--- title: stupefied — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «stupefied» in the school dictionary: Stupefied means so shocked, tired or dazed that you cannot think or act clearly. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [stupefied in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stupefied.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Stupefied means so shocked, tired or dazed that you cannot think or act clearly. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stupefied:m1:1 # text = Stupefied means so shocked, tired or dazed that you cannot think or act clearly. 1 Stupefied stupefy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 shocked shocked ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ 7 or or CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 dazed daze VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 14 or or CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 act act VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 conj _ _ 16 clearly clearly ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stupefy** | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | shocked *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **daze** | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | can | you | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **act** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | clearly *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} The boy stood stupefied at the sight of the dragon. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stupefied:x1:1 # text = The boy stood stupefied at the sight of the dragon. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 stupefied stupefy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stupefy** | past · passive | | the boy | | the sight of the dragon | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **sight** | | | the dragon | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ## Example 2 {#x2} The bees were stupefied by what they had eaten. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stupefied:x2:1 # text = The bees were stupefied by what they had eaten. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bees bee NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 stupefied stupefy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 4 obl _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 eaten eat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stupefy** | past · passive | | the bees | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **eat** | past · perfect | bees *= bee* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} I was stupefied by the news. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stupefied:x3:1 # text = I was stupefied by the news. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 stupefied stupefy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 news news 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 | **stupefy** | past · passive | the news | I | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ## Example 4 {#x4} The king sat stupefied in his chair. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stupefied:x4:1 # text = The king sat stupefied in his chair. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 stupefied stupefy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 xcomp _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 chair chair NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | past | the king | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stupefy** | participle | the king *not said here* | | | king's chair | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | **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. 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