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title: warder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «warder» in the school dictionary: A person who guards prisoners in a prison; a prison guard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# warder

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**Who acts:** person, warder, Yeoman Warders, Toad, we, Old prisons · **What happens:** guard, rattle, creep, lock, ask, be · **To what, where:** prisoners, prison, gate, keys, Tower, sleeping warder · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who guards prisoners in a prison; a prison guard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:m1:1
# text = A person who guards prisoners in a prison; a prison guard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guards	guard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | present | a person and a prison guard | prisoners |  | a prison |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Beneficiary |

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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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who guards a gate or a building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:m2:1
# text = A person who guards a gate or a building.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guards	guard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **guard** | present | a person | a gate or a building |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The warder rattled his keys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x1:1
# text = The warder rattled his keys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warder	warder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rattled	rattle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rattle** | past | the warder | warder's keys |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent key=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Yeoman Warders guard the Tower of London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x2:1
# text = The Yeoman Warders guard the Tower of London.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Yeoman	yeoman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Warders	Warder	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guard	guard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Tower	Tower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | present | the Yeoman Warders |  | the Tower of London |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tower=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad crept past the sleeping warder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x3:1
# text = Toad crept past the sleeping warder.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crept	creep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	warder	warder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creep** | past | Toad |  |  | the sleeping warder |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past warder=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Every evening the warder locked the cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x4:1
# text = Every evening the warder locked the cells.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	warder	warder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	locked	lock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | past | the warder | the cells |  |  | evening |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The warder at the gate asked who we were.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x5:1
# text = The warder at the gate asked who we were.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warder	warder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	ccomp	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the warder at the gate |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old prisons had warders in dark uniforms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x6:1
# text = Old prisons had warders in dark uniforms.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	prisons	prison	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	warders	warder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	uniforms	uniform	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 | **have** | past | Old prisons | warders |  | dark uniforms |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warder=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I twirled the weather-cock round on the summit of the tower, and it creaked like the snoring of a warder, but no warder was there; nothing but mice and rats.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:warder:x7:1
# text = I twirled the weather-cock round on the summit of the tower, and it creaked like the snoring of a warder, but no warder was there; nothing but mice and rats.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	twirled	twirl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	round	round	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	creaked	creak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	snoring	snoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	warder	warder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
25	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	27	det	_	_
27	warder	warder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
28	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
29	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	parataxis	_	_
32	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twirl** | past | I | the cock round |  | the summit of the tower |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent round=Material |
| 2 | **creak** | past | round |  |  |  |  | like the snoring of a warder | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | no warder |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **snore** |  | a warder |  |  |  |  |  | nom snoring «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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