Sentence:  The events of the last quarter of an hour , mysterious to any bird accustomed only to the predictable life of coop and barnyard , had <WSD>overcome</WSD> the doctor 's hen and she gave out a series of cackly wails , perhaps mourning her nest , but briefly enjoyed . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli