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title: bloodthirsty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bloodthirsty» in the school dictionary: Bloodthirsty means eager to kill or hurt people, or enjoying violence. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bloodthirsty

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**Who acts:** Bloodthirsty, bloodthirsty story, pirates, bloodthirsty Queen, Sharks, films · **What happens:** mean, kill, hurt, enjoy, have, be · **To what, where:** people, violence, lot, bloodthirsty crew, bloodthirsty tale, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bloodthirsty» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [bloodthirsty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloodthirsty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bloodthirsty means eager to kill or hurt people, or enjoying violence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:m1:1
# text = Bloodthirsty means eager to kill or hurt people, or enjoying violence.
1	Bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	eager	eager	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	enjoying	enjoy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bloodthirsty |  |  |  |  | eager *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kill** | to-infinitive | Bloodthirsty *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **hurt** | infinitive | Bloodthirsty *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient |
| 4 | **enjoy** | gerund | Bloodthirsty *not said here* | violence |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer violence=Stimulus |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bloodthirsty story or film has a lot of killing and violence in it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:m2:1
# text = A bloodthirsty story or film has a lot of killing and violence in it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	killing	killing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a bloodthirsty story or film | a lot of killing and violence in violence |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirates were a bloodthirsty crew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x1:1
# text = The pirates were a bloodthirsty crew.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the pirates | a bloodthirsty crew |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bloodthirsty Queen kept shouting «Off with their heads!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x2:1
# text = The bloodthirsty Queen kept shouting «Off with their heads!»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the bloodthirsty Queen |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout off** *speech: express* | gerund | the bloodthirsty Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with their heads | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sharks are not as bloodthirsty as films show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x3:1
# text = Sharks are not as bloodthirsty as films show.
1	Sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Sharks |  |  |  |  | bloodthirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | present | films |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad told us a bloodthirsty tale of battles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x4:1
# text = Grandad told us a bloodthirsty tale of battles.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	battles	battle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Grandad | a bloodthirsty tale of battles | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient tale=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** |  | battles |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tyrant was bloodthirsty and cruel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x5:1
# text = The tyrant was bloodthirsty and cruel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tyrant	tyrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the tyrant |  |  |  |  | bloodthirsty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the tyrant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some old fairy tales are rather bloodthirsty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x6:1
# text = Some old fairy tales are rather bloodthirsty.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some old fairy tales |  |  |  |  | bloodthirsty *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\[48\] Echidna was a bloodthirsty monster, half maiden, half serpent.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloodthirsty:x7:1
# text = [48] Echidna was a bloodthirsty monster, half maiden, half serpent.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	48	48	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Echidna	Echidna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bloodthirsty	bloodthirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	11	advmod	_	_
11	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	half	half	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	14	amod	_	_
14	serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | 48 Echidna | a bloodthirsty monster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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