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title: gaol — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gaol» in the school dictionary: A prison; a jail. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gaol

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**Who acts:** old gaol, gaoler, people, We · **What happens:** put, throw, be, gaol, lock, send · **To what, where:** someone, prison, Toad, gaol, museum, He

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, old spelling — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A prison; a jail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:m1:1
# text = A prison; a jail.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jail	jail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put someone in prison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:m2:1
# text = To put someone in prison.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  | prison |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme in prison=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Toad was thrown into gaol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:x1:1
# text = Toad was thrown into gaol.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gaol	gaol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past · passive |  | Toad |  |  |  | into gaol *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into gaol=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The old gaol is now a museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:x2:1
# text = The old gaol is now a museum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	gaol	gaol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	museum	museum	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** | present | the old gaol | a museum |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He was gaoled for stealing horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:x3:1
# text = He was gaoled for stealing horses.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	gaoled	gaol	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	stealing	stealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gaol** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | for stealing horses | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The gaoler locked the gaol at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:x4:1
# text = The gaoler locked the gaol at night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gaoler	gaoler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	locked	lock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gaol	gaol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | past | the gaoler | the gaol |  |  | night |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gaol=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In the past, people could be sent to gaol for owing money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:x5:1
# text = In the past, people could be sent to gaol for owing money.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	gaol	gaol	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | could · passive |  | people |  | the past |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gaol** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **owe** | gerund | people *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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We visited the Old Melbourne Gaol on a school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gaol:x6:1
# text = We visited the Old Melbourne Gaol on a school trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Gaol	gaol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | the Old Melbourne Gaol |  | a school trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gaol=Co-Agent |

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