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title: marshals — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marshals» in the school dictionary: Officials who organise people at a big event, such as a race, parade or festival, and keep them safe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# marshals

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**Who acts:** Officials, Law officers, town marshal, he, marshals, US Marshals · **What happens:** organise, keep, catch, help, be, rank · **To what, where:** people, big event, criminals, courts, old Western stories, flags · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«marshals» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [marshals in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marshals.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Officials who organise people at a big event, such as a race, parade or festival, and keep them safe.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:m1:1
# text = Officials who organise people at a big event, such as a race, parade or festival, and keep them safe.
1	Officials	official	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	organise	organise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **organise** | present | Officials | people |  | a big event |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | Officials *not said here* | people |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Law officers who catch criminals and help the courts, like the US Marshals; in old Western stories, a town marshal is like a sheriff.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:m2:1
# text = Law officers who catch criminals and help the courts, like the US Marshals; in old Western stories, a town marshal is like a sheriff.
1	Law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	criminals	criminal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	courts	court	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Marshals	Marshal	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	Western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	marshal	marshal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
25	like	like	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | Law officers | criminals |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent criminal=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Law officers | the courts |  | old Western stories and a sheriff |  | like the US Marshals | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **is** | present | a town marshal |  |  |  |  | like a sheriff | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very high-ranking army or air-force officers, such as a field marshal.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:m3:1
# text = Very high-ranking army or air-force officers, such as a field marshal.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ranking	rank	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
5	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	marshal	marshal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rank** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Marshals» = he or she gathers and organises people or things, such as ideas or soldiers.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:m4:1
# text = «Marshals» = he or she gathers and organises people or things, such as ideas or soldiers.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Marshals	marshal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	5	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	conj	_	_
8	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	organises	organise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **organise** | present | he *not said here* | people or things and ideas or soldiers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The marshals waved flags to guide the runners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x1:1
# text = The marshals waved flags to guide the runners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marshals	marshal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	guide	guide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | the marshals | flags |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient |
| 2 | **guide** | to-infinitive | the marshals *not said here* | the runners |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marshals in yellow jackets showed us where to park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x2:1
# text = Marshals in yellow jackets showed us where to park.
1	Marshals	marshal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	jackets	jacket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	park	park	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Marshals in yellow jackets |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **park** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The US Marshals caught the escaped prisoner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x3:1
# text = The US Marshals caught the escaped prisoner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Marshals	Marshals	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the US Marshals | the escaped prisoner |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Theme |
| 2 | **escape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Western, the marshal faced the outlaws alone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x4:1
# text = In the Western, the marshal faced the outlaws alone.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Western	Western	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	marshal	marshal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	faced	face	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	outlaws	outlaw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | past | the marshal | the outlaws |  |  |  | in the Western; alone *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent outlaw=Destination in western=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before the debate, she marshals her ideas on a card.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x5:1
# text = Before the debate, she marshals her ideas on a card.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	marshals	marshal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marshal** | present | she | her ideas |  | a card | before the debate |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher marshals the children into lines for the fire drill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x6:1
# text = The teacher marshals the children into lines for the fire drill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marshals	marshal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	drill	drill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marshal** | present | the teacher | the children |  | lines for the fire drill |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Field marshals led huge armies in the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshals:x7:1
# text = Field marshals led huge armies in the war.
1	Field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	marshals	marshal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Field marshals | huge armies |  | the war |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent army=Theme in war=Destination |

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