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title: felt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «felt» in the school dictionary: Felt is the past of «feel»: you felt happy, you felt the soft fur. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# felt

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**Who acts:** Felt, you, tip pen, I, She, He · **What happens:** be, feel, make, press, lose, go · **To what, where:** past, soft fur, thick soft cloth, wool, pen, birthday

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«felt» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [felt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/felt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Felt is the past of «feel»: you felt happy, you felt the soft fur.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:m1:1
# text = Felt is the past of «feel»: you felt happy, you felt the soft fur.
1	Felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Felt | the past |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **feel** | past | you |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **feel** | past | you | the soft fur |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Theme |

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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 -->
Felt is a thick, soft cloth made by pressing wool or other fibres together.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:m2:1
# text = Felt is a thick, soft cloth made by pressing wool or other fibres together.
1	Felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	fibres	fibre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Felt | a thick soft cloth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a thick soft cloth *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **press** | gerund |  | wool or other fibres |  |  |  | together *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wool=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Felt-tip pen» is a pen with a soft tip of this material.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:m3:1
# text = «Felt-tip pen» is a pen with a soft tip of this material.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | tip pen | a pen |  |  |  | with a soft tip of this material | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt very happy on my birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x1:1
# text = I felt very happy on my birthday.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	birthday	birthday	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 | **feel** | past | I |  |  | my birthday |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt the warm sand under her feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x2:1
# text = She felt the warm sand under her feet.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | the warm sand |  | her feet |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sand=Theme under foot=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He felt sorry for the lost puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x3:1
# text = He felt sorry for the lost puppy.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	puppy	puppy	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 | **feel** | past | He |  |  |  |  | for the lost puppy; sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made puppets out of felt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x4:1
# text = We made puppets out of felt.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	puppets	puppet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | puppets |  | felt |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppet=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colour the picture with felt-tip pens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x5:1
# text = Colour the picture with felt-tip pens.
1	Colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt like going home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x6:1
# text = I felt like going home.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a rest, she felt better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x7:1
# text = After a rest, she felt better.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | she |  |  |  | after a rest | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of course he felt quite hopeless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felt:x8:1
# text = Of course he felt quite hopeless.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hopeless	hopeless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  | of course; hopeless *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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