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title: suffragette — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suffragette» in the school dictionary: A suffragette was a woman, especially in Britain about a hundred years ago, who campaigned, often with bold protests, for women to have the right to vote in elections. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suffragette

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**Who acts:** suffragette, woman, women, suffragettes, Emmeline, class · **What happens:** be, campaign, have, vote, fight, want · **To what, where:** woman, right, elections, anyone, women, famous suffragette

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«suffragette» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [suffragette in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suffragette.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A suffragette was a woman, especially in Britain about a hundred years ago, who campaigned, often with bold protests, for women to have the right to vote in elections.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:m1:1
# text = A suffragette was a woman, especially in Britain about a hundred years ago, who campaigned, often with bold protests, for women to have the right to vote in elections.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suffragette	suffragette	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	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	campaigned	campaign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	bold	bold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	protests	protest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	acl	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	elections	election	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a suffragette | a woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **campaign** | past | a woman |  |  |  |  | with bold protests and women | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | to-infinitive | a woman *not said here* | the right |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |
| 4 | **vote** | to-infinitive | a woman *not said here* | the right *not said here* |  | elections |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: 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 -->
More widely, a suffragette or suffragist is anyone who fought for women's votes.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:m2:1
# text = More widely, a suffragette or suffragist is anyone who fought for women's votes.
1	More	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
2	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	suffragette	suffragette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	suffragist	suffragist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a suffragette or suffragist | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | past |  |  |  |  |  | for women's votes | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **vote** |  | women |  |  |  |  |  | nom vote «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The suffragettes wanted women to be allowed to vote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x1:1
# text = The suffragettes wanted women to be allowed to vote.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suffragettes	suffragette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the suffragettes | women |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot woman=Theme |
| 2 | **allow** | to-infinitive · passive | the suffragettes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **vote** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the suffragettes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emmeline Pankhurst was a famous suffragette.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x2:1
# text = Emmeline Pankhurst was a famous suffragette.
1	Emmeline	Emmeline	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Pankhurst	Pankhurst	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	suffragette	suffragette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Emmeline | a famous suffragette |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some suffragettes were sent to prison for protesting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x3:1
# text = Some suffragettes were sent to prison for protesting.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	suffragettes	suffragette	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	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	protesting	protest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | some suffragettes |  | prison |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to prison=Destination |
| 2 | **protest** *speech: disagree* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Suffragettes wore purple, white and green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x4:1
# text = Suffragettes wore purple, white and green.
1	Suffragettes	suffragette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Suffragettes |  |  |  |  | purple *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class read about suffragettes in history.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x5:1
# text = Our class read about suffragettes in history.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	suffragettes	suffragette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	history	history	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 | **read** | past | Our class |  |  | history |  | about suffragettes | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about suffragette=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The suffragette chained herself to the railings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x6:1
# text = The suffragette chained herself to the railings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suffragette	suffragette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chained	chain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	railings	railing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **chain** | past | the suffragette | suffragette |  |  |  | to the railings | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent herself=Patient to railing=Co-Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thanks to the suffragettes and others, women in Britain can vote today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suffragette:x7:1
# text = Thanks to the suffragettes and others, women in Britain can vote today.
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	suffragettes	suffragette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | can | Thanks to the suffragettes and others and women in Britain |  |  |  | today |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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