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title: expeditious — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «expeditious» in the school dictionary: Quick and efficient; done fast and without wasting time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# expeditious

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**Who acts:** We, your, council, expeditious way, judge, expeditious tidy up · **What happens:** do, waste, thank, reply, promise, repair · **To what, where:** you, expeditious repair, road, nurse, expeditious way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«expeditious» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [expeditious in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expeditious.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quick and efficient; done fast and without wasting time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:m1:1
# text = Quick and efficient; done fast and without wasting time.
1	Quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	efficient	efficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	wasting	waste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **waste** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We thank you for your expeditious reply.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:x1:1
# text = We thank you for your expeditious reply.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	expeditious	expeditious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reply	reply	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 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present | We |  | you |  |  | for your expeditious reply | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for reply=Attribute |
| 2 | **reply** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The council promised an expeditious repair of the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:x2:1
# text = The council promised an expeditious repair of the road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	expeditious	expeditious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	repair	repair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the council | a expeditious repair of the road |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent repair=Theme |
| 2 | **repair** |  |  | the road |  |  |  |  | nom repair «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The most expeditious way to the station is by train.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:x3:1
# text = The most expeditious way to the station is by train.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	_
3	expeditious	expeditious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the expeditious way to the station |  |  |  |  | by train | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The judge asked for an expeditious end to the case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:x4:1
# text = The judge asked for an expeditious end to the case.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	expeditious	expeditious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the judge |  |  |  | for a expeditious end | to the case | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The nurse dealt with the queue in an expeditious way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:x5:1
# text = The nurse dealt with the queue in an expeditious way.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	dealt	deal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	expeditious	expeditious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | participle |  | the nurse *not said here* |  | a expeditious way |  | with the queue | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with queue=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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An expeditious tidy-up meant we could go out to play sooner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expeditious:x6:1
# text = An expeditious tidy-up meant we could go out to play sooner.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	expeditious	expeditious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	tidy	tidy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
10	out	out	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | a expeditious tidy up |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go out** | could | we |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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