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title: teased — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teased» in the school dictionary: Laughed at someone or made jokes about them, either in a friendly, playful way or in an unkind way that hurts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teased

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** unkind way, she, older kids, he, dog, brother · **What happens:** laugh, make, hurt, annoy, poke, hold · **To what, where:** jokes, friendly playful way, animal, purpose, food, reach · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«teased» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [teased in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teased.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughed at someone or made jokes about them, either in a friendly, playful way or in an unkind way that hurts.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:m1:1
# text = Laughed at someone or made jokes about them, either in a friendly, playful way or in an unkind way that hurts.
1	Laughed	laugh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl:agent	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc:preconj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | jokes |  | a friendly playful way or a unkind way |  | about jokes *= joke* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset joke=Product |
| 3 | **hurt** | present | a unkind way |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
Annoyed an animal on purpose, for example by poking it or holding food out of reach.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:m2:1
# text = Annoyed an animal on purpose, for example by poking it or holding food out of reach.
1	Annoyed	annoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	poking	poke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **annoy** | past |  | a animal |  | purpose |  | for example | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus animal=Experiencer |
| 2 | **poke** | gerund |  | animal |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **hold** | gerund |  | food |  | reach |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Theme out reach=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gently pulled apart or combed, as in teased hair or teased-out threads.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:m3:1
# text = Gently pulled apart or combed, as in teased hair or teased-out threads.
1	Gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	combed	comb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	out	out	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
15	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull apart** | past |  |  |  |  |  | as teased hair or teased threads; apart, gently *property* | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **comb** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **tease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Teased out" means slowly found or worked out: she teased out the answer.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:m4:1
# text = "Teased out" means slowly found or worked out: she teased out the answer.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	nsubj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease out** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **work out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **tease out** | past | she | the answer |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The older kids teased him about his glasses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x1:1
# text = The older kids teased him about his glasses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past | the older kids | him *= he* |  |  |  | about his glasses | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was only teasing — she said sorry when he looked upset.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x2:1
# text = She was only teasing — she said sorry when he looked upset.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past · progressive | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | she |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** | past | he |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog bit the boy who had teased it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x3:1
# text = The dog bit the boy who had teased it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bit	bite	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	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | past | the dog | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient |
| 2 | **tease** | past · perfect · passive |  | the boy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother teased me for being scared of spiders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x4:1
# text = My brother teased me for being scared of spiders.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past | My brother | me |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | My brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of spiders; scared *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being teased every day made her sad, so she told her teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x5:1
# text = Being teased every day made her sad, so she told her teacher.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP» |
| 2 | **make** | past |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset she=Product |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | she |  | her teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They teased each other in a friendly way and both laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x6:1
# text = They teased each other in a friendly way and both laughed.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	2	obj	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	fixed	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nsubj	_	_
11	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past | They | each |  | a friendly way |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | both |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma teased the knots out of my hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x7:1
# text = Grandma teased the knots out of my hair.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	knots	knot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | past | Grandma | the knots |  | my hair |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knot=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective teased out the truth bit by bit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x8:1
# text = The detective teased out the truth bit by bit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease out** | participle | the detective *not said here* | the truth bit |  |  |  | by bit | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The girls were delighted, and laughed and teased each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teased:x9:1
# text = The girls were delighted, and laughed and teased each other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	delighted	delighted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	teased	tease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	9	obj	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the girls |  |  |  |  | delighted *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tease** | past |  | each |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient |

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**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.

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