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title: accomplice — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «accomplice» in the school dictionary: An accomplice is a person who helps someone else do something wrong or commit a crime. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# accomplice

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**Who acts:** accomplice, person, someone, police, I, Laughing · **What happens:** be, help, do, commit, wait, arrest · **To what, where:** person, someone, something, crime, getaway car, thief · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«accomplice» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [accomplice in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accomplice.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An accomplice is a person who helps someone else do something wrong or commit a crime.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:m1:1
# text = An accomplice is a person who helps someone else do something wrong or commit a crime.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	else	else	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	commit	commit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a accomplice | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | a person | someone |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | someone *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **commit** | infinitive | someone *not said here* | a crime |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robber's accomplice waited in the getaway car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x1:1
# text = The robber's accomplice waited in the getaway car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	getaway	getaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | the robber's accomplice |  |  | the getaway car |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in car=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police arrested the thief and his accomplice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x2:1
# text = The police arrested the thief and his accomplice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrested	arrest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrest** | past | the police | the thief and his accomplice |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I won't be your accomplice in hiding Mum's birthday cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x3:1
# text = I won't be your accomplice in hiding Mum's birthday cake.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | future | I | your accomplice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | your accomplice *not said here* | Mum's birthday cake |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughing along with a bully can make you an accomplice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x4:1
# text = Laughing along with a bully can make you an accomplice.
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	along	along	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with a bully; along *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | can | Laughing | a accomplice | you |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset you=Beneficiary accomplice=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(jokey) The dog was my accomplice in the great biscuit raid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x5:1
# text = (jokey) The dog was my accomplice in the great biscuit raid.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	jokey	jokey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	raid	raid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the jokey dog | my accomplice |  | the great biscuit raid |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective guessed that the butler had an accomplice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x6:1
# text = The detective guessed that the butler had an accomplice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	guessed	guess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	butler	butler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | past | the detective |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | the butler | a accomplice |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accomplice=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So she and her accomplice were put in a ship which was bored through with holes, and were drawn out into the sea, where they soon perished in the waves.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:accomplice:x7:1
# text = So she and her accomplice were put in a ship which was bored through with holes, and were drawn out into the sea, where they soon perished in the waves.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	accomplice	accomplice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	bored	bore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
21	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	29	advmod	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
28	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	29	advmod	_	_
29	perished	perish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	parataxis	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past · passive |  | she |  | a ship |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in ship=Destination |
| 2 | **bore** | past · passive |  | a ship |  | holes |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **draw out** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | into the sea *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: into sea=Result |
| 4 | **perish** | past | holes *= hole* |  |  | the waves |  | soon *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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