--- title: afterward — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «afterward» in the school dictionary: At a later time; after something has happened. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [afterward in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/afterward.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} At a later time; after something has happened. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afterward:m1:1 # text = At a later time; after something has happened. 1 At at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 later late ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 after after ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 9 nsubj _ _ 8 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 happened happen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | present · perfect | something | | | | time | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} Immediately afterward the Moon came flying up. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afterward:x1:1 # text = Immediately afterward the Moon came flying up. 1 Immediately immediately ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 2 afterward afterward SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Moon Moon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 flying fly VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 xcomp _ _ 7 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | the Moon | | | | | immediately *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **fly up** | gerund | the Moon *not said here* | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} Soon afterward the serpent sent for the prince. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afterward:x2:1 # text = Soon afterward the serpent sent for the prince. 1 Soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 2 afterward afterward ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 serpent serpent NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 5 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past | | | | | | afterward the serpent; for the prince; soon *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} We ate our supper and went to bed afterward. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:afterward:x3:1 # text = We ate our supper and went to bed afterward. 1 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 supper supper NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 9 afterward afterward ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | past | We | our supper | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supper=Patient | | 2 | **go** | past | We *not said here* | | | bed | | afterward *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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