--- title: sullen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «sullen» in the school dictionary: Sullen means quiet and bad-tempered, not wanting to talk or smile. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sullen in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sullen.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Sullen means quiet and bad-tempered, not wanting to talk or smile. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sullen:m1:1 # text = Sullen means quiet and bad-tempered, not wanting to talk or smile. 1 Sullen Sullen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 5 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 tempered temper VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 wanting want VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 or or CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 smile smile VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Sullen | | | | | quiet *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **temper** | participle | Sullen *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **want** | gerund | Sullen *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **talk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Sullen *not said here* | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **smile** | infinitive | Sullen *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «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} He gave a sullen look. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sullen:x1:1 # text = He gave a sullen look. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 sullen sullen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 look look NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | He | a sullen look | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} She was sullen all morning after the argument. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sullen:x2:1 # text = She was sullen all morning after the argument. 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 sullen sullen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 5 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 6 after after ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 argument argument NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | She | | | | after the argument; morning | sullen *property* | tree rules | ## Example 3 {#x3} The sullen boy would not answer. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sullen:x3:1 # text = The sullen boy would not answer. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 sullen sullen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 answer answer VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* | would | the sullen boy | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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: [sulky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulky/) - next →: [sullenly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/) - ↑ back to [S in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/)