baffled Who acts: last maths question, strange light, magic trick, I, answer, Her · What happens: understand, explain, make, baffle, leave, answer · To what, where: something, someone, I, detective, Scientists, everyone
«baffled» 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: baffled in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Completely confused, not able to understand or explain something.
advmod punct advmod conj mark xcomp cc conj obj punct root Completely ADV confused ADJ , PUNCT not PART able ADJ to PART understand VERB or CCONJ explain VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Completely completely ADV _ 2 confused advmod 2 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 able punct 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 able advmod 5 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 2 confused conj 6 to to PART _ 7 understand mark 7 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 able xcomp 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 explain cc 9 explain explain VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 understand conj 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 explain obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 confused punct
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1 understand to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 explain speech: assert infinitive something vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
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 Usage: past form of baffle — kept apart, not parsed.
Made someone confused.
obj xcomp punct root Made VERB someone PRON confused ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Made obj 3 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Made xcomp 4 . . PUNCT _ 1 Made punct
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1 make past someone confused property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product
Example 1 I was baffled by the last maths question.
nsubj aux:pass case det amod compound obl punct root I PRON was AUX baffled VERB by ADP the DET last ADJ maths NOUN question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 baffled nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 baffled aux:pass 3 baffled baffle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 8 question case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 question det 6 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 8 question amod 7 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 8 question compound 8 question question NOUN Number=Sing 3 baffled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 baffled punct
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1 baffle past · passive the last maths question I vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 2 The detective was baffled by the missing key.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET detective NOUN was AUX baffled VERB by ADP the DET missing ADJ key NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 4 baffled nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 baffled aux:pass 4 baffled baffle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 key case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 key det 7 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 8 key amod 8 key key NOUN Number=Sing 4 baffled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 baffled punct
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1 baffle past · passive the detective by the missing key vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
Example 3 Scientists were baffled by the strange light in the sky.
nsubj aux:pass case det amod obl case det nmod punct root Scientists NOUN were AUX baffled VERB by ADP the DET strange ADJ light NOUN in ADP the DET sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 baffled nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 baffled aux:pass 3 baffled baffle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 7 light case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 light det 6 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 7 light amod 7 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 baffled obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 sky case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sky det 10 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 7 light nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 baffled punct
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1 baffle past · passive the strange light in the sky Scientists vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 4 The magic trick left everyone baffled.
det amod acl obj acl punct root The DET magic ADJ trick NOUN left VERB everyone PRON baffled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 trick det 2 magic magic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 trick amod 3 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 trick acl 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 left obj 6 baffled baffle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 everyone acl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 trick punct
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1 leave participle the magic trick not said here everyone vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme 2 baffle participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 Grandad looked baffled when I explained the video game.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod nsubj advcl det compound obj punct root Grandad PROPN looked VERB baffled VERB when ADV I PRON explained VERB the DET video NOUN game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 baffled nsubj:pass 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 baffled aux:pass 3 baffled baffle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 explained advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 explained nsubj 6 explained explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 baffled advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 game det 8 video video NOUN Number=Sing 9 game compound 9 game game NOUN Number=Sing 6 explained obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 baffled punct
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1 baffle past · passive Grandad vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 explain speech: assert past I the video game vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Topic
Example 6 Her answer baffled the whole class.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root Her PRON answer NOUN baffled VERB the DET whole ADJ class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 answer nmod:poss 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 3 baffled nsubj 3 baffled baffle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 class det 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 class amod 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 baffled obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 baffled punct
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1 baffle past Her answer the whole class vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer 2 answer Her = she nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The puzzle baffled us for an hour.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET puzzle NOUN baffled VERB us PRON for ADP an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puzzle det 2 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 3 baffled nsubj 3 baffled baffle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 baffled obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 hour case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hour det 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 baffled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 baffled punct
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1 baffle past the puzzle us hour vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus we=Experiencer
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