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title: insider — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insider» in the school dictionary: An insider is a person who belongs to a group, club, company or organisation and so knows how it works and what is happening inside it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insider

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**Who acts:** insider, person, Insider information, people, police, robbery · **What happens:** be, belong, know, work, happen, have · **To what, where:** person, insider, secret knowledge, inside job, football insider, players · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An insider is a person who belongs to a group, club, company or organisation and so knows how it works and what is happening inside it.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:m1:1
# text = An insider is a person who belongs to a group, club, company or organisation and so knows how it works and what is happening inside it.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insider	insider	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	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
20	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	conj	_	_
27	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	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 insider | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | to a group  company or organisation and club | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **know** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **work** | present | insider |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **happen** | present · progressive |  |  |  | insider |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inside it=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Insider information is secret knowledge that only people inside a group have.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:m2:1
# text = Insider information is secret knowledge that only people inside a group have.
1	Insider	insider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Insider information | secret knowledge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | people inside a group | secret knowledge |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police think the robbery was an inside job, done by an insider.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:x1:1
# text = The police think the robbery was an inside job, done by an insider.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	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	robbery	robbery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	insider	insider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | the police |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the robbery | a inside job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | participle |  | a inside job *not said here* |  |  |  | by a insider | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad was a football insider: he knew all the players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:x2:1
# text = Grandad was a football insider: he knew all the players.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	insider	insider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Grandad | a football insider |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | past | Grandad | all players |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer player=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A theatre insider told us how the scenery is moved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:x3:1
# text = A theatre insider told us how the scenery is moved.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	insider	insider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	scenery	scenery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a theatre insider |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** | present · passive |  | the scenery |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The book gives an insider's view of life in the palace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:x4:1
# text = The book gives an insider's view of life in the palace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	insider	insider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the book | a insider's view of life |  | the palace |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Theme |
| 2 | **view** |  | a insider | life |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New pupils can feel like outsiders until they make friends and become insiders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:x5:1
# text = New pupils can feel like outsiders until they make friends and become insiders.
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	outsiders	outsider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	insiders	insider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | New pupils |  |  |  |  | like outsiders | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like outsider=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | pupils *= pupil* | friends |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |
| 3 | **become** | present | pupils *= pupil* *not said here* | insiders |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Using insider information to buy shares is against the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insider:x6:1
# text = Using insider information to buy shares is against the law.
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	insider	inside	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | insider information |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Patient |
| 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive |  | shares |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent share=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | Using |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |

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