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title: suckle — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suckle» in the Judaism dictionary: When a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suckle

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** mother mammal, mammal, baby animal, animal, you, they · **What happens:** suckle, feed, drink, bereave, slay, go · **To what, where:** baby, body, milk, chambers terror, young man, Amalek

<!-- .vabout -->
«suckle» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 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: [suckle in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/suckle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:m1:1
# text = When a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	suckles	suckle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | present | a mother mammal | mammal's baby |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Recipient |
| 2 | **feed** | present | mammal | baby |  | mammal's body |  | with milk | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When a baby animal suckles, it drinks milk from its mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:m2:1
# text = When a baby animal suckles, it drinks milk from its mother.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	suckles	suckle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | present | a baby animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | present | animal | milk |  |  |  | from animal's mother | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x1:1
# text = Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	bereave	bereave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	slaying	slay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
14	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc:preconj	_	_
15	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	virgin	virgin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	suckling	suckle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	gray	gray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bereave** | present |  |  |  | the chambers terror |  | without the sword | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **slay** | gerund |  | young man and virgin |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient |
| 3 | **suckle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with the man of gray hairs | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.32.25	DEU.32.25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.' (Prophets 1SA.15.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x2:1
# text = Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	smite	smite	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	Amalek	Amalek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	utterly	utterly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	spare	spare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	slay	slay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	det	_	_
23	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	parataxis	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	suckling	suckle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	ox	ox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	parataxis	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
37	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **smite** | infinitive | you *not said here* | Amalek |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus amalek=Experiencer |
| 3 | **destroy** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | utterly *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **not** **spare** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Asset |
| 6 | **slay** | infinitive | you *not said here* | both man and woman |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient |
| 7 | **suckle** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.15.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x2:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.15.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.15.3	1SA.15.3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cow suckled her calf in the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x3:1
# text = The cow suckled her calf in the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	suckled	suckle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | past | the cow |  | cow's calf | the field |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mammals suckle their young with milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x4:1
# text = Mammals suckle their young with milk.
1	Mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suckle	suckle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	young	young	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | present | Mammals | Mammals's young |  |  |  | with milk | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent young=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kittens suckled while the mother cat purred.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x5:1
# text = The kittens suckled while the mother cat purred.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	suckled	suckle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	purred	purr	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | past | the kittens |  |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **purr** | participle | the mother cat |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A joey suckles inside its mother's pouch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x6:1
# text = A joey suckles inside its mother's pouch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joey	joey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	suckles	suckle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	pouch	pouch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | present | a joey |  |  | joey's mother's pouch |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whales suckle their babies underwater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x7:1
# text = Whales suckle their babies underwater.
1	Whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suckle	suckle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suckle** | present | Whales | Whales's babies |  |  |  | underwater *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The piglets pushed to suckle from the sow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x8:1
# text = The piglets pushed to suckle from the sow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piglets	piglet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	suckle	suckle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sow	sow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | participle |  | the piglets *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **suckle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sow |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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The babe became still, just as if it was being suckled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:suckle:x9:1
# text = The babe became still, just as if it was being suckled.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	babe	babe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	suckled	suckle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the babe |  |  |  | still |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **suckle** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive |  | babe |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme |

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