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title: peacemaker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peacemaker» in the school dictionary: A person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# peacemaker

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**Who acts:** person, Jesus, Christians, peacemakers, God, sister · **What happens:** help, stop, fight, make, say, bless · **To what, where:** people, friends, Bible, Blessed peacemakers, work, arguments · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:m1:1
# text = A person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a person |  | people or groups |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **stop** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **fight** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | present | a person *not said here* | friends |  |  | again |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, Jesus says «Blessed are the peacemakers», and Christians believe peacemakers do God's work.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:m2:1
# text = In the Bible, Jesus says «Blessed are the peacemakers», and Christians believe peacemakers do God's work.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Blessed	bless	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peacemakers	peacemaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
17	peacemakers	peacemaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
19	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Jesus |  |  | the Bible |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in bible=Manner |
| 2 | **bless** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the Blessed peacemakers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **do** | present | peacemakers | God's work |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |
| 6 | **work** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone in a family or class who often calms arguments down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:m3:1
# text = Someone in a family or class who often calms arguments down.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	calms	calm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
10	arguments	argument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **calm down** | present |  | arguments |  |  |  | down, often *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister is the peacemaker when my brothers argue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x1:1
# text = My sister is the peacemaker when my brothers argue.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	peacemaker	peacemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My sister | the peacemaker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | my brothers |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher asked Ava to be the peacemaker at the football game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x2:1
# text = The teacher asked Ava to be the peacemaker at the football game.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peacemaker	peacemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 teacher |  | Ava |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ava=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the peacemaker |  | the football game |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.»

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x3:1
# text = «Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Blessed	bless	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	peacemakers	peacemaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	xcomp	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | bless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** *in a quote* | shall · passive |  | peacemakers *= peacemaker* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good peacemaker listens to both sides first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x4:1
# text = A good peacemaker listens to both sides first.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	peacemaker	peacemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | present | a good peacemaker |  |  |  |  | to both sides; first *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to side=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two kings sent a peacemaker to stop the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x5:1
# text = The two kings sent a peacemaker to stop the war.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	peacemaker	peacemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the two kings | a peacemaker |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peacemaker=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | the two kings *not said here* | the war |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality war=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad always played the peacemaker at family dinners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x6:1
# text = Grandad always played the peacemaker at family dinners.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	peacemaker	peacemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	dinners	dinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | Grandad | the peacemaker |  | family dinners |  | always *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peacemaker=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being a peacemaker takes patience and courage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peacemaker:x7:1
# text = Being a peacemaker takes patience and courage.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	peacemaker	peacemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	patience	patience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | a peacemaker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | a peacemaker | patience and courage |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patience=Theme |

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