gistfile1.txt

The structure of the sentences is as follows:

  <sentence>
    - <possible meaning for sentence>

please mark each possible meaning with Y if the sentence can have that meaning,
N if the sentence cannot have that meaning, or ? if its unclear, as in

  <sentence>
    - Y <possible meaning>
    - ? <other possible meaning>

keep in mind: when i say "can have that meaning", what i mean is, you can fiddle
with the discourse, to surround the sentence with other sentences, to make it work.
so, if a sentence "Q." doesn't work on its own, but "P. Q." works, that suffices.




the first racer crossed the finish line in under 10 seconds
  - the racer who crossed the finish line first did so in under 10 seconds

the first black hole was discovered by Susan
  - Susan made the first discovery of a black hole

John discovered the first black hole in 1988
  - John discovered a black hole in 1988, and this was the first ever discovery of a black hole (or the first such discover to happen in 1988)

John sided with the first person
  - Johns siding with someone was the first such siding with a person

John gave the first person a gift
  - Johns giving of a gift to someone was the first such giving

John gave someone the first gift
  - Johns giving a gift to someone was the first such giving

John gave the first gift to someone
  - Johns giving of a gift to someone was the first such giving

John put the first book on a shelf yesterday
  - John put a book on a shelf for the first time yesterday

John gave a gift to the first person
  - Johns giving of a gift to someone was the first such giving

John put a book on the first shelf yesterday
  - John put a book on a shelf for the first time yesterday

A black hole was discovered by the first astronomer in 1988
  - a black hole was discovered by an astronomer (as opposed to an amateur) for the first time in 1988

John painted the first house red
  - Johns painting of a house red was the first such painting

John (re)painted a house the first color
  - John (re)painted a house some color, and it was the first such (re)painting

The first person laughed himself silly before the punchline of the joke
  - the first person to laugh himself silly did so before the punchline

Someone laughed themselves silly before the first punchline
  - the first person to laugh themselves silly did so before the punchline

The chef made a meal without the first apron on Tuesday
  - the chef made a mean without an apron for the first time on Tuesday

The first black hole's accretion disk was discovered in 1998.
  - the first discovering of a black holes accretion disk was in 1998

John discovered a picture of the first black hole
  - John made the first discovery of a picture of a black hole

John discovered the accretion disk around the first black hole
  - John made the first discovery of a accretion disk around a black hole

The first person made John laugh at 3pm
  - someone made John laugh for the first time at 3pm

John made the first person laugh at 3pm
  - John made someone laugh for the first time at 3pm

John said that Susan discovered the first black hole
  - John said that the first black hole to be discovered was discovered by Susan
  - John said that Susan discovered a black hole, and it was the first time someone said that

The first person tried to launch a rocket in 1912
  - someone tried to launch a rocket for the first time in 1912

John asked the first person to stand up
  - John asked someone to stand up and it was the first time someone was asked to do so.

John wants to discover the first black hole
  - John wants to discover a black hole, and that the discovery should be the first discovery of a black hole
  - John wants to discover a black hole, and that the wanting is the first wanting of such a discovery

John asked Mary to find the first black hole
  - John asked Mary to discover a black hole, and it should be the first such discovery
  - John asked Mary to find a black hole, and it was the first such request

the first person seems to have beaten the undefeated champion
  - it seems that someone has, for the first time, beaten the champion
  - it seems that someone has beaten champion, and its the first such seeming

John wants the first person to discover a black hole
  - John wants someone to discover a black hole, and its the first such wanting

John wants Mary to discover the first black hole
  - John wants Mary to discover a black hole, and its the first such wanting

John made the claim that Susan discovered the first black hole
  - John made the claim that the first black hole to be discovered was discovered by Susan
  - John made the claim that Susan discovered a black hole, and it was the first making of such a claim

Someone built a telescope to study the first black hole in 1988
  - someone build a telescope to carry out the first study of a black hole in 1988
  - someone built a telescope to study a black hole in 1988 and it was the first such building of a telescope

The first person built a telescope to study a black hole in 1988
  - someone built a telescope to study a black in 1988 and it was the first such building of a telescope
  - someone built a telescope to carry out the first study of a black hole in 1952

John met the woman who discovered the first black hole
  - John met the woman who discovered the first black hole to be discovered
  - John met the woman who discovered the first black hole to be discovered by a woman that John met

Someone studying the first black hole discovered an accretion disk in 1988
  - someone studying a black hole discovered an accretion disk in 1988 and it was the first such discovery

John discovered an accretion disk before Mary found the first black hole
  - John discovered an accretion disk before Mary found a black hole, and it was the first such discovery of an accretion disk

John discovered an accretion disk while studying the first black hole
  - John discovered an accretion disk while studying a black hole, and it was the first time he did so