enslave Who acts: they, Bible, Harriet, enslaved people, It, you · What happens: enslave, be, own, force, work, not be · To what, where: people, someone, Israelites, Egypt, Millions, Atlantic · Speech: someone speaks here
«enslave» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: enslave in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To enslave people is to make them slaves: owned by others and forced to work without pay or freedom.
The tree, 19 words mark csubj obj cop mark obj obj punct conj case obl:agent cc conj mark xcomp case obl cc conj punct root To PART enslave VERB people NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON slaves NOUN : PUNCT owned VERB by ADP others NOUN and CCONJ forced VERB to PART work VERB without ADP pay NOUN or CCONJ freedom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 enslave mark 2 enslave enslave VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make csubj 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 enslave obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 slaves slave NOUN Number=Plur 6 make obj 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 owned punct 10 owned own VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 make conj 11 by by ADP _ 12 others case 12 others other NOUN Number=Plur 10 owned obl:agent 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 forced cc 14 forced force VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 owned conj 15 to to PART _ 16 work mark 16 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 forced xcomp 17 without without ADP _ 18 pay case 18 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 16 work obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 freedom cc 20 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing 18 pay conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 enslave to-infinitive people vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient 2 is present make property tree rules 3 own participle vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot 4 force participle vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 work to-infinitive without pay or freedom vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 To enslave someone is to control them so completely that they are not free, like a habit.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj advmod advmod mark nsubj cop advmod advcl punct case det obl punct root To PART enslave VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART control VERB them PRON so ADV completely ADV that SCONJ they PRON are AUX not PART free ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET habit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 enslave mark 2 enslave enslave VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 control advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 enslave obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 control cop 5 to to PART _ 6 control mark 6 control control VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 control obj 8 so so ADV _ 9 completely advmod 9 completely completely ADV _ 6 control advmod 10 that that SCONJ _ 14 free mark 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 free nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 free cop 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 free advmod 14 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 control advcl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 habit punct 16 like like ADP _ 18 habit case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 habit det 18 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 14 free obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 control punct
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1 enslave to-infinitive someone vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 2 is present completely, control property tree rules 3 not is present they like a habit; free property tree rules
Example 1 The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, the Bible tells.
det nsubj aux:pass case obl punct det nsubj acl:relcl punct root The DET Israelites PROPN were AUX enslaved VERB in ADP Egypt PROPN , PUNCT the DET Bible PROPN tells VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Israelites det 2 Israelites Israelite PROPN Number=Plur 4 enslaved nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 enslaved aux:pass 4 enslaved enslave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Egypt case 6 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 4 enslaved obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 tells punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Bible det 9 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 10 tells nsubj 10 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Egypt acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 enslaved punct
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1 enslave past · passive the Israelites Egypt vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 tell speech: assert present the Bible Egypt not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent egypt=Recipient
Example 2 Millions of Africans were enslaved and taken across the Atlantic.
nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass cc conj case det obl punct root Millions NOUN of ADP Africans PROPN were AUX enslaved VERB and CCONJ taken VERB across ADP the DET Atlantic PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Millions million NOUN Number=Plur 5 enslaved nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 3 Africans case 3 Africans African PROPN Number=Plur 1 Millions nmod 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 enslaved aux:pass 5 enslaved enslave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 taken cc 7 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 enslaved conj 8 across across ADP _ 10 Atlantic case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Atlantic det 10 Atlantic Atlantic PROPN Number=Sing 7 taken obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 enslaved punct
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1 enslave past · passive Millions of Africans vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 take participle the Atlantic vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Harriet Tubman helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
nsubj flat amod nsubj ccomp case obl punct root Harriet PROPN Tubman PROPN helped VERB enslaved VERB people NOUN escape VERB to ADP freedom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Harriet Harriet PROPN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 2 Tubman Tubman PROPN Number=Sing 1 Harriet flat 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 enslaved enslave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 people amod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 escape nsubj 6 escape escape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 helped ccomp 7 to to ADP _ 8 freedom case 8 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing 6 escape obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past Harriet vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 enslave participle vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 escape present enslaved people freedom vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to freedom=Initial_Location
Example 4 It is wrong to enslave anyone.
nsubj cop mark csubj obj punct root It PRON is AUX wrong ADJ to PART enslave VERB anyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 wrong nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrong cop 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 enslave mark 5 enslave enslave VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wrong csubj 6 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 enslave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrong punct
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1 is present It wrong property tree rules 2 enslave to-infinitive anyone vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient
Example 5 Don't let video games enslave you.
aux advmod compound nsubj ccomp obj punct root Do AUX n't PART let VERB video NOUN games NOUN enslave VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 let aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 let advmod 3 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 video video NOUN Number=Sing 5 games compound 5 games game NOUN Number=Plur 6 enslave nsubj 6 enslave enslave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 let ccomp 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 enslave obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 let punct
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1 not let imperative · do-support you not said here tree rules 2 enslave present video games you vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient
Example 6 Enslaved workers had no wages and no rights.
amod nsubj det obj cc det conj punct root Enslaved VERB workers NOUN had VERB no DET wages NOUN and CCONJ no DET rights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Enslaved enslave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 workers amod 2 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 wages det 5 wages wage NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 rights cc 7 no no DET PronType=Neg 8 rights det 8 rights right NOUN Number=Plur 5 wages conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 enslave participle vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 have past Enslaved workers no wages and no rights vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wage=Patient
Example 7 From that hour he found that instead of obtaining revenge on the Stag, he had enslaved himself to the service of man.
The tree, 22 words case det obl nsubj mark mark fixed advcl obj case det nmod punct nsubj aux ccomp obj case det obl case nmod punct root From ADP that DET hour NOUN he PRON found VERB that SCONJ instead ADV of ADP obtaining VERB revenge NOUN on ADP the DET Stag PROPN , PUNCT he PRON had AUX enslaved VERB himself PRON to ADP the DET service NOUN of ADP man NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 From from ADP _ 3 hour case 2 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 hour det 3 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 5 found obl 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 found nsubj 5 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 17 enslaved mark 7 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 9 obtaining mark 8 of of ADP _ 7 instead fixed 9 obtaining obtain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 enslaved advcl 10 revenge revenge NOUN Number=Sing 9 obtaining obj 11 on on ADP _ 13 Stag case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Stag det 13 Stag Stag PROPN Number=Sing 10 revenge nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 9 obtaining punct 15 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 enslaved nsubj 16 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 enslaved aux 17 enslaved enslave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 found ccomp 18 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 17 enslaved obj 19 to to ADP _ 21 service case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 service det 21 service service NOUN Number=Sing 17 enslaved obl 22 of of ADP _ 23 man case 23 man man NOUN Number=Sing 21 service nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 found punct
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1 find past he hour vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 obtain gerund he not said here revenge the Stag vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset revenge=Theme 3 enslave past · perfect he himself = he to the service of man vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient 4 service man nom service «act transitive»: of=patient
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