imprisoned

Who acts: you, Joseph, bird, Paul, cruel Queen · What happens: put in, keep, get out, trap, escape, imprison · To what, where: prison, punishment, trapped animal, feeling, thief, Joseph · Speech: someone speaks here

«imprisoned» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: imprisoned in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Put in prison as a punishment, or kept in prison.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
3	prison	prison	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 punishment	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 punishment	det
6	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 kept	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 kept	cc
9	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 punishment	acl
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 prison	case
11	prison	prison	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 kept	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put in	imperative	you not said here	prison				as a punishment	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent prison=Goal
2	keep	participle		a punishment not said here		prison			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in prison=Location

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

Kept somewhere and not able to get out, like a trapped animal or a princess in a tower.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	1 Kept	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 able	cc
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 able	advmod
5	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Kept	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 get	mark
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 able	xcomp
8	out	out	ADV	_	7 get	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 animal	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	13 animal	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 animal	det
12	trapped	trap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 animal	amod
13	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 get	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 princess	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 princess	det
16	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 animal	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 tower	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 tower	det
19	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 princess	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	keep	participle		somewhere property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	get out	to-infinitive	a trapped animal or a princess in a tower	out property	tree rules
3	trap	participle			vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

Unable to escape a feeling or situation: «imprisoned by fear».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unable	unable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 escape	mark
3	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Unable	xcomp
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 feeling	det
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 escape	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 situation	cc
7	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 imprisoned	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 imprisoned	punct
10	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 feeling	parataxis
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 fear	case
12	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 imprisoned	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 imprisoned	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Unable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	escape	to-infinitive		a feeling or situation					vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme feeling=Initial_Location
2	imprison in a quote	participle						by fear	vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The thief was imprisoned for two 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	two	two	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

Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt, though he had done nothing wrong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 imprisoned	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 imprisoned	aux:pass
3	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Egypt	case
5	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 imprisoned	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 done	punct
7	though	though	SCONJ	_	10 done	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 done	nsubj
9	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 done	aux
10	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 imprisoned	conj
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	10 done	obj
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 nothing	amod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 imprisoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	past · passive		Joseph		Egypt			vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in egypt=Destination
2	do	past · perfect	Joseph	nothing					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality

Example 3

The princess was imprisoned in a high tower.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	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	in	in	ADP	_	8 tower	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tower	det
7	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tower	amod
8	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 imprisoned	punct

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

Example 4

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for a very long time before becoming president.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nelson	Nelson	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	nsubj:pass
2	Mandela	Mandela	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Nelson	flat
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	_	9 time	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 time	det
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 long	advmod
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 time	amod
9	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 imprisoned	obl
10	before	before	SCONJ	_	11 becoming	mark
11	becoming	become	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 imprisoned	advcl
12	president	president	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 becoming	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 imprisoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imprison	past · passive		Nelson			time		vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	become	gerund		president					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 5

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 6

Paul wrote letters while he was imprisoned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Paul	Paul	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
4	while	while	SCONJ	_	7 imprisoned	mark
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	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	2 wrote	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	Paul	letters					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme
2	imprison	past · passive		Paul					vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

‘Ah! cruel Queen! what have I ever done to be imprisoned like this?

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	5 Queen	punct
2	Ah	ah	INTJ	_	5 Queen	discourse
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Ah	punct
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Queen	amod
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 done	nsubj
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 Queen	punct
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 done	obj
8	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 done	aux
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 done	nsubj
10	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	11 done	advmod
11	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
12	to	to	PART	_	14 imprisoned	mark
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 imprisoned	aux:pass
14	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 done	advcl
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 this	case
16	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	14 imprisoned	obl
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	11 done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present · perfect	cruel Queen				ever		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
2	imprison	to-infinitive · passive	cruel Queen not said here					like this	vn confine-92 «NP V NP»

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