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title: quaker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quaker» in the school dictionary: A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quaker

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**Who acts:** Christian group, Quakers, She, Quaker meeting house · **What happens:** believe, connect, sit, work, end, go · **To what, where:** peace, adjective, silence, slavery, Quaker school, wars

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«quaker» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [quaker in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quaker.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

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A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:m1:1
# text = A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Religious	Religious	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	6	compound	_	_
6	Society	Society	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Friends	Friend	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
14	worships	worship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | a Christian group |  |  | peace and simplicity |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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adjective Connected with the Quakers: «a Quaker meeting».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:m2:1
# text = adjective Connected with the Quakers: «a Quaker meeting».
1	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	Connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Quakers	Quaker	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Quaker	quaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | participle |  | adjective *not said here* |  |  |  | with the Quakers | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with quaker=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Quakers sit together in silence during their meeting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:x1:1
# text = Quakers sit together in silence during their meeting.
1	Quakers	quaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sit	sit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | Quakers |  |  | silence | during Quakers's meeting | together *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in silence=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Quakers worked hard to end slavery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:x2:1
# text = The Quakers worked hard to end slavery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Quakers	Quaker	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the Quakers |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | the Quakers *not said here* | slavery |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality slavery=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She goes to a Quaker school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:x3:1
# text = She goes to a Quaker school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Quaker	Quaker	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	school	school	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 | **go** | present | She |  |  | a Quaker school |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Quakers believe in peace and do not fight in wars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:x4:1
# text = Quakers believe in peace and do not fight in wars.
1	Quakers	quaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Quakers |  |  | peace |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **fight** | infinitive · do-support | Quakers *not said here* |  |  | wars |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The Quaker meeting house has no altar or pictures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:x5:1
# text = The Quaker meeting house has no altar or pictures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Quaker	quaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Quaker meeting house | no altar or pictures |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent altar=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The famous oats are named Quaker but are not made by Quakers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quaker:x6:1
# text = The famous oats are named Quaker but are not made by Quakers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Quaker	Quaker	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Quakers	Quaker	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | present · passive |  | the famous oats |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · passive | Quakers |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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