setback Who acts: problem, Losing, we, rain, injury, Her · What happens: stop, make, set back, lose, be, win · To what, where: progress, things, you, first match, setback, cup
«setback» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: setback in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Something that stops progress or makes things worse for a while; a problem that sets you back.
The tree, 17 words nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj obj xcomp case det obl punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct root Something PRON that PRON stops VERB progress NOUN or CCONJ makes VERB things NOUN worse ADJ for ADP a DET while NOUN ; PUNCT a DET problem NOUN that PRON sets VERB you PRON back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 stops nsubj 3 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 progress progress NOUN Number=Sing 3 stops obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 makes cc 6 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 stops conj 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 makes obj 8 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 makes xcomp 9 for for ADP _ 11 while case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 while det 11 while while NOUN Number=Sing 8 worse obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 problem punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 problem det 14 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 sets nsubj 16 sets set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 problem acl:relcl 17 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 sets obj 18 back back ADV _ 16 sets advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop present progress vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality progress=Eventuality 2 make present things bad property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product 3 set back present a problem you vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient you=Result
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.
Example 1 Losing the first match was a setback, but we still won the cup.
The tree, 13 words csubj det amod obj cop det punct cc nsubj advmod acl:relcl det obj punct root Losing VERB the DET first ADJ match NOUN was AUX a DET setback NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ we PRON still ADV won VERB the DET cup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 setback csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 match det 3 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 match amod 4 match match NOUN Number=Sing 1 Losing obj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 setback cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 setback det 7 setback setback NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 won punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 won cc 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 won nsubj 11 still still ADV _ 12 won advmod 12 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 setback acl:relcl 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 cup det 14 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 12 won obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 setback punct
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1 lose gerund the first match vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality 2 is a past Losing a setback tree rules 3 win past we the cup still vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality
Example 2 The rain was a setback for the builders.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root The DET rain NOUN was AUX a DET setback NOUN for ADP the DET builders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 setback nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 setback cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 setback det 5 setback setback NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 builders case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 builders det 8 builders builder NOUN Number=Plur 5 setback nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 setback punct
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1 is a past the rain a setback for the builders tree rules
Example 3 Her injury was a big setback.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct root Her PRON injury NOUN was AUX a DET big ADJ setback NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 injury nmod:poss 2 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 6 setback nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 setback cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 setback det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 setback amod 6 setback setback NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 setback punct
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1 is a past Her injury a big setback tree rules 2 injure Her = she nom injury «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Don't give up after one setback.
aux advmod compound:prt case nummod obl punct root Do AUX n't PART give VERB up ADP after ADP one NUM setback NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 give aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 give advmod 3 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 give compound:prt 5 after after ADP _ 7 setback case 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 setback nummod 7 setback setback NOUN Number=Sing 3 give obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 give punct
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1 not give up imperative · do-support you not said here after one setback vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The plan had a few setbacks.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET plan NOUN had VERB a DET few ADJ setbacks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 setbacks det 5 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 6 setbacks amod 6 setbacks setback NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the plan a few setbacks vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent setback=Patient
Example 6 Every setback teaches you something.
det nsubj iobj obj punct root Every DET setback NOUN teaches VERB you PRON something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 setback det 2 setback setback NOUN Number=Sing 3 teaches nsubj 3 teaches teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 teaches iobj 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 teaches obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 teaches punct
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1 teach speech: other present every setback something you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient something=Topic
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