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title: kidnapper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kidnapper» in the school dictionary: A person who takes someone away by force or tricks and keeps them as a prisoner, often to demand money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kidnapper

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**Who acts:** person, kidnappers, police, children, you, kidnapper · **What happens:** take away, keep, demand, ask, catch, escape · **To what, where:** someone, tricks, money, kidnapper, story, mask

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who takes someone away by force or tricks and keeps them as a prisoner, often to demand money.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:m1:1
# text = A person who takes someone away by force or tricks and keeps them as a prisoner, often to demand money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	demand	demand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
21	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | present | a person | someone |  |  |  | by force or tricks; away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a person *not said here* | tricks *= trick* |  |  |  | as a prisoner | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **demand** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | a person | money |  |  |  | often *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme money=Precondition |

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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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The kidnappers asked for a huge ransom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:x1:1
# text = The kidnappers asked for a huge ransom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kidnappers	kidnapper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ransom	ransom	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 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the kidnappers |  |  |  |  | for a huge ransom | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police caught the kidnapper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:x2:1
# text = The police caught the kidnapper.
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	kidnapper	kidnapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the police | the kidnapper |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kidnapper=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the children escaped from the kidnappers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:x3:1
# text = In the story, the children escaped from the kidnappers.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kidnappers	kidnapper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | the children |  |  | the story |  | from the kidnappers | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from kidnapper=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never go anywhere with a stranger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:x4:1
# text = Never go anywhere with a stranger.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a stranger; anywhere *property* | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with stranger=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The kidnapper wore a mask.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:x5:1
# text = The kidnapper wore a mask.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kidnapper	kidnapper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the kidnapper | a mask |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mask=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective tracked down the kidnappers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kidnapper:x6:1
# text = The detective tracked down the kidnappers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	tracked	track	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kidnappers	kidnapper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **track down** | participle | the detective *not said here* | the kidnappers |  |  |  |  | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kidnapper=Theme |

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