--- title: perturbed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «perturbed» in the school dictionary: Worried and unsettled, so that you cannot feel calm. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [perturbed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perturbed.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Worried and unsettled, so that you cannot feel calm. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:perturbed:m1:1 # text = Worried and unsettled, so that you cannot feel calm. 1 Worried worried ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 2 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 unsettled unsettled ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 5 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 10 mark _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 fixed _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 8 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 11 calm calm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **feel** | can | you | | | | | calm *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | 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 perturbed by the strange noise. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:perturbed:x1:1 # text = She was perturbed by the strange noise. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 perturbed perturb VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 noise noise NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perturb** | past · passive | the strange noise | She | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ## Example 2 {#x2} The children looked perturbed when the lights went out. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:perturbed:x2:1 # text = The children looked perturbed when the lights went out. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 perturbed perturb VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 lights light NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 9 out out ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perturb** | past · passive | | the children | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **go out** | past | the lights | | | | | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} Mum was perturbed that we were late. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:perturbed:x3:1 # text = Mum was perturbed that we were late. 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 perturbed perturb VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 late late ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perturb** | past · passive | | Mum | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | past | we | | | | | late *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: [perturbation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perturbation/) - next →: [perusal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perusal/) - ↑ back to [P in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/)