stun

Who acts: person, they, Stunning, bird, Electric eels, team · What happens: hit, shock, be, knock out, surprise, not think · To what, where: person, someone, adjective, window, fish, We · Speech: someone speaks here

«stun» 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: stun in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To hit or shock a person or animal so they are dizzy or knocked out for a short time.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hit	mark
2	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 shock	cc
4	shock	shock	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 hit	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shock	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 animal	cc
8	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 person	conj
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	12 dizzy	mark
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 dizzy	nsubj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 dizzy	cop
12	dizzy	dizzy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shock	advcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 knocked	cc
14	knocked	knock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 dizzy	conj
15	out	out	ADP	_	14 knocked	compound:prt
16	for	for	ADP	_	19 time	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 time	det
18	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 time	amod
19	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 knocked	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	hit	to-infinitive					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	shock	infinitive		a person or animal			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus person=Experiencer
3	is	present	person			dizzy property	tree rules
4	knock out	participle	person not said here		time		vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: 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

To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot think or speak for a moment.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 surprise	mark
2	surprise	surprise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 shock	cc
4	shock	shock	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 surprise	conj
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 shock	obj
6	so	so	ADV	_	7 much	advmod
7	much	much	ADV	_	4 shock	advmod
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 think	mark
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 think	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 think	aux
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 think	advmod
12	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 shock	advcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 speak	cc
14	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 think	conj
15	for	for	ADP	_	17 moment	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 moment	det
17	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 speak	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 surprise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	surprise	to-infinitive				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	shock	infinitive		someone		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer
3	not think speech: other	can	they			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	speak speech: other	infinitive	they not said here		moment	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Stunning (adjective) means extremely beautiful or impressive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stunning	stun	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 means	csubj
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 adjective	punct
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stunning	obj
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 adjective	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	extremely	extremely	ADV	_	7 beautiful	advmod
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	xcomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 impressive	cc
9	impressive	impressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 beautiful	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stun	gerund		adjective					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus adjective=Experiencer
2	mean	present	Stunning					beautiful property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The bird hit the window and was stunned for a minute.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hit	nsubj
3	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 window	det
5	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hit	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 stunned	cc
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 stunned	aux:pass
8	stunned	stun	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 hit	conj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 minute	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 minute	det
11	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stunned	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	past	the bird	the window					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme window=Co-Theme
2	stun	past · passive	the bird not said here				minute		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»

Example 2

Electric eels can stun fish with a shock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 eels	amod
2	eels	eel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 stun	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 stun	aux
4	stun	stun	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stun	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 shock	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 shock	det
8	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stun	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stun	can	Electric eels	fish				with a shock	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fish=Experiencer

Example 3

We were stunned when our team won the cup.

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 stunned	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 stunned	aux:pass
3	stunned	stun	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	when	when	SCONJ	_	7 won	mark
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 team	nmod:poss
6	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 won	nsubj
7	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 stunned	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cup	det
9	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 won	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stunned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stun	past · passive		We					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	win	past	our team	the cup					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality

Example 4

There was a stunned silence after the news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 silence	det
4	stunned	stun	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 silence	amod
5	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 news	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 news	det
8	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a stunned silence			there	after the news		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	stun	participle							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

The view from the mountain was stunning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 view	det
2	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stunning	nsubj
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 mountain	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mountain	det
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 view	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 stunning	aux
7	stunning	stun	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 stunning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stun	past · progressive	the view from the mountain						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

The news of the fire stunned the whole town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 news	det
2	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stunned	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 fire	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 fire	det
5	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 news	nmod
6	stunned	stun	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 town	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 town	amod
9	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stunned	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 stunned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stun	past	the news of the fire	the whole town					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus town=Experiencer

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