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title: secrecy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «secrecy» in the school dictionary: Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# secrecy

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**Who acts:** Secrecy, others, spies, you, secrets, priest · **What happens:** keep, not find out, be, plan, swear, work · **To what, where:** something, state, surprise party, great secrecy, We, treasure hunt

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:m1:1
# text = Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out.
1	Secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · progressive | Secrecy | something |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **find out** | present · do-support | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Secrecy is the state of being secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:m2:1
# text = Secrecy is the state of being secret.
1	Secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Secrecy | the state |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | secret *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The surprise party was planned in great secrecy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:x1:1
# text = The surprise party was planned in great secrecy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past · passive |  | the surprise party |  | great secrecy |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We were sworn to secrecy about the present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:x2:1
# text = We were sworn to secrecy about the present.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past · passive |  | We |  |  |  | to secrecy about the present | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The spies worked in total secrecy.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the spies |  |  |  |  | in total secrecy | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in secrecy=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Secrecy was important in the treasure hunt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:x4:1
# text = Secrecy was important in the treasure hunt.
1	Secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Secrecy |  |  | the treasure hunt |  | important *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Don't keep secrets that make you feel scared — secrecy like that is not okay.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:x5:1
# text = Don't keep secrets that make you feel scared — secrecy like that is not okay.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	secrets	secret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **keep** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | secrets  secrecy |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | secrets  secrecy | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **not** **is** | present | secrecy | secrecy *not said here* |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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It must be done in all secrecy, and the priest must not know of it, otherwise I shall get into trouble, as it is forbidden.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:secrecy:x6:1
# text = It must be done in all secrecy, and the priest must not know of it, otherwise I shall get into trouble, as it is forbidden.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | must · passive |  | It |  | all secrecy |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **know** | must | the priest |  |  |  |  | of secrecy | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get** | shall | I |  |  | trouble |  | otherwise *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into trouble=Destination |
| 4 | **forbid** | present · passive |  | priest |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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