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title: feverish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feverish» in the school dictionary: Feverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# feverish

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**Who acts:** Feverish, I, Mum, feverish child, He, builders · **What happens:** mean, have, feel, take, sleep, work · **To what, where:** fever, feverish, temperature, strange feverish dreams, final, stomach · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:m1:1
# text = Feverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell.
1	Feverish	Feverish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
14	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	shivery	shivery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	unwell	unwell	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	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 | **mean** | present | Feverish |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  | a fever |  |  |  | with a high body temperature | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fever=Patient |
| 3 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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 -->
Feverish also means very fast, excited and nervous, as in feverish activity.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:m2:1
# text = Feverish also means very fast, excited and nervous, as in feverish activity.
1	Feverish	Feverish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	feverish	feverish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Feverish |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt feverish and Mum took my temperature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x1:1
# text = I felt feverish and Mum took my temperature.
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	feverish	feverish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	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 | I | feverish |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feverish=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | past | Mum | my temperature |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperature=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The feverish child slept all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x2:1
# text = The feverish child slept all afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	feverish	feverish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | the feverish child |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had strange feverish dreams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x3:1
# text = He had strange feverish dreams.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	feverish	feverish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	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 | He | strange feverish dreams |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The builders worked feverishly to finish before the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x4:1
# text = The builders worked feverishly to finish before the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	builders	builder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	feverishly	feverishly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the builders |  |  |  |  | feverishly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **finish** | to-infinitive | the builders *not said here* |  |  |  | before the storm |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was feverish excitement before the final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x5:1
# text = There was feverish excitement before the final.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	feverish	feverish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	final	final	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 | **be** | past | feverish excitement |  |  | the final; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before final=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She searched feverishly for her lost ticket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x6:1
# text = She searched feverishly for her lost ticket.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	feverishly	feverishly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	ticket	ticket	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 | **search** | past | She |  |  |  |  | for her lost ticket; feverishly *property* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ticket** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the morning, when light came, the gazelle was sick in its stomach and feverish, and its legs ached.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feverish:x7:1
# text = In the morning, when light came, the gazelle was sick in its stomach and feverish, and its legs ached.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gazelle	gazelle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	feverish	feverish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	ached	ache	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | light |  |  |  | morning |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the gazelle |  |  | gazelle's stomach and feverish |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ache** | past | gazelle's legs |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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