huddled

Who acts: children, We, team, game, coat, friends · What happens: crowd, keep, feel, talk, curl up, hunch · To what, where: group, arms, huddled houses, children, blanket, Emperor penguins · Speech: someone speaks here

«huddled» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: huddled in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Crowded closely together in a group, often to keep warm, feel safe or talk secretly.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crowded	crowd	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 keep	advcl
2	closely	closely	ADV	_	3 together	advmod
3	together	together	ADV	_	1 Crowded	advmod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 group	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 group	det
6	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Crowded	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 keep	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	10 keep	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 keep	mark
10	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 keep	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 feel	punct
13	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 keep	conj
14	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 feel	xcomp
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 talk	cc
16	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 feel	conj
17	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	16 talk	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	crowd	participle	a group	together property	vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in group=Destination
2	keep	to-infinitive		often, warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	feel	infinitive		safe property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
4	talk	infinitive		secretly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Curled up or hunched, with arms and legs pulled close to the body, often because of cold or fear.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Curled	curl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Curled	compound:prt
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 hunched	cc
4	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Curled	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pulled	punct
6	with	with	SCONJ	_	10 pulled	mark
7	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 pulled	nsubj:pass
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 legs	cc
9	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 arms	conj
10	pulled	pull	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 hunched	conj
11	close	close	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 pulled	advmod
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 body	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 body	det
14	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 close	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 cold	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	19 cold	advmod
17	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	19 cold	case
18	of	of	ADP	_	17 because	fixed
19	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pulled	parataxis
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 fear	cc
21	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cold	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Curled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	curl up	participle			vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme
2	hunch	participle			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	pull	participle · passive	arms and legs	close property	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Pressed close together: huddled houses, huddled sheep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pressed	press	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	close	close	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Pressed	advmod
3	together	together	ADV	_	1 Pressed	advmod
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 houses	punct
5	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 houses	amod
6	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Pressed	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 sheep	punct
8	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 sheep	amod
9	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 houses	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	press	participle	huddled houses and huddled sheep	close, together property	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
2	huddle	participle			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	huddle	participle			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The children huddled together under the blanket while the thunder roared.

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	11 roared	nsubj
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 children	acl
4	together	together	ADV	_	3 huddled	advmod
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 blanket	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 blanket	det
7	blanket	blanket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
8	while	while	SCONJ	_	11 roared	mark
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 thunder	det
10	thunder	thunder	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 roared	nsubj
11	roared	roar	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 roared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	participle		the children not said here		the blanket		together property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under blanket=Location
2	roar	past	the children						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location

Example 2

Emperor penguins huddled in a big group to keep warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Emperor	emperor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 penguins	compound
2	penguins	penguin	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 penguins	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 group	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 group	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 group	amod
7	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 keep	mark
9	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 huddled	advcl
10	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 keep	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 penguins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	participle		Emperor penguins not said here		a big group			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location
2	keep	to-infinitive						warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

We huddled around the campfire telling stories.

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	2 huddled	nsubj
2	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	around	around	ADP	_	5 campfire	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 campfire	det
5	campfire	campfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 huddled	obl
6	telling	tell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 huddled	advcl
7	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 telling	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	We			the campfire			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around campfire=Location
2	tell speech: assert	gerund	We not said here	stories					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 4

The puppy lay huddled in the corner, shaking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 huddled	nsubj:pass
3	lay	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 huddled	aux:pass
4	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 corner	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 corner	det
7	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 huddled	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 shaking	punct
9	shaking	shake	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 huddled	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past · passive		the puppy		the corner			tree rules
2	shake	gerund							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The team huddled to plan the last play of the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	nsubj
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 plan	mark
5	plan	plan	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 huddled	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 play	det
7	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 play	amod
8	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plan	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 game	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 game	det
11	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 play	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	huddle	past	the team		tree rules
2	plan	to-infinitive	the team not said here	the last play of the game	vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Topic
3	play		the game		nom play «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

She sat huddled in her coat at the bus stop.

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 huddled	nsubj:pass
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 huddled	aux:pass
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 coat	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 coat	nmod:poss
6	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl:agent
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 stop	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 stop	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 stop	compound
10	stop	stop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past · passive	her coat	She		the bus stop			tree rules

Example 7

Sheep were huddled against the stone wall in the snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 huddled	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 huddled	aux:pass
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	against	against	ADP	_	7 wall	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
6	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wall	compound
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 snow	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 snow	det
10	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past · passive		Sheep		the snow		against the stone wall	tree rules

Example 8

The friends huddled over the map, whispering.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 friends	det
2	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 huddled	nsubj
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 map	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 map	det
6	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 whispering	punct
8	whispering	whisper	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 huddled	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	the friends			the map			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over map=Location
2	whisper speech: assert	gerund	the friends not said here						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 9

She huddled by the fire not daring to move, helpless and guilty, a big woman.

The tree, 15 words

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	2 huddled	nsubj
2	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	ADP	_	5 fire	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 fire	det
5	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 huddled	obl
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 daring	advmod
7	daring	dare	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 huddled	advcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 move	mark
9	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 daring	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 helpless	punct
11	helpless	helpless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 huddled	parataxis
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 guilty	cc
13	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 helpless	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 woman	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 woman	det
16	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 woman	amod
17	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 helpless	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	She	by the fire	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by fire=Location
2	not dare	gerund	She not said here		vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	not move	to-infinitive	She not said here		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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