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title: untimely — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «untimely» in the school dictionary: Happening too soon, before the normal or expected time: an untimely death. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# untimely

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**Who acts:** untimely death, singer, untimely joke, His, untimely frost, phone · **What happens:** happen, expect, shock, die, be, make · **To what, where:** untimely interruption, fans, everyone, spring flowers, team, party · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happening too soon, before the normal or expected time: an untimely death.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:m1:1
# text = Happening too soon, before the normal or expected time: an untimely death.
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **expect** | participle |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happening at a bad or unsuitable time: an untimely interruption.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:m2:1
# text = Happening at a bad or unsuitable time: an untimely interruption.
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	interruption	interruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  | a untimely interruption |  |  | time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer's untimely death shocked his fans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x1:1
# text = The singer's untimely death shocked his fans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shocked	shock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shock** | past | the singer's untimely death | death's fans |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fan=Experiencer |
| 2 | **die** |  | the singer |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rain was untimely — right in the middle of sports day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x2:1
# text = The rain was untimely — right in the middle of sports day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	untimely	untimely	ADV	RB	_	2	discourse	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	compound	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | untimely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His untimely joke made everyone uncomfortable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x3:1
# text = His untimely joke made everyone uncomfortable.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	uncomfortable	uncomfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | His untimely joke | everyone |  |  |  | uncomfortable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product |
| 2 | **joke** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An untimely frost killed the spring flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x4:1
# text = An untimely frost killed the spring flowers.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | past | a untimely frost | the spring flowers |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The phone rang at an untimely moment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x5:1
# text = The phone rang at an untimely moment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | past | the phone |  |  |  | moment |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her untimely exit left the team short of players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x6:1
# text = Her untimely exit left the team short of players.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exit	exit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	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	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	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 | **leave** | past | Her untimely exit | the team |  |  |  | short *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“I am no party to this untimely journey,” he said angrily.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:untimely:x7:1
# text = “I am no party to this untimely journey,” he said angrily.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
8	untimely	untimely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | no party |  |  |  | to this untimely journey | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  | angrily *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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