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title: eternity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eternity» in the school dictionary: Eternity is time that goes on for ever, with no end. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eternity

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**Who acts:** Eternity time, Christians, eternity, time, I, queue · **What happens:** be, go on, use, believe, not end, feel · **To what, where:** Eternity time, eternity, long time, body, her, test results · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«eternity» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [eternity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eternity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eternity is time that goes on for ever, with no end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:m1:1
# text = Eternity is time that goes on for ever, with no end.
1	Eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Eternity time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go on** | present | Eternity time |  |  |  | with no end |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians and many other believers use eternity for the life after death that they believe never ends, with God.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:m2:1
# text = Christians and many other believers use eternity for the life after death that they believe never ends, with God.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	believers	believer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Christians and many other believers | eternity |  |  | after death | for the life | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent eternity=Theme for life=Eventuality |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians *= christian* |  |  |  |  | with God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **end** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, hyperbole — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An eternity is a very long time, or a time that feels very long: «I waited an eternity for the bus.».

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:m3:1
# text = An eternity is a very long time, or a time that feels very long: «I waited an eternity for the bus.».
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a eternity | a long time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | present | a time |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **wait** *in a quote* | past | I | a eternity |  |  |  | for the bus | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queue for the rollercoaster took an eternity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x1:1
# text = The queue for the rollercoaster took an eternity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rollercoaster	rollercoaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the queue for the rollercoaster | a eternity |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eternity=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Five minutes before the bell can feel like an eternity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x2:1
# text = Five minutes before the bell can feel like an eternity.
1	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | Five minutes before the bell |  |  |  | like a eternity |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like eternity=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe that God is from eternity to eternity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x3:1
# text = Christians believe that God is from eternity to eternity.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | God |  |  |  | from eternity; to eternity |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ancient Egyptians wanted the pharaoh's body to last for eternity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x4:1
# text = The ancient Egyptians wanted the pharaoh's body to last for eternity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pharaoh	pharaoh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	last	last	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the ancient Egyptians | the pharaoh's body |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **last** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the pharaoh's body *not said here* |  |  |  | for eternity |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After what seemed like an eternity, the lost dog came home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x5:1
# text = After what seemed like an eternity, the lost dog came home.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past |  |  |  |  | like a eternity |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come** | past | the lost dog |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prince promised to love her for all eternity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x6:1
# text = The prince promised to love her for all eternity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **love** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the prince *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | for all eternity |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus for eternity=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waiting for my test results felt like an eternity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x7:1
# text = Waiting for my test results felt like an eternity.
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for my test results | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | participle |  | my test results *not said here* |  |  | like a eternity |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like eternity=Theme |
| 3 | **result** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After all, six hundred years is an eternity!”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eternity:x8:1
# text = After all, six hundred years is an eternity!”
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	eternity	eternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | all hundred years | a eternity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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