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title: putty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «putty» in the school dictionary: A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# putty

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** that, paste, Putty, Dad, you, little brother · **What happens:** press, hold, go, dry, shape, mean · **To what, where:** soft grey paste, gaps, glass, window frame, soft stuff, person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«putty» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [putty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/putty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:m1:1
# text = A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	paste	paste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	gaps	gap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
17	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	nsubj	_	_
25	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
26	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	xcomp	_	_
27	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	dries	dry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present · passive |  | a soft grey paste |  | gaps |  | for example | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | glass |  | a window frame |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent glass=Theme in frame=Location |
| 3 | **go** | present | that |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **dry** | present | paste |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Any soft stuff that can be pressed and shaped easily, like the stretchy toy "silly putty".

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:m2:1
# text = Any soft stuff that can be pressed and shaped easily, like the stretchy toy "silly putty".
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	stretchy	stretchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | can · passive |  | any soft stuff |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like the stretchy toy; easily *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Putty in someone's hands" means a person who is easily persuaded or controlled by someone else.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:m3:1
# text = "Putty in someone's hands" means a person who is easily persuaded or controlled by someone else.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	controlled	control	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obl	_	_
19	else	else	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Putty in someone's hands | a person |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic |
| 2 | **persuade** | present · passive |  | a person |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **control** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by someone | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fill or fix something with putty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:m4:1
# text = To fill or fix something with putty.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fix	fix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **fix** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | with putty | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent something=Patient with putty=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad pressed fresh putty around the new pane of glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x1:1
# text = Dad pressed fresh putty around the new pane of glass.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pressed	press	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pane	pane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | past | Dad | fresh putty |  | the new pane of glass |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent putty=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fill the nail holes with putty before you paint the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x2:1
# text = Fill the nail holes with putty before you paint the shelf.
1	Fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	nail	nail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	paint	paint	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nail holes |  |  |  | with putty | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hole=Patient with putty=Instrument |
| 2 | **paint** | present | you | the shelf |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent shelf=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother stretched his silly putty across the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x3:1
# text = My little brother stretched his silly putty across the table.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | past | My little brother | brother's silly putty |  | the table |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent putty=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The putty takes a day to go hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x4:1
# text = The putty takes a day to go hard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the putty |  |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | the putty *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy looked up with big eyes, and Gran was putty in his hands.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x5:1
# text = The puppy looked up with big eyes, and Gran was putty in his hands.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look up** | past | the puppy |  |  |  |  | with big eyes | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | Gran putty |  | puppy's hands |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We used a putty knife to scrape away the old putty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x6:1
# text = We used a putty knife to scrape away the old putty.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	scrape	scrape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | We | a putty knife |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Patient |
| 2 | **scrape away** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the old putty |  |  |  | away *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent putty=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In art club we shaped putty into tiny animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x7:1
# text = In art club we shaped putty into tiny animals.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shaped	shape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | past | we | putty |  | art club |  | into tiny animals | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent putty=Material into animal=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When he could see clearly he made out a mountain-like dragon whose heavy breast crushed the stones beneath it into putty.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:putty:x8:1
# text = When he could see clearly he made out a mountain-like dragon whose heavy breast crushed the stones beneath it into putty.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	breast	breast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	crushed	crush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	putty	putty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **see** | could | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **make out** | past | he |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **crush** | past | a like dragon | the stones |  |  |  | into putty *result*; beneath breast | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent stone=Patient into putty=Result |

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