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title: thereafter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thereafter» in the school dictionary: Thereafter means after that time, from then on. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thereafter

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**Who acts:** It, people, He, first hour, She, puppy · **What happens:** mean, be, say, pay, cost, read · **To what, where:** formal word, everyday speech, 10 dollars, 4 dollars, 20 pages, seven · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«thereafter» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [thereafter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thereafter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thereafter means after that time, from then on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:m1:1
# text = Thereafter means after that time, from then on.
1	Thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  | time | thereafter *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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It is a formal word; in everyday speech people say «after that».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:m2:1
# text = It is a formal word; in everyday speech people say «after that».
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a formal word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people | everyday speech |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He paid 10 dollars the first month and 5 dollars each month thereafter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x1:1
# text = He paid 10 dollars the first month and 5 dollars each month thereafter.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | He | 10 dollars  the first month and 5 dollars |  |  | month | thereafter *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first hour costs 4 dollars and 2 dollars per hour thereafter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x2:1
# text = The first hour costs 4 dollars and 2 dollars per hour thereafter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	per	per	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | the first hour | 4 dollars and 2 dollars per hour |  |  |  | thereafter *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She read 20 pages on day one and 10 pages a day thereafter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x3:1
# text = She read 20 pages on day one and 10 pages a day thereafter.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
10	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | She | 20 pages  one pages |  |  | on day; day | thereafter *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy cried the first night but slept well thereafter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x4:1
# text = The puppy cried the first night but slept well thereafter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the puppy |  |  |  | night |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | the puppy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | thereafter, well *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus comes at seven and every twenty minutes thereafter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x5:1
# text = The bus comes at seven and every twenty minutes thereafter.
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	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 |  |  | seven |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at seven=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shortly thereafter, the rain stopped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x6:1
# text = Shortly thereafter, the rain stopped.
1	Shortly	shortly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King gave the promise, and thereafter the Queen died.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereafter:x7:1
# text = The King gave the promise, and thereafter the Queen died.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the King | the promise |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 2 | **die** | past | the Queen |  |  |  |  | thereafter *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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