broody

Who acts: eggs, broody hen, broody chicken, He, Seeing, Aunt · What happens: want, sit, keep, hatch, have, think · To what, where: eggs, baby, gloomy thoughts, nest, baby cousin, window

«broody» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: broody in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of a hen — kept apart, not parsed.

Wanting to sit on her eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 sit	mark
3	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wanting	xcomp
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 eggs	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 eggs	nmod:poss
6	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sit	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 keep	mark
8	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 sit	advcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 keep	obj
10	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 keep	xcomp
11	until	until	SCONJ	_	13 hatch	mark
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 hatch	nsubj
13	hatch	hatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 keep	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wanting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	want	gerund					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	sit not said to happen	to-infinitive			her eggs		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on egg=Location
3	keep	to-infinitive		eggs = egg		warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
4	hatch	present	eggs = egg				vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient

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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Wanting to have a baby.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 have	mark
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wanting	xcomp
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 baby	det
5	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wanting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	gerund							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	have not said to happen	to-infinitive		a baby					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient

Meaning 3

Quiet, moody and thinking gloomy thoughts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 moody	punct
3	moody	moody	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Quiet	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 thinking	cc
5	thinking	think	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Quiet	conj
6	gloomy	gloomy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 thoughts	amod
7	thoughts	thought	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 thinking	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	gerund		gloomy thoughts					vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thought=Theme

Example 1

The broody hen would not leave her nest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hen	det
2	broody	broody	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hen	amod
3	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 leave	nsubj
4	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 leave	aux
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 leave	advmod
6	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 nest	nmod:poss
8	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 leave	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not leave	would	the broody hen	hen's nest					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Theme

Example 2

Our broody chicken sat on the eggs for three weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 chicken	nmod:poss
2	broody	broody	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chicken	compound
3	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sat	nsubj
4	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 eggs	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 eggs	det
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sat	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 weeks	case
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 weeks	nummod
10	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sat	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	Our broody chicken			the eggs	week		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on egg=Location

Example 3

He has been broody and silent all afternoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 broody	nsubj
2	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 broody	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 broody	cop
4	broody	broody	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 silent	cc
6	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 broody	conj
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 afternoon	det
8	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 broody	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 broody	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present · perfect	He				afternoon	broody property	tree rules
2	be		He not said here						tree rules

Example 4

Seeing her baby cousin made Aunt Sue feel broody. (informal, UK)

Sentence 1: Seeing her baby cousin made Aunt Sue feel broody.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeing	see	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 made	csubj
2	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 cousin	nmod:poss
3	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cousin	compound
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Seeing	obj
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Aunt	Aunt	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 feel	nsubj
7	Sue	Sue	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Aunt	flat
8	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 made	ccomp
9	broody	broody	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 feel	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	see	gerund		her baby cousin		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cousin=Stimulus
2	make	past	Seeing			tree rules
3	feel	present	Aunt		broody property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (informal, UK)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 UK	punct
4	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 informal	obl
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

The broody boy stared out of the window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	broody	broody	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stared	nsubj
4	stared	stare	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	out	out	ADP	_	8 window	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 window	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 window	det
8	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stared	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stare out	past	the broody boy	the window					tree rules

Example 6

A broody hen puffs up her feathers if you come near.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 hen	det
2	broody	broody	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hen	amod
3	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 puffs	nsubj
4	puffs	puff	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 puffs	compound:prt
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 feathers	nmod:poss
7	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 puffs	obj
8	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 come	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 come	nsubj
10	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 puffs	advcl
11	near	near	ADV	_	10 come	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 puffs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	puff up	present	a broody hen	hen's feathers					vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location feather=Source
2	come a condition, not said to happen	present	you					near property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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