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title: taunt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «taunt» in the school dictionary: To taunt someone is to say unkind things to hurt their feelings or to make them angry. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# taunt

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**Who acts:** taunt, Peacock, He, you, their · **What happens:** taunt, be, hurt, make, tease, shout · **To what, where:** someone, feelings, Crane, taunt, runner, taunts

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«taunt» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [taunt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taunt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To taunt someone is to say unkind things to hurt their feelings or to make them angry.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taunt:m1:1
# text = To taunt someone is to say unkind things to hurt their feelings or to make them angry.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	taunt	taunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taunt** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurt** | to-infinitive |  | things's feelings |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | feelings *= feeling* |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

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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}

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A taunt is a cruel remark said to tease or hurt someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taunt:m2:1
# text = A taunt is a cruel remark said to tease or hurt someone.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	taunt	taunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	tease	tease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a taunt |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tease** | to-infinitive | a taunt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hurt** | infinitive | a taunt *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The Peacock taunted the Crane about her plain feathers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taunt:x1:1
# text = The Peacock taunted the Crane about her plain feathers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Peacock	Peacock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	taunted	taunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taunt** | past | the Peacock | the Crane |  |  |  | about Peacock's plain feathers | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crane=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He shouted a taunt at the runner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taunt:x2:1
# text = He shouted a taunt at the runner.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	taunt	taunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He | a taunt |  | the runner |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taunt=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Don't rise to their taunts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taunt:x3:1
# text = Don't rise to their taunts.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	rise	rise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	taunts	taunt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **rise** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | their taunts |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to taunt=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **taunt** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom taunt «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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