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title: doctored — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «doctored» in the school dictionary: neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# doctored

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**Who acts:** operation, We, tomcat, Police, She, Grandma · **What happens:** neuter, have, not have, change, doctor, treat · **To what, where:** operation, babies, dishonest way, simple way, photo, ghost · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«doctored» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [doctored in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doctored.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: of a pet — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:m1:1
# text = neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US).
1	neutered	neuter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **neuter** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past |  | a operation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **have** | can | operation | babies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
changed in a dishonest way (a doctored photo).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:m2:1
# text = changed in a dishonest way (a doctored photo).
1	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | participle |  |  |  | a dishonest way |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **doctor** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
treated medically, in a simple way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:m3:1
# text = treated medically, in a simple way.
1	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	medically	medically	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | participle |  |  |  | a simple way |  | medically *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The photo had been doctored to add a ghost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x1:1
# text = The photo had been doctored to add a ghost.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doctor** | past · perfect · passive |  | the photo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | a ghost |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ghost=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had our tomcat doctored.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x2:1
# text = We had our tomcat doctored.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tomcat	tomcat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | our tomcat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **doctor** | participle | our tomcat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police found the documents were doctored.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x3:1
# text = Police found the documents were doctored.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	documents	document	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Police |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **doctor** | past · passive |  | the documents |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She doctored her drink with extra sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x4:1
# text = She doctored her drink with extra sugar.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doctor** | past | She | her drink |  |  |  | with extra sugar | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The receipts were doctored to hide the money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x5:1
# text = The receipts were doctored to hide the money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receipts	receipt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doctor** | past · passive |  | the receipts |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  | the money |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma doctored my cut knee with a plaster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x6:1
# text = Grandma doctored my cut knee with a plaster.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	cut	cut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plaster	plaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doctor** | past | Grandma | my cut knee |  |  |  | with a plaster | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knee=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When he had doctored people awhile, but not long, a rich and great lord had some money stolen.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doctored:x7:1
# text = When he had doctored people awhile, but not long, a rich and great lord had some money stolen.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	doctored	doctor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	awhile	awhile	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
18	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	det	_	_
19	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doctor** | past · perfect | he |  | people |  |  | awhile *property* | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **have** | past | a rich lord | some money |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
| 3 | **steal** | participle |  | some money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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