marshals Who acts: Officials, Law officers, town marshal, he, marshals, US Marshals · What happens: organise, keep, catch, help, be, rank · To what, where: people, big event, criminals, courts, old Western stories, flags · Speech: someone speaks here
«marshals» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: marshals in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Officials who organise people at a big event, such as a race, parade or festival, and keep them safe.
The tree, 19 words nsubj nsubj obj case det amod obl punct case fixed det appos punct appos cc conj punct cc conj obj xcomp punct root Officials NOUN who PRON organise VERB people NOUN at ADP a DET big ADJ event NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET race NOUN , PUNCT parade NOUN or CCONJ festival NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ keep VERB them PRON safe ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Officials official NOUN Number=Plur 3 organise nsubj 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 organise nsubj 3 organise organise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 organise obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 event case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 event det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 event amod 8 event event NOUN Number=Sing 3 organise obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 race punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 race case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 race det 13 race race NOUN Number=Sing 8 event appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 parade punct 15 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 13 race appos 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 festival cc 17 festival festival NOUN Number=Sing 15 parade conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 keep punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 keep cc 20 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 organise conj 21 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 keep obj 22 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 20 keep xcomp 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 organise punct
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1 organise present Officials people a big event tree rules 2 keep infinitive Officials not said here people safe property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: noun, US — kept apart, not parsed.
Law officers who catch criminals and help the courts, like the US Marshals; in old Western stories, a town marshal is like a sheriff.
The tree, 24 words compound nsubj nsubj acl:relcl obj cc det obj punct case det compound obl punct case amod amod obl punct det compound nsubj cop case det conj punct root Law NOUN officers NOUN who PRON catch VERB criminals NOUN and CCONJ help VERB the DET courts NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET US PROPN Marshals PROPN ; PUNCT in ADP old ADJ Western ADJ stories NOUN , PUNCT a DET town NOUN marshal NOUN is AUX like ADP a DET sheriff NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Law law NOUN Number=Sing 2 officers compound 2 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 7 help nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 catch nsubj 4 catch catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 officers acl:relcl 5 criminals criminal NOUN Number=Plur 4 catch obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 4 catch cc 7 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 courts det 9 courts court NOUN Number=Plur 7 help obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 Marshals punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 Marshals case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Marshals det 13 US US PROPN Number=Sing 14 Marshals compound 14 Marshals Marshal PROPN Number=Plur 7 help obl 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 stories punct 16 in in ADP _ 19 stories case 17 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 19 stories amod 18 Western western ADJ Degree=Pos 19 stories amod 19 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 7 help obl 20 , , PUNCT _ 27 sheriff punct 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 marshal det 22 town town NOUN Number=Sing 23 marshal compound 23 marshal marshal NOUN Number=Sing 27 sheriff nsubj 24 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 sheriff cop 25 like like ADP _ 27 sheriff case 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 sheriff det 27 sheriff sheriff NOUN Number=Sing 19 stories conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 7 help punct
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1 catch present Law officers criminals vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent criminal=Theme 2 help present Law officers the courts old Western stories and a sheriff like the US Marshals vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Beneficiary 3 is present a town marshal like a sheriff tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Very high-ranking army or air-force officers, such as a field marshal.
The tree, 13 words advmod amod punct amod compound cc compound punct conj punct case fixed det compound conj punct root Very ADV high ADJ - PUNCT ranking VERB army NOUN or CCONJ air NOUN - PUNCT force NOUN officers NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET field NOUN marshal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 high advmod 2 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 10 officers amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 high punct 4 ranking rank VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 officers amod 5 army army NOUN Number=Sing 10 officers compound 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 force cc 7 air air NOUN Number=Sing 9 force compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 air punct 9 force force NOUN Number=Sing 5 army conj 10 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 marshal punct 12 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 marshal case 13 as as ADP _ 12 such fixed 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 marshal det 15 field field NOUN Number=Sing 16 marshal compound 16 marshal marshal NOUN Number=Sing 10 officers conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 officers punct
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1 rank gerund vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
«Marshals» = he or she gathers and organises people or things, such as ideas or soldiers.
The tree, 16 words punct parataxis punct punct nsubj cc conj cc conj obj cc conj punct case fixed conj cc conj punct root « PUNCT Marshals NOUN » PUNCT = SYM he PRON or CCONJ she PRON gathers VERB and CCONJ organises VERB people NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP ideas NOUN or CCONJ soldiers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Marshals punct 2 Marshals marshal NOUN Number=Plur 8 gathers parataxis 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Marshals punct 4 = = SYM _ 5 he punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 gathers nsubj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 she cc 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 he conj 8 gathers gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 organises cc 10 organises organise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 gathers conj 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 organises obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 things cc 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 11 people conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 ideas punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 ideas case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 11 people conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 soldiers cc 19 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 17 ideas conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 gathers punct
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1 gather present he vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 organise present he not said here people or things and ideas or soldiers tree rules
Example 1 The marshals waved flags to guide the runners.
det nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET marshals NOUN waved VERB flags NOUN to PART guide VERB the DET runners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 marshals det 2 marshals marshal NOUN Number=Plur 3 waved nsubj 3 waved wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 flags flag NOUN Number=Plur 3 waved obj 5 to to PART _ 6 guide mark 6 guide guide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 waved advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 runners det 8 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 6 guide obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 waved punct
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1 wave past the marshals flags vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient 2 guide to-infinitive the marshals not said here the runners vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Theme
Example 2 Marshals in yellow jackets showed us where to park.
nsubj case amod nmod iobj advmod mark ccomp punct root Marshals NOUN in ADP yellow ADJ jackets NOUN showed VERB us PRON where ADV to PART park VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marshals marshal NOUN Number=Plur 5 showed nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 jackets case 3 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 jackets amod 4 jackets jacket NOUN Number=Plur 1 Marshals nmod 5 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 showed iobj 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 park advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 park mark 9 park park VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 showed ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 showed punct
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1 show past Marshals in yellow jackets us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic 2 park to-infinitive vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The US Marshals caught the escaped prisoner.
det compound nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET US PROPN Marshals PROPN caught VERB the DET escaped VERB prisoner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Marshals det 2 US US PROPN Number=Sing 3 Marshals compound 3 Marshals Marshals PROPN Number=Sing 4 caught nsubj 4 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 prisoner det 6 escaped escape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 prisoner amod 7 prisoner prisoner NOUN Number=Sing 4 caught obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 caught punct
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1 catch past the US Marshals the escaped prisoner vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Theme 2 escape participle vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 In the Western, the marshal faced the outlaws alone.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj advmod punct root In ADP the DET Western ADJ , PUNCT the DET marshal NOUN faced VERB the DET outlaws NOUN alone ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Western case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Western det 3 Western Western ADJ Degree=Pos 7 faced obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Western punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 marshal det 6 marshal marshal NOUN Number=Sing 7 faced nsubj 7 faced face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 outlaws det 9 outlaws outlaw NOUN Number=Plur 7 faced obj 10 alone alone ADV _ 7 faced advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 faced punct
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1 face past the marshal the outlaws in the Western; alone property vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent outlaw=Destination in western=Theme
Example 5 Before the debate, she marshals her ideas on a card.
case det obl punct nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Before ADP the DET debate NOUN , PUNCT she PRON marshals VERB her PRON ideas NOUN on ADP a DET card NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Before before ADP _ 3 debate case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 debate det 3 debate debate NOUN Number=Sing 6 marshals obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 debate punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 marshals nsubj 6 marshals marshal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 ideas nmod:poss 8 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 6 marshals obj 9 on on ADP _ 11 card case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 card det 11 card card NOUN Number=Sing 6 marshals obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 marshals punct
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1 marshal present she her ideas a card before the debate tree rules
Example 6 The teacher marshals the children into lines for the fire drill.
det nsubj det obj case obl case det compound nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN marshals VERB the DET children NOUN into ADP lines NOUN for ADP the DET fire NOUN drill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 marshals nsubj 3 marshals marshal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 children det 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 marshals obj 6 into into ADP _ 7 lines case 7 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 3 marshals obl 8 for for ADP _ 11 drill case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 drill det 10 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 11 drill compound 11 drill drill NOUN Number=Sing 7 lines nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 marshals punct
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1 marshal present the teacher the children lines for the fire drill tree rules
Example 7 Field marshals led huge armies in the war.
compound nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root Field NOUN marshals NOUN led VERB huge ADJ armies NOUN in ADP the DET war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Field field NOUN Number=Sing 2 marshals compound 2 marshals marshal NOUN Number=Plur 3 led nsubj 3 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 5 armies amod 5 armies army NOUN Number=Plur 3 led obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 war case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 war det 8 war war NOUN Number=Sing 3 led obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 led punct
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1 lead past Field marshals huge armies the war vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent army=Theme in war=Destination
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