conspire Who acts: way, Everything, guards, villains, Rain, us · What happens: plan, do, happen, cause, conspire, make · To what, where: something, way, bad result, result, us, secret surprise · Speech: someone speaks here
«conspire» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: conspire in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law.
The tree, 14 words mark advmod case amod obl mark advcl obj amod cc case det conj punct root To PART plan VERB secretly ADV with ADP other ADJ people NOUN to PART do VERB something PRON bad ADJ or CCONJ against ADP the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 plan mark 2 plan plan VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 secretly secretly ADV _ 2 plan advmod 4 with with ADP _ 6 people case 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 plan obl 7 to to PART _ 8 do mark 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 plan advcl 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 do obj 10 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 9 something amod 11 or or CCONJ _ 14 law cc 12 against against ADP _ 14 law case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 law det 14 law law NOUN Number=Sing 9 something conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 plan punct
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1 plan to-infinitive with other people; secretly property vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 do to-infinitive something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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 Usage: of events — kept apart, not parsed.
To happen together in a way that causes a bad result, as if planning it: «Everything conspired to make us late».
The tree, 21 words mark advmod case det obl nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj punct mark mark conj obj punct punct nsubj parataxis mark xcomp obj xcomp punct punct root To PART happen VERB together ADV in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON causes VERB a DET bad ADJ result NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ planning VERB it PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT Everything PRON conspired VERB to PART make VERB us PRON late ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 happen mark 2 happen happen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 together together ADV _ 2 happen advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 happen obl 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 causes nsubj 8 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way acl:relcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 result det 10 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 11 result amod 11 result result NOUN Number=Sing 8 causes obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 planning punct 13 as as SCONJ _ 15 planning mark 14 if if SCONJ _ 15 planning mark 15 planning plan VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 happen conj 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 planning obj 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 conspired punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 conspired punct 19 Everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 20 conspired nsubj 20 conspired conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 planning parataxis 21 to to PART _ 22 make mark 22 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 conspired xcomp 23 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 22 make obj 24 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 22 make xcomp 25 » » PUNCT _ 20 conspired punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 2 happen punct
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1 happen to-infinitive a way together property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in way=Location 2 cause present a way a bad result vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition result=Patient 3 plan a condition, not said to happen gerund result tree rules 4 conspire in a quote past Everything vn conspire-71 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 5 make in a quote to-infinitive Everything not said here us late property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset we=Product
Meaning 3 Usage: playful — kept apart, not parsed.
To plan something together in secret, such as a surprise.
mark obj advmod case amod punct case fixed det obl punct root To PART plan VERB something PRON together ADV in ADP secret ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET surprise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 plan mark 2 plan plan VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 plan obj 4 together together ADV _ 2 plan advmod 5 in in ADP _ 11 surprise case 6 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos 11 surprise amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 surprise punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 11 surprise case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 surprise det 11 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 2 plan obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 plan punct
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1 plan to-infinitive something a secret surprise together property vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
Example 1 The guards conspired to free the prisoner.
det nsubj mark xcomp det nsubj punct root The DET guards NOUN conspired VERB to PART free ADJ the DET prisoner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guards det 2 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 3 conspired nsubj 3 conspired conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 free mark 5 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 3 conspired xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 prisoner det 7 prisoner prisoner NOUN Number=Sing 5 free nsubj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 conspired punct
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1 conspire past the guards free property vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The villains conspired against the queen.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET villains NOUN conspired VERB against ADP the DET queen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villains det 2 villains villain NOUN Number=Plur 3 conspired nsubj 3 conspired conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 against against ADP _ 6 queen case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 queen det 6 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 3 conspired obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 conspired punct
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1 conspire past the villains against the queen vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against queen=Maleficiary
Example 3 Rain and traffic conspired to make us miss the start of the match.
nsubj cc conj mark xcomp obj xcomp det obj case det nmod punct root Rain NOUN and CCONJ traffic NOUN conspired VERB to PART make VERB us PRON miss VERB the DET start NOUN of ADP the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 conspired nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 traffic cc 3 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 4 conspired conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 conspired xcomp 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 miss miss VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 start det 10 start start NOUN Number=Sing 8 miss obj 11 of of ADP _ 13 match case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 match det 13 match match NOUN Number=Sing 10 start nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 conspired punct
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1 conspire past Rain and traffic vn conspire-71 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 make to-infinitive Rain and traffic not said here us tree rules 3 miss infinitive us not said here the start of the match vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer start=Stimulus 4 start the match nom start «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 My brother and I conspired to surprise Mum with breakfast in bed.
nmod:poss nsubj cc conj mark xcomp obj case obl case nmod punct root My PRON brother NOUN and CCONJ I PRON conspired VERB to PART surprise VERB Mum NOUN with ADP breakfast NOUN in ADP bed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 conspired nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 I cc 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 brother conj 5 conspired conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 surprise mark 7 surprise surprise VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 conspired xcomp 8 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 7 surprise obj 9 with with ADP _ 10 breakfast case 10 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 7 surprise obl 11 in in ADP _ 12 bed case 12 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 10 breakfast nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 conspired punct
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1 conspire past My brother vn conspire-71 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 surprise to-infinitive My brother not said here Mum with breakfast in bed vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer
Example 5 In the story, the foxes conspire with the crows to steal the eggs.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET foxes NOUN conspire VERB with ADP the DET crows NOUN to PART steal VERB the DET eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 conspire obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 foxes det 6 foxes fox NOUN Number=Plur 7 conspire nsubj 7 conspire conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 crows case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 crows det 10 crows crow NOUN Number=Plur 7 conspire obl 11 to to PART _ 12 steal mark 12 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 conspire advcl 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 eggs det 14 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 12 steal obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 conspire punct
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1 conspire present the foxes the story with the crows vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with crow=Co-Agent 2 steal to-infinitive the foxes not said here the eggs vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location egg=Theme
Example 6 Everything seemed to conspire against our picnic.
nsubj mark xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root Everything PRON seemed VERB to PART conspire VERB against ADP our PRON picnic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 seemed nsubj 2 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 conspire mark 4 conspire conspire VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 seemed xcomp 5 against against ADP _ 7 picnic case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 picnic nmod:poss 7 picnic picnic NOUN Number=Sing 4 conspire obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 seemed punct
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1 seem past Everything vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 conspire to-infinitive Everything not said here against our picnic vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against picnic=Maleficiary
Example 7 The twins were caught conspiring in whispers behind the shed.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp case obl case det obl punct root The DET twins NOUN were AUX caught VERB conspiring VERB in ADP whispers NOUN behind ADP the DET shed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 twins det 2 twins twin NOUN Number=Plur 4 caught nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 caught aux:pass 4 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 conspiring conspire VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 caught xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 7 whispers case 7 whispers whisper NOUN Number=Plur 5 conspiring obl 8 behind behind ADP _ 10 shed case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 shed det 10 shed shed NOUN Number=Sing 5 conspiring obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 caught punct
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1 catch past · passive the twins tree rules 2 conspire gerund whispers behind the shed vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 After a time the wife falls in love with the hunchback and conspires with him to kill her husband.
The tree, 19 words case det obl det nsubj case obl case det obl cc conj case obl mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root After ADP a DET time NOUN the DET wife NOUN falls VERB in ADP love NOUN with ADP the DET hunchback NOUN and CCONJ conspires VERB with ADP him PRON to PART kill VERB her PRON husband NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 time case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 time det 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 falls obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wife det 5 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 6 falls nsubj 6 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 love case 8 love love NOUN Number=Sing 6 falls obl 9 with with ADP _ 11 hunchback case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hunchback det 11 hunchback hunchback NOUN Number=Sing 6 falls obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 conspires cc 13 conspires conspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 falls conj 14 with with ADP _ 15 him case 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 conspires obl 16 to to PART _ 17 kill mark 17 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 conspires advcl 18 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 husband nmod:poss 19 husband husband NOUN Number=Sing 17 kill obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 falls punct
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1 fall present the wife love time with the hunchback vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in love=Location 2 conspire present the wife not said here with him = he vn conspire-71 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent 3 kill to-infinitive the wife not said here wife's husband vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Theme
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