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title: afternoon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «afternoon» in the school dictionary: The afternoon is the part of the day after midday (12 o'clock) and before evening. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# afternoon

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**Who acts:** afternoon, Good afternoon, She, 9 more birds, He, We · **What happens:** be, use, sell, come, read, pick · **To what, where:** part, greeting, 20 cakes, 12 pages, many, art

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«afternoon» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [afternoon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/afternoon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The afternoon is the part of the day after midday (12 o'clock) and before evening.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:m1:1
# text = The afternoon is the part of the day after midday (12 o'clock) and before evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the afternoon | the part and 12 o'clock and evening |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Good afternoon» is a greeting used in the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:m2:1
# text = «Good afternoon» is a greeting used in the afternoon.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Good afternoon | a greeting |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a greeting *not said here* |  |  | afternoon |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sold 20 cakes in the morning and 15 in the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x1:1
# text = She sold 20 cakes in the morning and 15 in the afternoon.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | She | 20 cakes |  |  | afternoon; morning |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the afternoon, 9 more birds came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x2:1
# text = In the afternoon, 9 more birds came.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | 9 more birds |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He read 12 pages in the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x3:1
# text = He read 12 pages in the afternoon.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | He | 12 pages |  |  | afternoon |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many more did she pick in the morning than in the afternoon?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x4:1
# text = How many more did she pick in the morning than in the afternoon?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past · do-support | she | many |  |  | afternoon; morning |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good afternoon, class!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x5:1
# text = Good afternoon, class!
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have art on Friday afternoons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x6:1
# text = We have art on Friday afternoons.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	afternoons	afternoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | We | art |  |  | afternoon |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent art=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is hottest in the early afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x7:1
# text = It is hottest in the early afternoon.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hottest	hot	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  | afternoon | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
3 p.m. is in the afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x8:1
# text = 3 p.m. is in the afternoon.
1	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	p.m.	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 3 p.m. |  |  |  |  | in the afternoon | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Caliph Chasid, of Bagdad, was resting comfortably on his divan one fine afternoon.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afternoon:x9:1
# text = Caliph Chasid, of Bagdad, was resting comfortably on his divan one fine afternoon.
1	Caliph	Caliph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	Chasid	Chasid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Bagdad	Bagdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	comfortably	comfortably	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	divan	divan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | past · progressive | Caliph and Bagdad |  |  | Bagdad's divan | afternoon | comfortably *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent on divan=Location |

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