parataxis 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 hour det 14 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 12 make obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 length punct
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1 is a present a minute a short length time tree rules 2 make present sixty minutes hour vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
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 A minute can mean a very short time: «Wait a minute».
The tree, 11 words det nsubj aux det advmod amod obj punct punct parataxis det obj punct punct root A DET minute NOUN can AUX mean VERB a DET very ADV short ADJ time NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Wait VERB a DET minute NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 minute det 2 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 time det 6 very very ADV _ 7 short advmod 7 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 8 time amod 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 Wait punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 Wait punct 11 Wait wait VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 mean parataxis 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 minute det 13 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 11 Wait obj 14 » » PUNCT _ 11 Wait punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can a minute time vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 wait in a quote infinitive minute vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Said differently, minute means very, very small.
amod advmod punct nsubj advmod punct advmod ccomp punct root Said VERB differently ADV , PUNCT minute NOUN means VERB very ADV , PUNCT very ADV small ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 minute amod 2 differently differently ADV _ 1 Said advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 1 Said punct 4 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 very very ADV _ 5 means advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 small punct 8 very very ADV _ 9 small advmod 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 say speech: assert participle differently property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 mean present Said minute vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 An hour has 60 minutes.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root An DET hour NOUN has VERB 60 NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hour det 2 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a hour minute vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Tom walks for 15 minutes each day.
nsubj case nummod obl det obl:unmarked punct root Tom PROPN walks VERB for ADP 15 NUM minutes NOUN each DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 walks nsubj 2 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 minutes case 4 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 walks obl 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 walks obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 walks punct
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1 walk present Tom day; minute vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The bus comes in 20 minutes.
det nsubj case nummod obl punct root The DET bus NOUN comes VERB in ADP 20 NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bus det 2 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 minutes case 5 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 comes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present the bus minute vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 A minute has 60 seconds.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET minute NOUN has VERB 60 NUM seconds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 minute det 2 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 seconds nummod 5 seconds second NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a minute second vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Wait a minute, I'm nearly ready!
det obj punct nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root Wait VERB a DET minute NOUN , PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX nearly ADV ready ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 minute det 3 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wait obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 ready punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 ready nsubj 6 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 ready cop 7 nearly nearly ADV _ 8 ready advmod 8 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Wait advcl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Wait punct
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1 wait imperative you not said here minute vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present I nearly, ready property tree rules
Example 6 Boil the egg for 5 minutes.
det obj case nummod obl punct root Boil VERB the DET egg NOUN for ADP 5 NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boil boil VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 egg det 3 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 1 Boil obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 minutes case 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 1 Boil obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Boil punct
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1 boil imperative you not said here the egg minute vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent egg=Patient
Example 7 We finished the project at the last minute.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root We PRON finished VERB the DET project NOUN at ADP the DET last ADJ minute 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 finished nsubj 2 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 project det 4 project project NOUN Number=Sing 2 finished obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 minute case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 minute det 7 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 8 minute amod 8 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 2 finished obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 finished punct
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1 finish past We the project minute vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector project=Eventuality
Example 8 The minute hand points to 6 at half past.
det compound nsubj case obl case amod obl punct root The DET minute NOUN hand NOUN points VERB to ADP 6 NUM at ADP half ADJ past NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hand det 2 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 3 hand compound 3 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 4 points nsubj 4 points point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 6 case 6 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 points obl 7 at at ADP _ 9 past case 8 half half ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 9 past amod 9 past past NOUN Number=Sing 4 points obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 points punct
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1 point present the minute hand 6 half past vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to 6=Recipient
Example 9 “Wait a minute!” called the Scarecrow.
punct det obj punct punct advcl det obj punct root “ PUNCT Wait VERB a DET minute NOUN ! PUNCT ” PUNCT called VERB the DET Scarecrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 2 Wait punct 2 Wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 minute det 4 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 2 Wait obj 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Wait punct 6 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Wait punct 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 Wait advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Scarecrow det 9 Scarecrow scarecrow NOUN Number=Sing 7 called obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 Wait punct
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1 wait in a quote imperative you not said here minute vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 call speech: express participle the Scarecrow vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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