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title: quell — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quell» in the school dictionary: To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quell

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**Who acts:** king, Mum, my, teacher, Theseus · **What happens:** quell, be, send, try, fear, take · **To what, where:** soldiers, rebellion, fears, noise, hall, action

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«quell» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [quell in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quell.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quell:m1:1
# text = To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	quell	quell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rising	rising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **quell** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by force; put *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To quell is to calm a strong feeling, such as fear or noise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quell:m2:1
# text = To quell is to calm a strong feeling, such as fear or noise.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	quell	quell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quell** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king sent soldiers to quell the rebellion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quell:x1:1
# text = The king sent soldiers to quell the rebellion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	quell	quell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the king | soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme |
| 2 | **quell** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the rebellion |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rebellion=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Mum tried to quell my fears before the dentist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quell:x2:1
# text = Mum tried to quell my fears before the dentist.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	quell	quell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fears	fear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **quell** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | my fears |  |  | before the dentist |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 3 | **fear** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The teacher quelled the noise in the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quell:x3:1
# text = The teacher quelled the noise in the hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	quelled	quell	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	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quell** | past | the teacher | the noise |  | the hall |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Theseus took action to quell the trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quell:x4:1
# text = Theseus took action to quell the trouble.
1	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	quell	quell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Theseus | action |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme |
| 2 | **quell** | to-infinitive | Theseus *not said here* | the trouble |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Patient |

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