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title: fettered — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fettered» in the school dictionary: Chained up with fetters, unable to move freely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fettered

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**Who acts:** Koshchei · **What happens:** chain up, move, hang, fetter, bring in · **To what, where:** closet, lady, prisoner, dark cell

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«fettered» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [fettered in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fettered.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Chained up with fetters, unable to move freely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fettered:m1:1
# text = Chained up with fetters, unable to move freely.
1	Chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fetters	fetter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chain up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with fetters | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | freely *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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}

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Koshchei the Deathless hung in the closet, fettered by twelve chains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fettered:x1:1
# text = Koshchei the Deathless hung in the closet, fettered by twelve chains.
1	Koshchei	Koshchei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Deathless	Deathless	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	closet	closet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fettered	fetter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | Koshchei |  |  | the closet |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in closet=Location |
| 2 | **fetter** | participle |  | the closet *not said here* |  |  |  | by twelve chains | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The lady was brought in, fettered on hands and feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fettered:x2:1
# text = The lady was brought in, fettered on hands and feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	fettered	fetter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring in** | past · passive |  | the lady |  |  |  |  | vn earn-54.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **fetter** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | on hands and feet | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient on hand=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The prisoner stood fettered in the dark cell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fettered:x3:1
# text = The prisoner stood fettered in the dark cell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fettered	fetter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fetter** | past · passive |  | the prisoner |  | the dark cell |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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