stint

Who acts: stint, We, She, He · What happens: fix, be, spend, do, hold back, mean · To what, where: fixed period, time, job, limit, stint, long stint

«stint» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: stint in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A stint is a fixed period of work or time spent doing a job.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 stint	det
2	stint	stint	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 period	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 period	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 period	det
5	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 period	amod
6	period	period	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 work	case
8	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 period	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 time	cc
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 work	conj
11	spent	spend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	10 time	acl
12	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 spent	advcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 job	det
14	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 doing	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 period	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fix	participle				vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	is a	present	a stint	a fixed period	of work or time	tree rules
3	spend	participle		time not said here		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	do	gerund		a job		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality

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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

A stint is a limit or holding back; «without stint» means freely and in plenty, with nothing held back.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 stint	det
2	stint	stint	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 limit	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 limit	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 limit	det
5	limit	limit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 holding	cc
7	holding	hold	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 limit	conj
8	back	back	ADV	_	7 holding	advmod
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 means	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 stint	punct
11	without	without	ADP	_	12 stint	case
12	stint	stint	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 means	nsubj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 stint	punct
14	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 limit	parataxis
15	freely	freely	ADV	_	14 means	advmod
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 plenty	cc
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 plenty	case
18	plenty	plenty	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 freely	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 nothing	punct
20	with	with	ADP	_	21 nothing	case
21	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	14 means	conj
22	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 nothing	acl
23	back	back	ADV	_	22 held	advmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 limit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a stint	a limit		tree rules
2	hold back	gerund	a stint not said here			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	mean	present	stint		freely property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
4	hold back	participle				vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

We ate without stint.

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 ate	nsubj
2	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	without	without	ADP	_	4 stint	case
4	stint	stint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ate	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	We					without stint	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

She did a stint as the cook.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 stint	det
4	stint	stint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obj
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 cook	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cook	det
7	cook	cook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	She	a stint				as the cook	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stint=Eventuality

Example 3

He worked a long stint at the mill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 worked	nsubj
2	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 stint	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stint	amod
5	stint	stint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 mill	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mill	det
8	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	He	a long stint		the mill			vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent stint=Material

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