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title: frogging — mysticism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frogging» in the mysticism dictionary: The word of note 09 for behaving like a frog: not helping, or helping but grumbling. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frogging

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**Who acts:** word, warning, you, brother, helping · **What happens:** behave, not help, help, grumble, word, frog · **To what, where:** note, brothers, silence, more memory, Article

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«frogging» in the mysticism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: [frogging in the mysticism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/frogging.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The word of note 09 for behaving like a frog: not helping, or helping but grumbling.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:frogging:m1:1
# text = The word of note 09 for behaving like a frog: not helping, or helping but grumbling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	09	09	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | gerund | the word of note *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a frog | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like frog=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **help** | gerund | the word of note *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | gerund | the word of note *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | the word of note *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **word** |  |  | note |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Not helping your brothers is frogging, and so is helping while grumbling, or helping in silence and grumbling later; warning about a real technical problem is not frogging, as long as you do not grumble; grumbling because a brother got more memory is twice as bad. (lesson 021)

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*Sentence 1:* Not helping your brothers is frogging, and so is helping while grumbling, or helping in silence and grumbling later; warning about a real technical problem is not frogging, as long as you do not grumble; grumbling because a brother got more memory is twice as bad.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:frogging:x1:1
# text = Not helping your brothers is frogging, and so is helping while grumbling, or helping in silence and grumbling later; warning about a real technical problem is not frogging, as long as you do not grumble; grumbling because a brother got more memory is twice as bad.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	advcl	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	frogging	frog	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	parataxis	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	conj	_	_
21	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
23	warning	warn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	31	csubj	_	_
24	about	about	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
27	technical	technical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
30	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
31	frogging	frog	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	51	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	as	as	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	31	advmod	_	_
35	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
36	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
37	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
38	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	39	advmod	_	_
39	grumble	grumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
41	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	conj	_	_
42	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	45	mark	_	_
43	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	nsubj	_	_
45	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	ccomp	_	_
46	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	47	amod	_	_
47	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	_
48	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	51	cop	_	_
49	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	51	advmod	_	_
50	as	as	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	51	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** | gerund | warning *not said here* |  | your brothers |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **frog** | present · progressive | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | present · progressive | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **help** | gerund |  |  |  | silence |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **warn** *speech: warn* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about a real technical problem | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about problem=Topic |
| 8 | **not** **frog** | present · progressive | warning |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **not** **grumble** *speech: other* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 11 | **get** | past | a brother | more memory |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer memory=Stimulus |
| 12 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bad, twice *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (lesson 021)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:frogging:x1:2
# text = (lesson 021)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	021	021	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In Article 1, not helping your brothers, helping but grumbling, and helping in silence then grumbling later are all frogging. (lesson 021)

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*Sentence 1:* In Article 1, not helping your brothers, helping but grumbling, and helping in silence then grumbling later are all frogging.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:frogging:x2:1
# text = In Article 1, not helping your brothers, helping but grumbling, and helping in silence then grumbling later are all frogging.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Article	Article	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	parataxis	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
15	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	23	csubj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
19	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
20	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	all	all	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	frogging	frog	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** | gerund |  |  | your brothers | Article |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **help** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **help** | gerund |  |  |  | silence |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | late *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **frog** | present · progressive | helping |  |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (lesson 021)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:frogging:x2:2
# text = (lesson 021)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	021	021	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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