mortified Who acts: trousers, Mum, It, phone, dancing, Dad · What happens: mortify, mean, be, feel, suffer, fast · To what, where: someone, body, purpose, I, assembly, Mum · Speech: someone speaks here
«mortified» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: mortified in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mortified means extremely embarrassed or ashamed.
nsubj advmod ccomp cc conj punct root Mortified VERB means VERB extremely ADV embarrassed ADJ or CCONJ ashamed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extremely extremely ADV _ 4 embarrassed advmod 4 embarrassed embarrassed ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 ashamed cc 6 ashamed ashamed ADJ Degree=Pos 4 embarrassed conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mortify participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To mortify someone is to make them feel very embarrassed.
mark csubj obj cop mark obj xcomp advmod xcomp punct root To PART mortify VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON feel VERB very ADV embarrassed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mortify mark 2 mortify mortify VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 mortify obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 very very ADV _ 10 embarrassed advmod 10 embarrassed embarrassed ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feel xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 mortify to-infinitive someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 2 is present make property tree rules 3 feel infinitive embarrassed property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: church, old — kept apart, not parsed.
To mortify the body was to make it suffer on purpose as a religious practice, for example by fasting.
The tree, 19 words mark advcl det obj cop mark obj xcomp case obl case det amod obl punct case obl mark advcl punct root To PART mortify VERB the DET body NOUN was AUX to PART make VERB it PRON suffer VERB on ADP purpose NOUN as ADP a DET religious ADJ practice NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN by SCONJ fasting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mortify mark 2 mortify mortify VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 make advcl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 body det 4 body body NOUN Number=Sing 2 mortify obj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 make cop 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 suffer suffer VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 make xcomp 10 on on ADP _ 11 purpose case 11 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 9 suffer obl 12 as as ADP _ 15 practice case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 practice det 14 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 15 practice amod 15 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 9 suffer obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 example punct 17 for for ADP _ 18 example case 18 example example NOUN Number=Sing 9 suffer obl 19 by by SCONJ _ 20 fasting mark 20 fasting fast VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 suffer advcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 mortify to-infinitive the body vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus body=Experiencer 2 is past make property tree rules 3 suffer infinitive purpose as a religious practice; for example vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 fast gerund tree rules
Example 1 I was mortified when my trousers split in assembly.
nsubj aux:pass mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl case obl punct root I PRON was AUX mortified VERB when SCONJ my PRON trousers NOUN split VERB in ADP assembly 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 mortified nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mortified aux:pass 3 mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 split mark 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 trousers nmod:poss 6 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 7 split nsubj 7 split split VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mortified advcl 8 in in ADP _ 9 assembly case 9 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 7 split obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 mortified punct
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1 mortify past · passive I vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 split past my trousers assembly vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Mum was mortified that she had forgotten my birthday party.
nsubj aux:pass mark nsubj aux advcl nmod:poss compound obj punct root Mum NOUN was AUX mortified VERB that SCONJ she PRON had AUX forgotten VERB my PRON birthday NOUN party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 mortified nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mortified aux:pass 3 mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 forgotten mark 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 forgotten nsubj 6 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 forgotten aux 7 forgotten forget VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 3 mortified advcl 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 party nmod:poss 9 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 10 party compound 10 party party NOUN Number=Sing 7 forgotten obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 mortified punct
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1 mortify past · passive Mum vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 forget past · perfect Mum my birthday party tree rules
Example 3 He felt mortified after calling the teacher «Mum».
nsubj aux:pass mark advcl det obj punct appos punct punct root He PRON felt VERB mortified VERB after SCONJ calling VERB the DET teacher NOUN « PUNCT Mum NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT 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 3 mortified nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mortified aux:pass 3 mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 after after SCONJ _ 5 calling mark 5 calling call VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 mortified advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 teacher det 7 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 calling obj 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 Mum punct 9 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 teacher appos 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 Mum punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 mortified punct
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1 mortify past · passive He vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 call gerund the teacher vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
Example 4 It was mortifying to trip up the stairs in front of everyone.
nsubj aux mark xcomp compound:prt det obj case obl case nmod punct root It PRON was AUX mortifying VERB to PART trip VERB up ADP the DET stairs NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP everyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 mortifying nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mortifying aux 3 mortifying mortify VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 to to PART _ 5 trip mark 5 trip trip VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 mortifying xcomp 6 up up ADP _ 5 trip compound:prt 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 stairs det 8 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 5 trip obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 front case 10 front front NOUN Number=Sing 5 trip obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 everyone case 12 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 10 front nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 mortifying punct
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1 mortify past · progressive It tree rules 2 trip up to-infinitive the stairs front of everyone vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent stair=Theme in front=Trajectory
Example 5 She was absolutely mortified when her phone rang during the play.
nsubj aux:pass advmod advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl case det obl punct root She PRON was AUX absolutely ADV mortified VERB when ADV her PRON phone NOUN rang VERB during ADP the DET play NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 mortified nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mortified aux:pass 3 absolutely absolutely ADV _ 4 mortified advmod 4 mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 rang advmod 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 phone nmod:poss 7 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 8 rang nsubj 8 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mortified advcl 9 during during ADP _ 11 play case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 play det 11 play play NOUN Number=Sing 8 rang obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mortified punct
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1 mortify past · passive She absolutely property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 ring past her phone during the play vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 My sister was mortified by Dad's dancing.
nmod:poss nsubj aux:pass case nmod:poss case obl punct root My PRON sister NOUN was AUX mortified VERB by ADP Dad PROPN 's PART dancing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 mortified nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mortified aux:pass 4 mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 dancing case 6 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 8 dancing nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 Dad case 8 dancing dancing NOUN Number=Sing 4 mortified obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 mortified punct
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1 mortify past · passive Dad's dancing My sister vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer 2 dance Dad nom dancing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Pinocchio, mortified at being taken for a crab, said resentfully:
nsubj punct acl mark aux:pass xcomp case det obl punct advmod punct root Pinocchio PROPN , PUNCT mortified VERB at SCONJ being AUX taken VERB for ADP a DET crab NOUN , PUNCT said VERB resentfully ADV : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pinocchio Pinocchio PROPN Number=Sing 11 said nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 mortified punct 3 mortified mortify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Pinocchio acl 4 at at SCONJ _ 6 taken mark 5 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 taken aux:pass 6 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 mortified xcomp 7 for for ADP _ 9 crab case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 crab det 9 crab crab NOUN Number=Sing 6 taken obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 1 Pinocchio punct 11 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 resentfully resentfully ADV _ 11 said advmod 13 : : PUNCT _ 11 said punct
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1 mortify participle Pinocchio not said here tree rules 2 take gerund · passive for a crab vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: for crab=Beneficiary 3 say speech: assert past Pinocchio resentfully property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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