accomplice Who acts: accomplice, person, someone, police, I, Laughing · What happens: be, help, do, commit, wait, arrest · To what, where: person, someone, something, crime, getaway car, thief · Speech: someone speaks here
«accomplice» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: accomplice in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An accomplice is a person who helps someone else do something wrong or commit a crime.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod xcomp obj amod cc conj det obj punct root An DET accomplice NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON helps VERB someone PRON else ADV do VERB something PRON wrong ADJ or CCONJ commit VERB a DET crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 accomplice det 2 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 helps nsubj 7 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 helps obj 9 else else ADV _ 8 someone advmod 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 helps xcomp 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 do obj 12 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 something amod 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 commit cc 14 commit commit VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 do conj 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 crime det 16 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 14 commit obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a accomplice a person tree rules 2 help present a person someone vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 do infinitive someone not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 4 commit infinitive someone not said here a crime vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Theme
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 The robber's accomplice waited in the getaway car.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET robber NOUN 's PART accomplice NOUN waited VERB in ADP the DET getaway NOUN car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 robber det 2 robber robber NOUN Number=Sing 4 accomplice nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 robber case 4 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing 5 waited nsubj 5 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 car case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 car det 8 getaway getaway NOUN Number=Sing 9 car compound 9 car car NOUN Number=Sing 5 waited obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 waited punct
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1 wait past the robber's accomplice the getaway car vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in car=Location
Example 2 The police arrested the thief and his accomplice.
det nsubj det obj cc nmod:poss conj punct root The DET police NOUN arrested VERB the DET thief NOUN and CCONJ his PRON accomplice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 arrested nsubj 3 arrested arrest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 thief det 5 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 3 arrested obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 accomplice cc 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 accomplice nmod:poss 8 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing 5 thief conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrested punct
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1 arrest past the police the thief and his accomplice vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Patient
Example 3 I won't be your accomplice in hiding Mum's birthday cake.
nsubj aux advmod cop nmod:poss mark acl nmod:poss case compound obj punct root I PRON wo AUX n't PART be AUX your PRON accomplice NOUN in SCONJ hiding VERB Mum PROPN 's PART birthday NOUN cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 accomplice nsubj 2 wo will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 accomplice aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 accomplice advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 accomplice cop 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 accomplice nmod:poss 6 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in SCONJ _ 8 hiding mark 8 hiding hide VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 accomplice acl 9 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 12 cake nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 Mum case 11 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 12 cake compound 12 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 8 hiding obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 accomplice punct
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1 not is a future I your accomplice tree rules 2 hide gerund your accomplice not said here Mum's birthday cake vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient
Example 4 Laughing along with a bully can make you an accomplice.
csubj advmod case det obl aux obj det obj punct root Laughing VERB along ADV with ADP a DET bully NOUN can AUX make VERB you PRON an DET accomplice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 make csubj 2 along along ADV _ 1 Laughing advmod 3 with with ADP _ 5 bully case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bully det 5 bully bully NOUN Number=Sing 1 Laughing obl 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 make aux 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 accomplice det 10 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 laugh gerund with a bully; along property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 make can Laughing a accomplice you vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset you=Beneficiary accomplice=Product
Example 5 (jokey) The dog was my accomplice in the great biscuit raid.
punct amod punct det nsubj cop nmod:poss case det amod compound nmod punct root ( PUNCT jokey ADJ ) PUNCT The DET dog NOUN was AUX my PRON accomplice NOUN in ADP the DET great ADJ biscuit NOUN raid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 jokey punct 2 jokey jokey ADJ Degree=Pos 5 dog amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 jokey punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dog det 5 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 8 accomplice nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 accomplice cop 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 accomplice nmod:poss 8 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 13 raid case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 raid det 11 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 13 raid amod 12 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 13 raid compound 13 raid raid NOUN Number=Sing 8 accomplice nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 accomplice punct
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1 is a past the jokey dog my accomplice the great biscuit raid tree rules
Example 6 The detective guessed that the butler had an accomplice.
det nsubj mark det nsubj ccomp det obj punct root The DET detective NOUN guessed VERB that SCONJ the DET butler NOUN had VERB an DET accomplice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 guessed nsubj 3 guessed guess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 had mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 butler det 6 butler butler NOUN Number=Sing 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 guessed ccomp 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 accomplice det 9 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 guessed punct
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1 guess past the detective vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 have past the butler a accomplice vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accomplice=Patient
Example 7 So she and her accomplice were put in a ship which was bored through with holes, and were drawn out into the sea, where they soon perished in the waves.
The tree, 30 words advmod nsubj:pass cc nmod:poss conj aux:pass case det obl nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case case obl punct cc aux:pass conj compound:prt case det obl punct advmod nsubj advmod parataxis case det obl punct root So ADV she PRON and CCONJ her PRON accomplice NOUN were AUX put VERB in ADP a DET ship NOUN which PRON was AUX bored VERB through ADP with ADP holes NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ were AUX drawn VERB out ADP into ADP the DET sea NOUN , PUNCT where ADV they PRON soon ADV perished VERB in ADP the DET waves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 7 put advmod 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 put nsubj:pass 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 accomplice cc 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 accomplice nmod:poss 5 accomplice accomplice NOUN Number=Sing 2 she conj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 put aux:pass 7 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 ship case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 ship det 10 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obl 11 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 bored nsubj:pass 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 bored aux:pass 13 bored bore VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 ship acl:relcl 14 through through ADP _ 16 holes case 15 with with ADP _ 16 holes case 16 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 13 bored obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 drawn punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 drawn cc 19 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 drawn aux:pass 20 drawn draw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 put conj 21 out out ADP _ 20 drawn compound:prt 22 into into ADP _ 24 sea case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 sea det 24 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 20 drawn obl 25 , , PUNCT _ 29 perished punct 26 where where ADV PronType=Rel 29 perished advmod 27 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 29 perished nsubj 28 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 29 perished advmod 29 perished perish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 drawn parataxis 30 in in ADP _ 32 waves case 31 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 waves det 32 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 29 perished obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 7 put punct
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1 put past · passive she a ship vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in ship=Destination 2 bore past · passive a ship holes vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 3 draw out past · passive into the sea result vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: into sea=Result 4 perish past holes = hole the waves soon property vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
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