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title: stowaway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stowaway» in the school dictionary: A stowaway is a person who hides on a ship, plane, train or lorry to travel without paying or without being allowed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stowaway

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**Who acts:** stowaway, person, animal, sailors, boy, tiny frog · **What happens:** be, hide, travel, pay, allow, stow away · **To what, where:** person, ship, verb, vehicle, animal, box

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«stowaway» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [stowaway in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stowaway.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stowaway is a person who hides on a ship, plane, train or lorry to travel without paying or without being allowed.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:m1:1
# text = A stowaway is a person who hides on a ship, plane, train or lorry to travel without paying or without being allowed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stowaway	stowaway	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	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
19	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
23	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stowaway | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | present | a person |  |  | a ship  train or lorry and plane |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ship=Location |
| 3 | **travel** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pay** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **allow** | gerund · passive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING» |

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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 stow away (verb, two words) is to hide on a vehicle like that in order to travel secretly.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:m2:1
# text = To stow away (verb, two words) is to hide on a vehicle like that in order to travel secretly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stow	stow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	obl	_	_
18	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	21	mark	_	_
19	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	fixed	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
22	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow away** | to-infinitive |  | verb and two words |  |  |  | away *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verb=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a vehicle |  | like that; hide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **travel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: playful — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stowaway can be an animal or thing that travelled by accident, like a spider in a box of bananas.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:m3:1
# text = A stowaway can be an animal or thing that travelled by accident, like a spider in a box of bananas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stowaway	stowaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a stowaway | a animal or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | past | a animal or thing |  |  | a box of bananas |  | by accident; like a spider | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by accident=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors found a stowaway hiding among the barrels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x1:1
# text = The sailors found a stowaway hiding among the barrels.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stowaway	stowaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	barrels	barrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the sailors | a stowaway |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stowaway=Topic |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | a stowaway *not said here* |  |  | the barrels |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among barrel=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the boy stowed away on a pirate ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x2:1
# text = In the story, the boy stowed away on a pirate ship.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stowed	stow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow away** | past | the boy |  |  | the story |  | on a pirate ship; away *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in story=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tiny frog was a stowaway in our bag of salad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x3:1
# text = A tiny frog was a stowaway in our bag of salad.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stowaway	stowaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a tiny frog | a stowaway |  | our bag of salad |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stowing away on a plane is extremely dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x4:1
# text = Stowing away on a plane is extremely dangerous.
1	Stowing	stow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow away** | gerund |  |  |  | a plane |  | away *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on plane=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | Stowing |  |  |  |  | dangerous, extremely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat had stowed away in the removal van.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x5:1
# text = The cat had stowed away in the removal van.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stowed	stow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	van	van	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stow away** | past · perfect | the cat |  |  | the removal van |  | away *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in van=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain made the stowaway work in the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x6:1
# text = The captain made the stowaway work in the kitchen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stowaway	stowaway	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the captain | the stowaway work |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset work=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A spider was a stowaway in the box of bananas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x7:1
# text = A spider was a stowaway in the box of bananas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stowaway	stowaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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** | past | a spider | a stowaway |  | the box of bananas |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some stowaways were found inside a lorry at the port.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stowaway:x8:1
# text = Some stowaways were found inside a lorry at the port.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	stowaways	stowaway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | some stowaways |  | a lorry |  | at the port | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at port=Asset |

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