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title: inmate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inmate» in the school dictionary: A person who is kept in a prison. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inmate

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**Who acts:** person, inmate, creature, inmates, film, two inmates · **What happens:** keep, live, be, eat, escape, catch · **To what, where:** person, prison, hospital, creature, place, lunch

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«inmate» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [inmate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inmate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is kept in a prison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:m1:1
# text = A person who is kept in a prison.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | a person |  | a prison |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in prison=Location |

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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}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person living in a hospital or other institution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:m2:1
# text = A person living in a hospital or other institution.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	institution	institution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  | a hospital or other institution |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hospital=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inmate can also be any creature living inside a place, such as a house.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:m3:1
# text = An inmate can also be any creature living inside a place, such as a house.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inmate	inmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a inmate | any creature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | any creature *not said here* |  |  | a place |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside place=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inmates ate lunch in the prison canteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x1:1
# text = The inmates ate lunch in the prison canteen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inmates	inmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	canteen	canteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the inmates | lunch |  | the prison canteen |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inmate escaped but was caught the next day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x2:1
# text = An inmate escaped but was caught the next day.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inmate	inmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | a inmate |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | past · passive | a inmate *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some inmates study for exams in prison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x3:1
# text = Some inmates study for exams in prison.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	inmates	inmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	exams	exam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	prison	prison	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 | **study** | present | some inmates |  |  | prison |  | for exams | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for exam=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film is about two inmates who become friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x4:1
# text = The film is about two inmates who become friends.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	inmates	inmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the film | two inmates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present | two inmates | friends |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prison guards keep the inmates safe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x5:1
# text = Prison guards keep the inmates safe.
1	Prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inmates	inmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Prison guards | the inmates |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inmate=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each inmate has a small cell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x6:1
# text = Each inmate has a small cell.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	inmate	inmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each inmate | a small cell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When he has gnawed his way with these through all obstacles, he first destroys the babes he finds in a house, and then the older inmates.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inmate:x7:1
# text = When he has gnawed his way with these through all obstacles, he first destroys the babes he finds in a house, and then the older inmates.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	gnawed	gnaw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	advmod	_	_
15	destroys	destroy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	babes	babe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	28	advmod	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	28	amod	_	_
28	inmates	inmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gnaw** | present · perfect | he | his way |  | all obstacles |  | with these | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient |
| 2 | **destroy** | present | he | the babes and the older inmates |  |  |  | first *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent babe=Patient |
| 3 | **find** | present | he | the babes and the older inmates *not said here* |  | a house |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent babe=Topic |

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