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imprison

Who acts: them, they, you, your, wicked queen, bird · What happens: put, keep, lock up, trap, not leave, value · To what, where: someone, prison, them, something, honour, thief

«imprison» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: imprison in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

To put someone in prison or keep them locked up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 put	mark
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 put	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 prison	case
5	prison	prison	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 keep	cc
7	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 put	conj
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 keep	obj
9	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 keep	xcomp
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 locked	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	to-infinitive		someone		prison			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme in prison=Destination
2	keep	infinitive		them = they					tree rules
3	lock up	participle	them = they not said here						vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

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 trap or keep someone or something somewhere so they cannot leave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 trap	mark
2	trap	trap	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 keep	cc
4	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 trap	conj
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 keep	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 something	cc
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 someone	conj
8	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	4 keep	advmod
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	13 leave	mark
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 leave	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 leave	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 leave	advmod
13	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 keep	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 trap	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trap	to-infinitive							vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	keep	infinitive		someone				somewhere property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
3	not leave	can	they						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

To keep something you value, such as your honour, shut away so that it cannot be used or freed.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 keep	mark
2	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 shut	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 keep	obj
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 value	nsubj
5	value	value	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 something	acl:relcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 honour	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 honour	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 honour	nmod:poss
10	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 shut	punct
12	shut	shut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	away	away	ADV	_	12 shut	advmod
14	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	20 used	mark
15	that	that	SCONJ	_	14 so	fixed
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 used	nsubj:pass
17	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 used	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	20 used	advmod
19	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 used	aux:pass
20	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 shut	advcl
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 freed	cc
22	freed	free	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 used	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 shut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	to-infinitive	you not said here	something					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	value	present	you						vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
3	shut away	imperative	you not said here					away property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	not use	can · passive		honour					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
5	free	participle							vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer
6	honour		your						nom honour «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

The thief was imprisoned for three years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thief	det
2	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 imprisoned	aux:pass
4	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 years	case
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 years	nummod
7	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 imprisoned	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 imprisoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	past · passive		the thief			year		vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 2

The wicked queen imprisoned the princess in a tower.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 queen	det
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 queen	amod
3	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 queen	acl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 princess	det
6	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 tower	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tower	det
9	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 queen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	participle	the wicked queen not said here	the princess		a tower			vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent princess=Theme in tower=Destination

Example 3

In the Bible, Paul was imprisoned for preaching.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Bible	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Bible	det
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 imprisoned	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Bible	punct
5	Paul	Paul	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 imprisoned	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 imprisoned	aux:pass
7	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 preaching	case
9	preaching	preaching	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 imprisoned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 imprisoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	past · passive		Paul		the Bible		for preaching	vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in bible=Destination

Example 4

The bird felt imprisoned in its small cage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 felt	nsubj
3	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 felt	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 cage	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 cage	nmod:poss
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cage	amod
8	cage	cage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the bird						vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	imprison	participle	the bird not said here			bird's small cage			vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in cage=Destination

Example 5

Some people have been wrongly imprisoned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 imprisoned	nsubj:pass
3	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 imprisoned	aux
4	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 imprisoned	aux:pass
5	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	_	6 imprisoned	advmod
6	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 imprisoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	present · perfect · passive		some people				wrongly property	vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 6

The snow imprisoned us in the cabin for two days.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 snow	det
2	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imprisoned	nsubj
3	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 imprisoned	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 cabin	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cabin	det
7	cabin	cabin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 imprisoned	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 days	case
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 days	nummod
10	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 imprisoned	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imprisoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	past	the snow	us		the cabin	day		vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme in cabin=Destination

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