--- title: ceaseless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «ceaseless» in the school dictionary: Ceaseless means never stopping; going on and on. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ceaseless in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ceaseless.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Ceaseless means never stopping; going on and on. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:ceaseless:m1:1 # text = Ceaseless means never stopping; going on and on. 1 Ceaseless ceaseless NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 stopping stop VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 6 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 7 on on ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 on on ADV RB _ 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Ceaseless | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **stop** | gerund | | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 3 | **go on** | gerund | Ceaseless *not said here* | | | | | | vn function-105.2.1 «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} The ceaseless rain filled the ditches. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:ceaseless:x1:1 # text = The ceaseless rain filled the ditches. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 ceaseless ceaseless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 filled fill VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ditches ditch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fill** | past | the ceaseless rain | the ditches | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ditch=Patient | ## Example 2 {#x2} She heard the ceaseless ticking of the clock. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:ceaseless:x2:1 # text = She heard the ceaseless ticking of the clock. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 ceaseless ceaseless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 ticking ticking NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 clock clock NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | She | the ceaseless ticking of the clock | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer ticking=Stimulus | | 2 | **tick** | | the clock | | | | | | nom ticking «event intransitive»: of=agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} My life was a ceaseless scurry of escape. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:ceaseless:x3:1 # text = My life was a ceaseless scurry of escape. 1 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 ceaseless ceaseless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 scurry scurry NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 escape escape NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | My life | a ceaseless scurry | | | | of escape | tree rules | **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. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [cease](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cease/) - next →: [cedar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cedar/) - ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)