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title: intruder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intruder» in the school dictionary: An intruder is a person who goes into a place where they are not allowed, especially a building, to steal or cause harm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intruder

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**Who acts:** intruder, person, intruder alarm, dog, police, cuckoo chick · **What happens:** be, go, not allow, steal, cause, come · **To what, where:** person, place, they, harm, anyone, intruder

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«intruder» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [intruder in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intruder.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An intruder is a person who goes into a place where they are not allowed, especially a building, to steal or cause harm.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:m1:1
# text = An intruder is a person who goes into a place where they are not allowed, especially a building, to steal or cause harm.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	intruder	intruder	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	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	steal	steal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
25	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a intruder | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | a person |  |  | a place |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into place=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  | a building *obl* | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **steal** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **cause** | infinitive |  | harm |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition harm=Patient |

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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 -->
An intruder can be anyone or anything that comes in where it is not wanted, like an animal in a nest or a person in a private talk.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:m2:1
# text = An intruder can be anyone or anything that comes in where it is not wanted, like an animal in a nest or a person in a private talk.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	wanted	want	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a intruder | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **want** | present · passive |  | intruder |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The intruder alarm went off in the middle of the night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x1:1
# text = The intruder alarm went off in the middle of the night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | past | the intruder alarm |  |  | the middle of the night |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in middle=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog barked at the intruder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x2:1
# text = The dog barked at the intruder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	barked	bark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | past | the dog |  |  |  |  | at the intruder | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at intruder=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police caught the intruder climbing out of a window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x3:1
# text = The police caught the intruder climbing out of a window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the police | the intruder |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intruder=Theme |
| 2 | **climb** | gerund | the intruder *not said here* |  |  | a window |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out window=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cuckoo chick is an intruder in another bird's nest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x4:1
# text = The cuckoo chick is an intruder in another bird's nest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cuckoo	cuckoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the cuckoo chick | a intruder |  | another bird's nest |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school practises a lockdown drill in case of an intruder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x5:1
# text = Our school practises a lockdown drill in case of an intruder.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	practises	practise	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	lockdown	lockdown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	drill	drill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | present | Our school | a lockdown drill |  | case of a intruder |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt like an intruder at their family party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x6:1
# text = I felt like an intruder at their family party.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I |  |  | their family party |  | like a intruder | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like intruder=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hackers are intruders on computer networks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x7:1
# text = Hackers are intruders on computer networks.
1	Hackers	hacker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	intruders	intruder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	networks	network	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hackers | intruders |  | computer networks |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seizing a big stick, he began to beat the intruder and to drive him out of his garden.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intruder:x8:1
# text = Seizing a big stick, he began to beat the intruder and to drive him out of his garden.
1	Seizing	seize	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | gerund | he *not said here* | a big stick |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **beat** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the intruder |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location intruder=Theme |
| 4 | **drive** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | him *= he* |  | his garden |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme out garden=Trajectory |

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