timely
Who acts: Timely, timely help, Her, your, rain · What happens: mean, happen, need, save, help, thank · To what, where: it, boy, you
«timely» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: timely in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Timely means happening at just the right moment, when it is most needed.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timely | timely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | happening | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 moment | case |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 8 moment | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 moment | det |
| 7 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 moment | amod |
| 8 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 happening | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 needed | punct |
| 10 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 needed | advmod |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 needed | nsubj:pass |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 needed | aux:pass |
| 13 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 14 needed | advmod |
| 14 | needed | need | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 happening | advcl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Timely | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | happen not said to happen | gerund | Timely not said here | moment | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | need | present · passive | it | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
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
Her timely help saved the boy.
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 | 3 help | nmod:poss |
| 2 | timely | timely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 help | amod |
| 3 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 saved | nsubj |
| 4 | saved | save | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 boy | det |
| 6 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 saved | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 saved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | save | past | Her timely help | the boy | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme | ||||
| 2 | help | Her = she | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 2
Thank you for your timely warning.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thank | thank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 1 Thank | obj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 warning | case |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 warning | nmod:poss |
| 5 | timely | timely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 warning | amod |
| 6 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Thank | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Thank | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thank speech: thank | present | you | for your timely warning | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for warning=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | warn | your | nom warning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
The rain came at a timely moment for the farmers.
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 | 3 came | nsubj |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 moment | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 moment | det |
| 6 | timely | timely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 moment | amod |
| 7 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 farmers | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 farmers | det |
| 10 | farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 came | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | the rain | moment | for the farmers | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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