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title: rebel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rebel» in the school dictionary: A rebel is a person who fights against the government or people in power. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rebel

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** rebel, person, others, body, tummy, rebels · **What happens:** be, fight, not follow, expect, rebel, refuse · **To what, where:** person, someone, rules, people, charge, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«rebel» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [rebel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rebel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rebel is a person who fights against the government or people in power.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:m1:1
# text = A rebel is a person who fights against the government or people in power.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rebel | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | against the government or people in power | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rebel is someone who does not follow rules or what others expect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:m2:1
# text = A rebel is someone who does not follow rules or what others expect.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
12	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	expect	expect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rebel | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **follow** | present · do-support |  | rules |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 3 | **expect** | present | others | rules |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rebel is to fight against or refuse to obey people in charge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:m3:1
# text = To rebel is to fight against or refuse to obey people in charge.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rebel	rebel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
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	fight	fight	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fight *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **refuse** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **obey** | to-infinitive |  | people |  | charge |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rebel against something like food can mean the body refuses it: «my tummy rebelled».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:m4:1
# text = To rebel against something like food can mean the body refuses it: «my tummy rebelled».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rebel	rebel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	rebelled	rebel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | against something | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against something=Maleficiary |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **refuse** | present | the body | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **rebel** *in a quote* | participle | my tummy |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rebels fought against the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x1:1
# text = The rebels fought against the king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebels	rebel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the rebels |  |  |  |  | against the king | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin is a bit of a rebel at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x2:1
# text = My cousin is a bit of a rebel at school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My cousin | a bit |  |  |  | of a rebel at school | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The people rebelled against the unfair tax.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x3:1
# text = The people rebelled against the unfair tax.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rebelled	rebel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | past | the people |  |  |  |  | against the unfair tax | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against tax=Maleficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x4:1
# text = Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.
1	Teenagers	teenager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	rebel	rebel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | present | Teenagers |  |  |  |  | against rules; sometimes *property* | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against rule=Maleficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rebel army hid in the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x5:1
# text = The rebel army hid in the hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the rebel army |  |  | the hills |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hill=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The characters in the story rebel against the robots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x6:1
# text = The characters in the story rebel against the robots.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She rebelled by wearing odd socks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x7:1
# text = She rebelled by wearing odd socks.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rebelled	rebel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wear** | gerund | She *not said here* | odd socks |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sock=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My stomach rebelled after too much cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x8:1
# text = My stomach rebelled after too much cake.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rebelled	rebel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | participle | My stomach |  |  |  | after much cake |  | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Members of the Body once rebelled against the Belly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebel:x9:1
# text = The Members of the Body once rebelled against the Belly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
7	rebelled	rebel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Belly	Belly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebel** | past | the Members of the Body |  |  |  |  | against the Belly; once *property* | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against belly=Maleficiary |

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