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momentarily

Who acts: lights, room, I, dog, pilot, We · What happens: flicker, go, be, remember, stop, sniff · To what, where: answer, lamppost, Ella, prize · Speech: someone speaks here

«momentarily» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: momentarily in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

For a very short time, only a moment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	5 time	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 time	det
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 short	advmod
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 time	amod
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 moment	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 time	punct
7	only	only	ADV	_	9 moment	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 moment	det
9	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 moment	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: mainly US — kept apart, not parsed.

Very soon, in a moment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 soon	advmod
2	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 soon	punct
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 moment	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 moment	det
6	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 soon	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 soon	punct

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

Example 1

The lights flickered and the room went momentarily dark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lights	det
2	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flickered	nsubj
3	flickered	flicker	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 went	cc
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 room	det
6	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 flickered	conj
8	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	9 dark	advmod
9	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 went	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flickered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flicker	past	the lights						vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	go	past	the room					dark property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

I was momentarily confused, then I remembered the answer.

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	4 confused	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 confused	cop
3	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	4 confused	advmod
4	confused	confused	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 remembered	punct
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 remembered	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 remembered	nsubj
8	remembered	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 confused	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 answer	det
10	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 remembered	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 confused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	I					confused, momentarily property	tree rules
2	remember	past	I	the answer			then		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent answer=Theme

Example 3

The dog stopped momentarily to sniff the lamppost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	nsubj
3	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	3 stopped	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 sniff	mark
6	sniff	sniff	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 stopped	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lamppost	det
8	lamppost	lamppost	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sniff	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the dog					momentarily property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	sniff	to-infinitive	the dog not said here	the lamppost					vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamppost=Theme

Example 4

The pilot said, «We will be landing momentarily.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pilot	det
2	pilot	pilot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 landing	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 landing	punct
6	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 landing	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 landing	aux
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 landing	aux
9	landing	land	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 said	ccomp
10	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	9 landing	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the pilot						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	land in a quote	future · progressive	We					momentarily property	vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Ella was momentarily lost for words when she won the prize.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 lost	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 lost	aux:pass
3	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	4 lost	advmod
4	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 words	case
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lost	obl
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 won	mark
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 won	nsubj
9	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 lost	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 prize	det
11	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 won	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	past · passive		Ella				for words; momentarily property	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
2	win	past	Ella	the prize					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality

Example 6

The sun came out momentarily before the rain started again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sun	det
2	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
5	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 started	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rain	det
8	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 started	nsubj
9	started	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	advcl
10	again	again	ADV	_	9 started	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come out	past	the sun					momentarily, out property	vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
2	start	past	the rain				again		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 7

Your teacher will be with you momentarily.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 you	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 you	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 you	cop
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 you	case
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	root	root
7	momentarily	momentarily	ADV	_	6 you	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 you	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	future	Your teacher					with you; momentarily property	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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