--- title: indignant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «indignant» in the school dictionary: Angry because something is unfair or rude: an indignant reply. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [indignant in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indignant.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Angry because something is unfair or rude: an indignant reply. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:indignant:m1:1 # text = Angry because something is unfair or rude: an indignant reply. 1 Angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 2 because because SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 unfair unfair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 rude rude ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 9 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 indignant indignant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | something | | | | | unfair *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | something *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} She was indignant when they blamed her. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:indignant:x1:1 # text = She was indignant when they blamed her. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 indignant indignant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 when when SCONJ WRB _ 6 mark _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 blamed blame VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | She | | | | | indignant *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **blame** | past | they | her *= she* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} The dog looked indignant at being bathed. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:indignant:x2:1 # text = The dog looked indignant at being bathed. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 indignant indignant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 at at SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 bathed bath VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | past | the dog | | | | | indignant *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **bath** | gerund · passive | the dog *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ## Example 3 {#x3} Everyone was indignant at the cheat. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:indignant:x3:1 # text = Everyone was indignant at the cheat. 1 Everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 indignant indignant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 cheat cheat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Everyone | | | the cheat | | indignant *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [indigestion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indigestion/) - next →: [indignantly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indignantly/) - ↑ back to [I in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/)