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title: doodle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «doodle» in the school dictionary: verb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# doodle

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**Who acts:** verb, doodle doo, rooster, I, you, your · **What happens:** draw, think, do, make, change, form · **To what, where:** little pictures, something, little drawing, Labradoodle, sound, stars · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«doodle» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [doodle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doodle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:m1:1
# text = verb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	much	much	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	else	else	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | to-infinitive | verb | little pictures or patterns |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | verb *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | verb *not said here* | something |  |  |  | often *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
noun A little drawing made like this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:m2:1
# text = noun A little drawing made like this.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a little drawing *not said here* |  |  |  | like this | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Google Doodle — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A special changing logo on the Google page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:m3:1
# text = A special changing logo on the Google page.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Google	Google	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short form of «Labradoodle» or other «-doodle» dogs (informal).

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:m4:1
# text = A short form of «Labradoodle» or other «-doodle» dogs (informal).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Labradoodle	Labradoodle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** |  |  | Labradoodle or other doodle dogs |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A doodle-doo is the sound a rooster makes when it crows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:m5:1
# text = A doodle-doo is the sound a rooster makes when it crows.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	doo	doo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rooster	rooster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	crows	crow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a doodle doo | the sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a rooster | the sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Product |
| 3 | **crow** | present | rooster |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I doodled stars all over my rough book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x1:1
# text = I doodled stars all over my rough book.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doodled	doodle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	book	book	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 | **doodle** | past | I | stars |  | my rough book |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop doodling and finish your sums!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x2:1
# text = Stop doodling and finish your sums!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	doodling	doodle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	finish	finish	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sums	sum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **doodle** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **finish** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your sums |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality sum=Eventuality |
| 4 | **sum** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her doodle of a cat was really cute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x3:1
# text = Her doodle of a cat was really cute.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	cute	cute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa doodles while he talks on the phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x4:1
# text = Grandpa doodles while he talks on the phone.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	doodles	doodle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	phone	phone	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 | **talk** | present | he | Grandpa doodles *not said here* |  | the phone |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent doodle=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today's Google Doodle is about a famous scientist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x5:1
# text = Today's Google Doodle is about a famous scientist.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	Google	Google	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	Doodle	Doodle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Google |  |  |  | today | about a famous scientist | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour has a fluffy doodle called Biscuit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x6:1
# text = Our neighbour has a fluffy doodle called Biscuit.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	Biscuit	Biscuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our neighbour | a fluffy doodle |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doodle=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a fluffy doodle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And as she went into the yard the cock cried: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doodle:x7:1
# text = And as she went into the yard the cock cried: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	doodle	doodle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	doo	doo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | she |  |  |  |  | into the yard | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into yard=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the cock |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **doo** *in a quote* |  | Cock |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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