fascinated

Who acts: you, volcanoes, children, cat, bees, He · What happens: want, keep, watch, learn, hold, not stop · To what, where: I, caterpillar, Toad, She, astronaut, We · Speech: someone speaks here

«fascinated» 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: fascinated in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Extremely interested in something, so that you want to keep watching or learning about it.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Extremely	extremely	ADV	_	2 interested	advmod
2	interested	interested	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 interested	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 want	punct
6	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	9 want	mark
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 so	fixed
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 want	nsubj
9	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 interested	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 keep	mark
11	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 want	xcomp
12	watching	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 keep	xcomp
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 learning	cc
14	learning	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 watching	conj
15	about	about	ADP	_	16 it	case
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 learning	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 interested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	want	present	you		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here		tree rules
3	watch	gerund	you not said here		vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
4	learn	gerund	you not said here	about it	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=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

Held still by something you cannot stop looking at, as if under a spell.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	still	still	ADV	_	1 Held	advmod
3	by	by	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Held	obl
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 stop	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 stop	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 stop	advmod
8	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 something	acl:relcl
9	looking	look	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 stop	xcomp
10	at	at	ADP	_	9 looking	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 spell	punct
12	as	as	ADP	_	16 spell	case
13	if	if	SCONJ	_	16 spell	mark
14	under	under	ADP	_	16 spell	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 spell	det
16	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stop	parataxis
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	hold	participle		still	by something	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by something=Location
2	not stop	can	you			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	look	gerund	you not said here			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

I am fascinated by volcanoes.

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 fascinated	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 fascinated	aux:pass
3	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 volcanoes	case
5	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fascinated	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fascinated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fascinate	present · passive	volcanoes	I					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer

Example 2

The children watched the caterpillar, fascinated.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 watched	nsubj
3	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 caterpillar	det
5	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watched	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 fascinated	punct
7	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 watched	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	the children	the caterpillar					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caterpillar=Theme
2	fascinate	participle	the children not said here						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

Toad was fascinated by the motor car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 fascinated	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fascinated	aux:pass
3	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	7 car	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 car	det
6	motor	motor	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 car	compound
7	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fascinated	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fascinated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fascinate	past · passive		Toad				by the motor car	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer

Example 4

She was fascinated with the stars and wanted to be an astronaut.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 fascinated	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fascinated	aux:pass
3	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 stars	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 stars	det
6	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fascinated	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 wanted	cc
8	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fascinated	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	12 astronaut	mark
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 astronaut	cop
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 astronaut	det
12	astronaut	astronaut	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wanted	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fascinated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	fascinate	past · passive	She	with the stars	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	want	past			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	is a not said to happen	to-infinitive	a astronaut		tree rules

Example 5

The cat sat fascinated by the goldfish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sat	nsubj
3	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sat	xcomp
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 goldfish	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 goldfish	det
7	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fascinated	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	the cat						tree rules
2	fascinate	participle	the cat not said here					by the goldfish	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

We were fascinated to learn how bees make honey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 fascinated	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fascinated	aux:pass
3	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 learn	mark
5	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 fascinated	advcl
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 make	advmod
7	bees	bee	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 make	nsubj
8	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 learn	ccomp
9	honey	honey	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fascinated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	fascinate	past · passive		We	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	learn	to-infinitive			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make	present	bees	honey	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Product

Example 7

He did it with such an air, he was so frightfully distingué, that she was too fascinated to cry out.

The tree, 20 words

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	2 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 did	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 air	case
5	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	7 air	det:predet
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 air	det
7	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 distingué	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 distingué	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 distingué	cop
11	so	so	ADV	_	12 frightfully	advmod
12	frightfully	frightfully	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 distingué	amod
13	distingué	distingué	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 air	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 fascinated	punct
15	that	that	SCONJ	_	19 fascinated	mark
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 fascinated	nsubj
17	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 fascinated	aux:pass
18	too	too	ADV	_	19 fascinated	advmod
19	fascinated	fascinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 did	conj
20	to	to	PART	_	21 cry	mark
21	cry	cry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 fascinated	advcl
22	out	out	ADP	_	21 cry	compound:prt
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	past	He	it	with such air and frightfully distingué	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
2	is a	past	he	frightfully distingué		tree rules
3	fascinate	past · passive		she		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
4	cry out speech: express	to-infinitive				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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