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title: unarmed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unarmed» in the school dictionary: Not carrying a weapon. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unarmed

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**Who acts:** Mole, soldiers, Judo, tinker · **What happens:** not carry, use, unarm, go, not shoot, be · **To what, where:** weapon, weapons, Most British police officers, Wild Wood, unarmed crowd, kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Not carrying a weapon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:m1:1
# text = Not carrying a weapon.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	weapon	weapon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **carry** | gerund |  | a weapon |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weapon=Theme |

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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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Without the use of weapons: «unarmed combat».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:m2:1
# text = Without the use of weapons: «unarmed combat».
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	unarmed	unarmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** |  |  | weapons |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most British police officers are unarmed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x1:1
# text = Most British police officers are unarmed.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
2	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	unarmed	unarm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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 | **unarm** | present · passive |  | Most British police officers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Mole went into the Wild Wood alone and unarmed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x2:1
# text = Mole went into the Wild Wood alone and unarmed.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	6	flat	_	_
6	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	unarmed	unarmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Mole |  |  | the Wild Wood |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into wood=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The soldiers did not shoot at the unarmed crowd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x3:1
# text = The soldiers did not shoot at the unarmed crowd.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	shoot	shoot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	unarmed	unarmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **shoot** | past · do-support | the soldiers |  |  | the unarmed crowd |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent at crowd=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Judo is a kind of unarmed self-defence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x4:1
# text = Judo is a kind of unarmed self-defence.
1	Judo	Judo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	unarmed	unarmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Judo | a kind |  |  |  | of unarmed self defence | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The knight stood unarmed before the dragon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x5:1
# text = The knight stood unarmed before the dragon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	unarmed	unarm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	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 | **unarm** | past · passive |  | the knight |  |  | before the dragon |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The prisoners were unarmed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x6:1
# text = The prisoners were unarmed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prisoners	prisoner	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	unarmed	unarm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unarm** | past · passive |  | the prisoners |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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"Ay," said the tinker, "hang him that would fight a man unarmed."

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unarmed:x7:1
# text = "Ay," said the tinker, "hang him that would fight a man unarmed."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ay	ay	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tinker	tinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	unarmed	unarmed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hang** *in a quote* | infinitive | the tinker *not said here* | tinker |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Patient that=Result |
| 3 | **fight** *in a quote* | would | the tinker | a man |  |  |  | unarmed *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Co-Agent |

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