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title: truce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «truce» in the school dictionary: An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# truce

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**Who acts:** agreement, two armies, 's, Maddie, soldiers, cats · **What happens:** stop, fight, argue, agree, let, call · **To what, where:** 's, truce, brother, football, sofa, uneasy truce · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:m1:1
# text = An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	opponents	opponent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive | a agreement between enemies or opponents |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund | a agreement between enemies or opponents *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | a agreement between enemies or opponents *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: 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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pause in a quarrel, for example between brothers and sisters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:m2:1
# text = A pause in a quarrel, for example between brothers and sisters.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pause	pause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two armies agreed to a truce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x1:1
# text = The two armies agreed to a truce.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	armies	army	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | the two armies |  |  |  |  | to a truce | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Let's call a truce,» said Maddie to her brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x2:1
# text = «Let's call a truce,» said Maddie to her brother.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Maddie	Maddie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* | a truce |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truce=Recipient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Maddie |  | Maddie's brother |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to brother=Recipient clause=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During the Christmas truce, soldiers played football together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x3:1
# text = During the Christmas truce, soldiers played football together.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | soldiers | football |  |  | during the Christmas truce | together *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cats seem to have made a truce and share the sofa now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x4:1
# text = The cats seem to have made a truce and share the sofa now.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | the cats |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive · perfect | the cats *not said here* | a truce |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset truce=Product |
| 3 | **share** | present | the cats *not said here* | the sofa |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the argument, the twins had an uneasy truce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x5:1
# text = After the argument, the twins had an uneasy truce.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	uneasy	uneasy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the twins | a uneasy truce |  |  | after the argument |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truce=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The truce lasted only three days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x6:1
# text = The truce lasted only three days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the truce |  |  |  | day |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher asked the two groups to make a truce and work together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:truce:x7:1
# text = The teacher asked the two groups to make a truce and work together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	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	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the teacher | the two groups |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent group=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a truce |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset truce=Product |
| 3 | **work together** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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