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title: conqueror — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conqueror» in the school dictionary: A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conqueror

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**Who acts:** person, William, conquerors, people, Alexander, Hillary · **What happens:** take, win, overcome, force, pay, be · **To what, where:** control, war, difficulty, Battle, people, taxes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«conqueror» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [conqueror in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conqueror.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:m1:1
# text = A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a person and army or country | control of a land or people |  |  |  | by force | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | present | a person and army or country *not said here* | a war |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Eventuality |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone who overcomes a difficulty: «the conqueror of Everest».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:m2:1
# text = Someone who overcomes a difficulty: «the conqueror of Everest».
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	overcomes	overcome	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	conqueror	conqueror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Everest	Everest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overcome** | present |  | a difficulty |  |  |  | the conqueror of Everest *obl* | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot difficulty=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x1:1
# text = William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.
1	William	William	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Conqueror	Conqueror	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Battle	Battle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Hastings	Hastings	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | William | the Battle of Hastings |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The conquerors forced the people to pay taxes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x2:1
# text = The conquerors forced the people to pay taxes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conquerors	conqueror	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | the conquerors | the people |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | the people *not said here* | taxes |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alexander the Great was a famous conqueror.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x3:1
# text = Alexander the Great was a famous conqueror.
1	Alexander	Alexander	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Great	Great	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	conqueror	conqueror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Alexander | a famous conqueror |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hillary and Tenzing were the first conquerors of Everest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x4:1
# text = Hillary and Tenzing were the first conquerors of Everest.
1	Hillary	Hillary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Tenzing	Tenzing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	conquerors	conqueror	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Everest	Everest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hillary and Tenzing | the first conquerors |  |  |  | of Everest | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For the people who were conquered, the conqueror was an invader.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x5:1
# text = For the people who were conquered, the conqueror was an invader.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	conqueror	conqueror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	invader	invader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conquer** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for the people | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the conqueror | a invader |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«We are more than conquerors,» says the Bible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x6:1
# text = «We are more than conquerors,» says the Bible.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	ccomp	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	conquerors	conqueror	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | We |  |  |  |  | than conquerors; more *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thereupon the demon dies, and the two ladies greet the conqueror rapturously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conqueror:x7:1
# text = Thereupon the demon dies, and the two ladies greet the conqueror rapturously.
1	Thereupon	thereupon	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	greet	greet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	conqueror	conqueror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	rapturously	rapturously	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | the demon |  |  |  |  | thereupon *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **greet** *speech: greet* | present | the two ladies | the conqueror |  |  |  | rapturously *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conqueror=Theme |

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