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title: minute — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «minute» in the school dictionary: A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# minute

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**Who acts:** minute, sixty minutes, Said minute, hour, Tom, bus · **What happens:** be, make, mean, wait, say, have · **To what, where:** short length, egg, project, 6, half past · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«minute» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [minute in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/minute.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:m1:1
# text = A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a minute | a short length |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | sixty minutes |  |  |  | hour |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 -->
A minute can mean a very short time: «Wait a minute».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:m2:1
# text = A minute can mean a very short time: «Wait a minute».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a minute |  |  |  | time |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wait** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  | minute |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Said differently, minute means very, very small.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:m3:1
# text = Said differently, minute means very, very small.
1	Said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | differently *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Said minute |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An hour has 60 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x1:1
# text = An hour has 60 minutes.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom walks for 15 minutes each day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x2:1
# text = Tom walks for 15 minutes each day.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | Tom |  |  |  | day; minute |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus comes in 20 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x3:1
# text = The bus comes in 20 minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the bus |  |  |  | minute |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A minute has 60 seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x4:1
# text = A minute has 60 seconds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait a minute, I'm nearly ready!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x5:1
# text = Wait a minute, I'm nearly ready!
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | minute |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | nearly, ready *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boil the egg for 5 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x6:1
# text = Boil the egg for 5 minutes.
1	Boil	boil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | imperative | you *not said here* | the egg |  |  | minute |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We finished the project at the last minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x7:1
# text = We finished the project at the last minute.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | We | the project |  |  | minute |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector project=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The minute hand points to 6 at half past.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x8:1
# text = The minute hand points to 6 at half past.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	points	point	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	9	amod	_	_
9	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | present | the minute hand |  | 6 | half past |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to 6=Recipient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Wait a minute!” called the Scarecrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minute:x9:1
# text = “Wait a minute!” called the Scarecrow.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Scarecrow	scarecrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | minute |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** *speech: express* | participle | the Scarecrow |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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