oppressed

Who acts: those, cruel factory owner, Martin, Many charities, She, king · What happens: treat, not give, weigh down, oppress, speak up, help · To what, where: cruel way, freedom, People, workers, Israelites, Bible

«oppressed» 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: oppressed in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Treated in a cruel and unfair way by people with power, and not given freedom or rights.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 unfair	cc
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cruel	conj
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Treated	obl
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 people	case
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 way	nmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 power	case
11	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 people	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 given	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 given	cc
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 given	advmod
15	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Treated	conj
16	freedom	freedom	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 given	obj
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 rights	cc
18	rights	right	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 freedom	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Treated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	treat	participle				a cruel way by people with power			vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent
2	not give	participle		freedom or rights					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freedom=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: feeling — kept apart, not parsed.

Weighed down by worry or sadness, as in "oppressed by the heat".

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weighed	weigh	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	down	down	ADP	_	1 Weighed	compound:prt
3	by	by	ADP	_	4 worry	case
4	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Weighed	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 sadness	cc
6	sadness	sadness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 worry	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 oppressed	punct
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 oppressed	mark
9	in	in	ADP	_	8 as	fixed
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 oppressed	punct
11	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Weighed	conj
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 heat	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 heat	det
14	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 oppressed	obl
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 heat	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Weighed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weigh down	participle						by worry or sadness	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	oppress in a quote	participle						by the heat	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: the oppressed — kept apart, not parsed.

People who are treated unfairly by those in power.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 treated	nsubj:pass
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 treated	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 treated	aux:pass
4	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	_	4 treated	advmod
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 those	case
7	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	4 treated	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 power	case
9	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 those	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 treated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	treat	present · passive	those	People				unfairly property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient

Example 1

The workers were oppressed by the cruel factory owner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 workers	det
2	workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 oppressed	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 oppressed	aux:pass
4	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	9 owner	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 owner	det
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 owner	amod
8	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 owner	compound
9	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 oppressed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 oppressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oppress	past · passive	the cruel factory owner	the workers					tree rules

Example 2

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke up for oppressed people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 spoke	nsubj
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Martin	flat
3	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Martin	flat
4	Jr.	Jr.	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Martin	flat
5	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 spoke	compound:prt
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 people	case
8	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 people	amod
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 spoke	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak up speech: other	past	Martin					for oppressed people	vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	oppress	participle							tree rules

Example 3

In the Bible, the Israelites were oppressed in Egypt.

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	8 oppressed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Bible	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Israelites	det
6	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	Number=Plur	8 oppressed	nsubj
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 oppressed	aux:pass
8	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 Egypt	case
10	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 oppressed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 oppressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oppress	past · passive		the Israelites		the Bible		in Egypt	tree rules

Example 4

Many charities help the poor and the oppressed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 charities	amod
2	charities	charity	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 help	nsubj
3	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 poor	det
5	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 help	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 oppressed	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 oppressed	det
8	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 poor	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Many charities	the poor					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary
2	oppress	participle	Many charities not said here						tree rules

Example 5

She felt oppressed by the heavy, hot air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 felt	xcomp
4	by	by	ADP	_	9 air	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 air	det
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 air	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 heavy	punct
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 air	amod
9	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oppressed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	She						vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	oppress	participle	She not said here					by the heavy hot air	tree rules

Example 6

The king oppressed his people with high taxes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 oppressed	nsubj
3	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 people	nmod:poss
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 oppressed	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 taxes	case
7	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 taxes	amod
8	taxes	tax	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 oppressed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 oppressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oppress	past	the king	king's people				with high taxes	tree rules

Example 7

In the story, the oppressed villagers rose up against the tyrant.

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	8 rose	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 villagers	det
6	oppressed	oppressed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 villagers	amod
7	villagers	villager	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 rose	nsubj
8	rose	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	up	up	ADP	_	8 rose	compound:prt
10	against	against	ADP	_	12 tyrant	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tyrant	det
12	tyrant	tyrant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rose	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 rose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rise up	past	the oppressed villagers			the story		against the tyrant	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in story=Location

Example 8

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 PIGEON	det
2	PIGEON	pigeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 saw	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 oppressed	punct
4	oppressed	oppress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 PIGEON	acl
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 thirst	case
6	excessive	excessive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 thirst	amod
7	thirst	thirst	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 oppressed	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 PIGEON	punct
9	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 goblet	det
11	goblet	goblet	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 saw	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 water	case
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 goblet	nmod
14	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 goblet	acl
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 signboard	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 signboard	det
17	signboard	signboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 painted	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	oppress	participle		a PIGEON not said here		by excessive thirst	tree rules
2	see	past	a PIGEON	a goblet of water			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer goblet=Stimulus
3	paint	participle		a goblet of water not said here	a signboard		vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent on signboard=Destination

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