unfree Who acts: Unfree, you, people, Medieval serfs, Enslaved people, Convicts · What happens: mean, not allow, choose, live, work, move · To what, where: country, basic rights, land, unfree workers, unfree country, unfree labour · Speech: someone speaks here
«unfree» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: unfree in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Unfree means not free; not allowed to choose how you live, work or move, such as a slave, a serf or a prisoner.
The tree, 23 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod conj mark xcomp advmod nsubj ccomp punct conj cc conj punct case fixed det obl punct det conj cc det conj punct root Unfree ADJ means VERB not PART free ADJ ; PUNCT not PART allowed VERB to PART choose VERB how ADV you PRON live VERB , PUNCT work VERB or CCONJ move VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET slave NOUN , PUNCT a DET serf NOUN or CCONJ a DET prisoner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 free advmod 4 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 allowed punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 allowed advmod 7 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means conj 8 to to PART _ 9 choose mark 9 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 allowed xcomp 10 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 live advmod 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 live nsubj 12 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 choose ccomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 work punct 14 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 choose conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 move cc 16 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 work conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 slave punct 18 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 21 slave case 19 as as ADP _ 18 such fixed 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 slave det 21 slave slave NOUN Number=Sing 16 move obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 serf punct 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 serf det 24 serf serf NOUN Number=Sing 21 slave conj 25 or or CCONJ _ 27 prisoner cc 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 prisoner det 27 prisoner prisoner NOUN Number=Sing 21 slave conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Unfree free property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not allow participle Unfree not said here vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality 3 choose not said to happen to-infinitive Unfree not said here tree rules 4 live present you vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 work infinitive Unfree not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 move infinitive Unfree not said here such a slave and a serf or a prisoner vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Unfree can also describe a country or society where people lack basic rights and freedoms.
The tree, 15 words reparandum aux advmod det obj cc conj advmod nsubj acl:relcl amod obj cc conj punct root Unfree ADJ can AUX also ADV describe VERB a DET country NOUN or CCONJ society NOUN where ADV people NOUN lack VERB basic ADJ rights NOUN and CCONJ freedoms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos 4 describe reparandum 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 describe aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 describe advmod 4 describe describe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 country det 6 country country NOUN Number=Sing 4 describe obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 society cc 8 society society NOUN Number=Sing 6 country conj 9 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 lack advmod 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 lack nsubj 11 lack lack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 society acl:relcl 12 basic basic ADJ Degree=Pos 13 rights amod 13 rights right NOUN Number=Plur 11 lack obj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 freedoms cc 15 freedoms freedom NOUN Number=Plur 13 rights conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 describe punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 describe can a country or society vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent country=Theme 2 lack present people basic rights and freedoms tree rules
Example 1 Medieval serfs were unfree and could not leave their lord's land.
amod nsubj cop cc aux advmod conj nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct root Medieval ADJ serfs NOUN were AUX unfree ADJ and CCONJ could AUX not PART leave VERB their PRON lord NOUN 's PART land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Medieval medieval ADJ Degree=Pos 2 serfs amod 2 serfs serf NOUN Number=Plur 4 unfree nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unfree cop 4 unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 leave cc 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 leave aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 leave advmod 8 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 unfree conj 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 lord nmod:poss 10 lord lord NOUN Number=Sing 12 land nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 lord case 12 land land NOUN Number=Sing 8 leave obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 unfree punct
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1 is past Medieval serfs unfree property tree rules 2 not leave could Medieval serfs not said here serfs's lord's land vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme
Example 2 Enslaved people were unfree and forced to work without pay.
amod nsubj cop cc conj mark xcomp case obl punct root Enslaved VERB people NOUN were AUX unfree ADJ and CCONJ forced VERB to PART work VERB without ADP pay 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 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 unfree nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unfree cop 4 unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 forced cc 6 forced force VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 unfree conj 7 to to PART _ 8 work mark 8 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 forced xcomp 9 without without ADP _ 10 pay case 10 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 8 work obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 unfree punct
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1 enslave participle vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is past Enslaved people unfree property tree rules 3 force participle Enslaved people not said here vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 work to-infinitive Enslaved people not said here without pay vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Convicts in early Australia were unfree workers.
nsubj case amod nmod cop amod punct root Convicts NOUN in ADP early ADJ Australia PROPN were AUX unfree ADJ workers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Convicts convict NOUN Number=Plur 7 workers nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 Australia case 3 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Australia amod 4 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 1 Convicts nmod 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 workers cop 6 unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos 7 workers amod 7 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 workers punct
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1 is a past Convicts in early Australia unfree workers tree rules
Example 4 In an unfree country people cannot say what they think.
case det amod obl nsubj aux advmod obj nsubj ccomp punct root In ADP an DET unfree ADJ country NOUN people NOUN can AUX not PART say VERB what PRON they PRON think VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 country case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 country det 3 unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos 4 country amod 4 country country NOUN Number=Sing 8 say obl 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 say nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 say aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 say advmod 8 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 think obj 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 think nsubj 11 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 say ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 say punct
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1 not say speech: assert can people a unfree country vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 think speech: other present people vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
Example 5 Historians study unfree labour across the world.
nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root Historians NOUN study VERB unfree ADJ labour NOUN across ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Historians historian NOUN Number=Plur 2 study nsubj 2 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos 4 labour amod 4 labour labour NOUN Number=Sing 2 study obj 5 across across ADP _ 7 world case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 world det 7 world world NOUN Number=Sing 2 study obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 study punct
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1 study present Historians unfree labour the world vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent labour=Topic
Example 6 The prisoners felt unfree behind the high walls.
det nsubj xcomp case det amod obl punct root The DET prisoners NOUN felt VERB unfree ADJ behind ADP the DET high ADJ walls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prisoners det 2 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 3 felt nsubj 3 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 unfree unfree ADJ Degree=Pos 3 felt xcomp 5 behind behind ADP _ 8 walls case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 walls det 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 8 walls amod 8 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 4 unfree obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 felt punct
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1 feel past the prisoners unfree property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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