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title: huffily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «huffily» in the school dictionary: In a sulky, annoyed and offended way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# huffily

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**Who acts:** I, she, Mouse, Alice, He, cat · **What happens:** play, say, swim off, mention, fold, stalk off · **To what, where:** cat, arms, you, door · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«huffily» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [huffily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/huffily.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a sulky, annoyed and offended way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:m1:1
# text = In a sulky, annoyed and offended way.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
3	sulky	sulky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	offended	offended	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Fine, I'll play by myself,» she said huffily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:x1:1
# text = «Fine, I'll play by myself,» she said huffily.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fine	fine	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	huffily	huffily	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  |  |  | by myself | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  | huffily *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Mouse swam off huffily when Alice mentioned her cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:x2:1
# text = The Mouse swam off huffily when Alice mentioned her cat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	huffily	huffily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim off** | past | the Mouse |  |  |  |  | huffily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mention** *speech: other* | past | Alice | Alice's cat |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He folded his arms huffily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:x3:1
# text = He folded his arms huffily.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	folded	fold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	huffily	huffily	ADV	RB	_	2	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 | **fold** | past | He | his arms |  |  |  | huffily *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The cat stalked off huffily when we laughed at it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:x4:1
# text = The cat stalked off huffily when we laughed at it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stalked	stalk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	huffily	huffily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stalk off** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | huffily *property* | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | we |  |  |  |  | at cat | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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«I'm not talking to you,» said Toad huffily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:x5:1
# text = «I'm not talking to you,» said Toad huffily.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
12	huffily	huffily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **talk** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Toad |  | you |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to you=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | huffily *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She huffily slammed the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huffily:x6:1
# text = She huffily slammed the door.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	huffily	huffily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	slammed	slam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slam** | past | She | the door |  |  |  | huffily *property* | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

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