period Who acts: period, British English, woman, Maths, seed, you · What happens: be, call, bleed, grow, put, study · To what, where: length, one lesson, school, dot, American English, period · Speech: someone speaks here
«period» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: period in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A period is a length of time.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET period NOUN is AUX a DET length NOUN of ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 period det 2 period period NOUN Number=Sing 5 length nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 length cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 length det 5 length length NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 time case 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 length nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 length punct
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1 is a present a period a length time tree rules
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 At school, a period is one lesson in the timetable.
case obl punct det nsubj cop nummod case det nmod punct root At ADP school NOUN , PUNCT a DET period NOUN is AUX one NUM lesson NOUN in ADP the DET timetable NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 school case 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 lesson obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 school punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 period det 5 period period NOUN Number=Sing 8 lesson nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 lesson cop 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 lesson nummod 8 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 timetable case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 timetable det 11 timetable timetable NOUN Number=Sing 8 lesson nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 lesson punct
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1 is a present a period one lesson school in the timetable tree rules
Meaning 3 In American English, a period is the dot (.) at the end of a sentence; British English calls it a full stop.
The tree, 21 words case amod obl punct det nsubj cop det punct punct punct case det appos case det nmod punct amod nsubj parataxis obj det amod xcomp punct root In ADP American ADJ English PROPN , PUNCT a DET period NOUN is AUX the DET dot NOUN ( PUNCT . PUNCT ) PUNCT at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP a DET sentence NOUN ; PUNCT British ADJ English PROPN calls VERB it PRON a DET full ADJ stop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 English case 2 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 3 English amod 3 English English PROPN Number=Sing 9 dot obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 English punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 period det 6 period period NOUN Number=Sing 9 dot nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 dot cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dot det 9 dot dot NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 end punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 ( punct 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 ( punct 13 at at ADP _ 15 end case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 end det 15 end end NOUN Number=Sing 9 dot appos 16 of of ADP _ 18 sentence case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 sentence det 18 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 15 end nmod 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 calls punct 20 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 21 English amod 21 English English PROPN Number=Sing 22 calls nsubj 22 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 dot parataxis 23 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 calls obj 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 stop det 25 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 26 stop amod 26 stop stop NOUN Number=Sing 22 calls xcomp 27 . . PUNCT _ 9 dot punct
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1 is a present a period the dot American English tree rules 2 call present British English period vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
Meaning 4 A period is the time in history, like the Victorian period.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct case det amod parataxis punct root A DET period NOUN is AUX the DET time NOUN in ADP history NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET Victorian ADJ period NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 period det 2 period period NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 history case 7 history history NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 period punct 9 like like ADP _ 12 period case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 period det 11 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 12 period amod 12 period period NOUN Number=Sing 5 time parataxis 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 time punct
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1 is a present a period the time history tree rules
Meaning 5 A period is the time each month when a woman or girl bleeds from her womb (menstruation).
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det det nmod:unmarked mark det nsubj cc conj advcl case nmod:poss obl punct appos punct punct root A DET period NOUN is AUX the DET time NOUN each DET month NOUN when SCONJ a DET woman NOUN or CCONJ girl NOUN bleeds VERB from ADP her PRON womb NOUN ( PUNCT menstruation 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 period det 2 period period NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 month det 7 month month NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nmod:unmarked 8 when when SCONJ _ 13 bleeds mark 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 woman det 10 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 13 bleeds nsubj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 girl cc 12 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 10 woman conj 13 bleeds bleed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time advcl 14 from from ADP _ 16 womb case 15 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 womb nmod:poss 16 womb womb NOUN Number=Sing 13 bleeds obl 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 menstruation punct 18 menstruation menstruation NOUN Number=Sing 16 womb appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 menstruation punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 time punct
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1 is a present a period the time month tree rules 2 bleed present a woman or girl girl's womb vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from womb=Source
Meaning 6 In science, a period is a row in the periodic table.
case obl punct det nsubj cop det case det amod nmod punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT a DET period NOUN is AUX a DET row NOUN in ADP the DET periodic ADJ table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 8 row obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 period det 5 period period NOUN Number=Sing 8 row nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 row cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 row det 8 row row NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 12 table case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 table det 11 periodic periodic ADJ Degree=Pos 12 table amod 12 table table NOUN Number=Sing 8 row nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 row punct
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1 is a present a period a row science in the periodic table tree rules
Example 1 Maths is in the first period.
nsubj cop case det amod punct root Maths NOUN is AUX in ADP the DET first ADJ period NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maths math NOUN Number=Plur 6 period nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 period cop 3 in in ADP _ 6 period case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 period det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 period amod 6 period period NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 period punct
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1 is present Maths the first period tree rules
Example 2 Over a period of two weeks, the seed grew ten centimetres.
case det obl case nummod nmod punct det nsubj nummod obj punct root Over ADP a DET period NOUN of ADP two NUM weeks NOUN , PUNCT the DET seed NOUN grew VERB ten NUM centimetres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Over over ADP _ 3 period case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 period det 3 period period NOUN Number=Sing 10 grew obl 4 of of ADP _ 6 weeks case 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 weeks nummod 6 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 3 period nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 period punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 seed det 9 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 10 grew nsubj 10 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 centimetres nummod 12 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 10 grew obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 grew punct
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1 grow past the seed ten centimetres a period of two weeks vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location centimetre=Theme
Example 3 Put a period at the end of the sentence.
det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Put VERB a DET period NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP the DET sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 period det 3 period period NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 end case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 end det 6 end end NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 sentence case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sentence det 9 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 6 end nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here a period at the end of the sentence vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent period=Theme at end=Destination
Example 4 We are studying the Roman period.
nsubj aux det amod obj punct root We PRON are AUX studying VERB the DET Roman ADJ period 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 3 studying nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 studying aux 3 studying study VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 period det 5 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 6 period amod 6 period period NOUN Number=Sing 3 studying obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 studying punct
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1 study present · progressive We the Roman period vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent period=Topic
Example 5 Dinosaurs lived in a period called the Mesozoic.
nsubj case det obl acl det xcomp punct root Dinosaurs NOUN lived VERB in ADP a DET period NOUN called VERB the DET Mesozoic PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 2 lived nsubj 2 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 period case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 period det 5 period period NOUN Number=Sing 2 lived obl 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 period acl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Mesozoic det 8 Mesozoic Mesozoic PROPN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 lived punct
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1 live past Dinosaurs a period vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in period=Location 2 call participle a period not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Periods are a normal part of growing up for girls.
nsubj cop det amod mark acl compound:prt case obl punct root Periods NOUN are AUX a DET normal ADJ part NOUN of SCONJ growing VERB up ADP for ADP girls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Periods period NOUN Number=Plur 5 part nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 part det 4 normal normal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 part amod 5 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 growing mark 7 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 part acl 8 up up ADP _ 7 growing compound:prt 9 for for ADP _ 10 girls case 10 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 7 growing obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 part punct
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1 is a present Periods a normal part tree rules 2 grow up gerund a normal part not said here for girls vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Ice hockey has three periods.
compound nsubj nummod obj punct root Ice NOUN hockey NOUN has VERB three NUM periods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 hockey compound 2 hockey hockey NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 periods nummod 5 periods period NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Ice hockey three periods vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent period=Patient
Example 8 Then came a dreadful period, when news from the king ceased entirely.
advmod det amod obj punct advmod obl:unmarked case det nmod conj advmod punct root Then ADV came VERB a DET dreadful ADJ period NOUN , PUNCT when ADV news NOUN from ADP the DET king NOUN ceased VERB entirely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 2 came advmod 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 period det 4 dreadful dreadful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 period amod 5 period period NOUN Number=Sing 2 came obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 ceased punct 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 ceased advmod 8 news news NOUN Number=Sing 12 ceased obl:unmarked 9 from from ADP _ 11 king case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 king det 11 king king NOUN Number=Sing 8 news nmod 12 ceased cease VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 came conj 13 entirely entirely ADV _ 12 ceased advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past a dreadful period then vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location period=Theme 2 cease participle news from the king entirely property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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