transient Who acts: Transient, transient person, person, pain, Happiness, town · What happens: mean, last, stay, move on, be, move · To what, where: place, person, Happiness, transient population, transient sight, transients
«transient» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: transient in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Transient means lasting only a short time.
nsubj xcomp advmod det amod obj punct root Transient NOUN means VERB lasting VERB only ADV a DET short ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Transient transient NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lasting last VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 only only ADV _ 7 time advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 6 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 lasting obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Transient vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 last not said to happen gerund Transient not said here time vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 A transient person stays in a place only for a short time before moving on.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj case det obl advmod case det amod obl:unmarked mark advcl compound:prt punct root A DET transient ADJ person NOUN stays VERB in ADP a DET place NOUN only ADV for ADP a DET short ADJ time NOUN before SCONJ moving VERB on ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 transient transient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 stays nsubj 4 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 place case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 place det 7 place place NOUN Number=Sing 4 stays obl 8 only only ADV _ 12 time advmod 9 for for ADP _ 12 time case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 time det 11 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 12 time amod 12 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 stays obl:unmarked 13 before before SCONJ _ 14 moving mark 14 moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 stays advcl 15 on on ADP _ 14 moving compound:prt 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 stays punct
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1 stay present a transient person a place time vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location 2 move on gerund a transient person not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 As a noun, a transient is a person who moves from place to place, often without a home (mainly US).
The tree, 20 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl case obl punct advmod case det obl punct advmod appos punct punct root As ADP a DET noun NOUN , PUNCT a DET transient NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON moves VERB from ADP place NOUN to ADP place NOUN , PUNCT often ADV without ADP a DET home NOUN ( PUNCT mainly ADV US PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 noun case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 noun det 3 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 9 person obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 noun punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 transient det 6 transient transient NOUN Number=Sing 9 person nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 moves nsubj 11 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person acl:relcl 12 from from ADP _ 13 place case 13 place place NOUN Number=Sing 11 moves obl 14 to to ADP _ 15 place case 15 place place NOUN Number=Sing 11 moves obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 home punct 17 often often ADV _ 20 home advmod 18 without without ADP _ 20 home case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 home det 20 home home NOUN Number=Sing 11 moves obl 21 ( ( PUNCT _ 23 US punct 22 mainly mainly ADV _ 23 US advmod 23 US US PROPN Number=Sing 20 home appos 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 23 US punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 9 person punct
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1 is a present a transient a person as a noun tree rules 2 move present a person place to place; without a home vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from place=Initial_Location to place=Destination
Example 1 The pain was transient and soon went away.
det nsubj cop cc advmod conj advmod punct root The DET pain NOUN was AUX transient ADJ and CCONJ soon ADV went VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pain det 2 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 4 transient nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 transient cop 4 transient transient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 went cc 6 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 7 went advmod 7 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 transient conj 8 away away ADV _ 7 went advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 transient punct
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1 is past the pain transient property tree rules 2 go away past the pain not said here away, soon property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Happiness can be transient, so enjoy it.
nsubj aux cop punct advmod parataxis obj punct root Happiness NOUN can AUX be AUX transient ADJ , PUNCT so ADV enjoy VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Happiness happiness NOUN Number=Sing 4 transient nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 transient aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 transient cop 4 transient transient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 enjoy punct 6 so so ADV _ 7 enjoy advmod 7 enjoy enjoy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 transient parataxis 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 enjoy obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 transient punct
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1 is can Happiness transient property tree rules 2 enjoy infinitive Happiness vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Example 3 The town has a transient population of tourists.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET town NOUN has VERB a DET transient ADJ population NOUN of ADP tourists NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 population det 5 transient transient ADJ Degree=Pos 6 population amod 6 population population NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 tourists case 8 tourists tourist NOUN Number=Plur 6 population nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the town a transient population of tourists vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent population=Patient
Example 4 The hotel was full of transient guests.
det nsubj cop case amod obl punct root The DET hotel NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP transient ADJ guests NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hotel det 2 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 4 full nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 full cop 4 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 guests case 6 transient transient ADJ Degree=Pos 7 guests amod 7 guests guest NOUN Number=Plur 4 full obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 full punct
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1 is past the hotel of transient guests; full property tree rules
Example 5 A rainbow is a transient sight.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root A DET rainbow NOUN is AUX a DET transient ADJ sight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rainbow det 2 rainbow rainbow NOUN Number=Sing 6 sight nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sight cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sight det 5 transient transient ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sight amod 6 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 sight punct
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1 is a present a rainbow a transient sight tree rules
Example 6 The shelter helps transients who have nowhere to sleep (US).
det nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod mark advcl punct obj punct punct root The DET shelter NOUN helps VERB transients NOUN who PRON have VERB nowhere ADV to PART sleep VERB ( PUNCT US PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shelter det 2 shelter shelter NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps nsubj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 transients transient NOUN Number=Plur 3 helps obj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 have nsubj 6 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 transients acl:relcl 7 nowhere nowhere ADV PronType=Neg 6 have advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 sleep mark 9 sleep sleep VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 nowhere advcl 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 US punct 11 US US PROPN Number=Sing 9 sleep obj 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 US punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 help present the shelter transients vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transient=Beneficiary 2 have present transients nowhere property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 sleep to-infinitive transients not said here US vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent us=Theme
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