protracted

Who acts: teachers, Grandpa, protracted rain, our, two countries, protracted argument · What happens: last, expect, want, protract, make, agree · To what, where: something, deal, protracted illness, camping trip, protracted war, meeting

«protracted» 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: protracted in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Lasting a long time, often longer than expected or wanted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lasting	last	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 expected	advcl
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 time	det
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 time	amod
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lasting	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Lasting	punct
6	often	often	ADV	_	7 longer	advmod
7	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 expected	advmod
8	than	than	SCONJ	_	9 expected	mark
9	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 wanted	cc
11	wanted	want	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 expected	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 expected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	when	other	roles by
1	last	gerund	time		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	expect	participle		long property	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	want	participle			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

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

Usage: verb form — kept apart, not parsed.

Past of «protract», to make something last longer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Past	past	ADP	_	4 protract	mark
2	of	of	ADP	_	1 Past	fixed
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 protract	punct
4	protract	protract	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 protract	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 make	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 protract	conj
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 make	obj
10	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 something	amod
11	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 make	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 protract	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protract in a quote	imperative							vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product

Example 1

After protracted talks, the teachers agreed a deal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 talks	case
2	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 talks	amod
3	talks	talk	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 agreed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 talks	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 teachers	det
6	teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 agreed	nsubj
7	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 deal	det
9	deal	deal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 agreed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 agreed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protract	participle							vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent
2	agree speech: agree	past	the teachers	a deal			after protracted talks		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent deal=Topic

Example 2

Grandpa recovered from a protracted illness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 recovered	nsubj
2	recovered	recover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	6 illness	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 illness	det
5	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 illness	amod
6	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 recovered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 recovered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recover	past	Grandpa			a protracted illness			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from illness=Source
2	protract	participle							vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The protracted rain ruined our camping trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rain	det
2	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 rain	amod
3	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ruined	nsubj
4	ruined	ruin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 trip	nmod:poss
6	camping	camping	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 trip	compound
7	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ruined	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ruined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	protract	participle			vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent
2	ruin	participle	the protracted rain	our camping trip	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Patient
3	trip		our		nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The two countries fought a protracted war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 countries	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 countries	nummod
3	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fought	nsubj
4	fought	fight	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 war	det
6	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 war	amod
7	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fought	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	past	the two countries	a protracted war					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Co-Agent
2	protract	participle							vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The meeting was protracted and boring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 meeting	det
2	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 protracted	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 protracted	aux:pass
4	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 boring	cc
6	boring	boring	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 protracted	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 protracted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protract	past · passive		the meeting					vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Theme

Example 6

The protracted argument went on all afternoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 argument	det
2	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 argument	amod
3	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 went	nsubj
4	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 afternoon	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 afternoon	det
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 went	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protract	participle							vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent
2	go	past	the protracted argument				afternoon		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

In vain she tried to tear the robe away; it defied all efforts to be removed, and after horrible and protracted sufferings, she expired.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 vain	case
2	vain	vain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tried	obl
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 tried	nsubj
4	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 tear	mark
6	tear	tear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 tried	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 robe	det
8	robe	robe	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tear	obj
9	away	away	ADV	_	6 tear	advmod
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 defied	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 defied	nsubj
12	defied	defy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 tried	parataxis
13	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	14 efforts	det
14	efforts	effort	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 defied	obj
15	to	to	PART	_	17 removed	mark
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 removed	aux:pass
17	removed	remove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 efforts	acl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 expired	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 expired	cc
20	after	after	ADP	_	24 sufferings	case
21	horrible	horrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 sufferings	amod
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 protracted	cc
23	protracted	protract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 horrible	conj
24	sufferings	suffering	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 expired	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 sufferings	punct
26	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 expired	nsubj
27	expired	expire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 defied	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	she		vain			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	tear away not said to happen	to-infinitive	she not said here	the robe			away property	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location robe=Theme
3	defy	past	robe	all efforts				tree rules
4	remove	to-infinitive · passive	robe not said here	all efforts not said here				vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»
5	protract	participle	she not said here					vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent
6	expire	past	she			after horrible sufferings		vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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