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title: lure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lure» in the school dictionary: To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lure

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**Who acts:** you, person, fake bait, witch, anyone, We · **What happens:** persuade, trick, come, offer, want, use · **To what, where:** person, something, animals, insect, fishing, Hansel

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:m1:1
# text = To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persuade	persuade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	trick	trick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obj	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trick** | imperative | you *not said here* | a person or animal |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Patient |
| 3 | **come** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **offer** | gerund | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 5 | **want** | present | person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something used to attract animals, especially fake bait that looks like a fish or insect used in fishing.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:m2:1
# text = Something used to attract animals, especially fake bait that looks like a fish or insect used in fishing.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bait	bait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **attract** | to-infinitive |  | animals |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient |
| 3 | **look** | present | fake bait |  |  |  |  | like a fish or insect | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  | insect *not said here* |  | fishing |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The attraction or pull of something: «the lure of the sea».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:m3:1
# text = The attraction or pull of something: «the lure of the sea».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	attraction	attraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pull	pull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lure	lure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attract** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom attraction «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witch lured Hansel and Gretel into her house with sweets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x1:1
# text = The witch lured Hansel and Gretel into her house with sweets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lured	lure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Hansel	Hansel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Gretel	Gretel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lure** | past | the witch | Hansel and Gretel |  |  |  | into witch's house *result*; with sweets | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent hansel=Patient into house=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never let anyone lure you into a car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x2:1
# text = Never let anyone lure you into a car.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	lure	lure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lure** | infinitive | anyone *not said here* | you |  |  |  | into a car *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Patient into car=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We lured the cat out with some fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x3:1
# text = We lured the cat out with some fish.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lured	lure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lure out** | past | We | the cat |  |  |  | with some fish | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fisherman used a shiny lure to catch a trout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x4:1
# text = The fisherman used a shiny lure to catch a trout.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lure	lure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trout	trout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the fisherman | a shiny lure |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lure=Patient |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | the fisherman *not said here* | a trout |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trout=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The anglerfish has a glowing lure on its head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x5:1
# text = The anglerfish has a glowing lure on its head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anglerfish	anglerfish	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	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	lure	lure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the anglerfish | a glowing lure |  | anglerfish's head |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lure=Patient |
| 2 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some websites try to lure children with free prizes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x6:1
# text = Some websites try to lure children with free prizes.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lure	lure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | some websites |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **lure** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | some websites *not said here* | children |  |  |  | with free prizes | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He could not resist the lure of the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x7:1
# text = He could not resist the lure of the beach.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	resist	resist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lure	lure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **resist** | could | He | the lure of the beach |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not let him lure you into some cunning trap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lure:x8:1
# text = Do not let him lure you into some cunning trap.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	lure	lure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	cunning	cunning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lure** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | you |  |  |  | into some cunning trap *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Patient into trap=Result |

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