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title: frantic — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frantic» in the Early Modern English dictionary: wild, raging or out of control, with great rage or pain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frantic

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**Who acts:** That, Pig, they, hearts, she, floor · **What happens:** rage, be, reply, pass, take, crush · **To what, where:** frantic burst, possession, resignation, grief, own hearts, frantic manner part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«frantic» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [frantic in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/frantic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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wild, raging or out of control, with great rage or pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:frantic:m1:1
# text = wild, raging or out of control, with great rage or pain.
1	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	raging	rage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rage	rage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rage** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"That is all very well," replied the Pig, with a squeal and a frantic kick.

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From The Aesop for Children / With pictures by Milo Winter.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:frantic:x1:1
# text = "That is all very well," replied the Pig, with a squeal and a frantic kick.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	squeal	squeal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	frantic	frantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	kick	kick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | all, well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the Pig |  |  |  |  | with a squeal and a frantic kick | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with squeal=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But this frantic burst of grief passed, and then they took possession of their own hearts again, crushed though they were in resignation.

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From Japanese Fairy Tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:frantic:x2:1
# text = But this frantic burst of grief passed, and then they took possession of their own hearts again, crushed though they were in resignation.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	frantic	frantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	burst	burst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	hearts	heart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
18	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	crushed	crush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
21	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	resignation	resignation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | participle · passive |  | this frantic burst of grief |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |
| 2 | **take** | past | they | possession of their own hearts |  |  | then; again |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 3 | **crush** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | past | hearts *= heart* |  |  | resignation |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **burst** |  |  | grief |  |  |  |  | nom burst «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **possess** |  |  | their own hearts |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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As she was raving and roaring in this frantic manner part of the floor suddenly opened and a huge giant rose up carrying a great chest in his arms.

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From The Brown Fairy Book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:frantic:x3:1
# text = As she was raving and roaring in this frantic manner part of the floor suddenly opened and a huge giant rose up carrying a great chest in his arms.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	raving	rave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	roaring	roar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
9	frantic	frantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
23	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	xcomp	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rave** *speech: other* | past · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **roar** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  | frantic manner part of the floor |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in part=Location |
| 3 | **open** | past | the floor *not said here* |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **rise up** | past | a huge giant |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **carry** | gerund | a huge giant *not said here* | a great chest |  | giant's arms |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent chest=Value in arm=Location |

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