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title: aeroplane — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aeroplane» in the school dictionary: A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines that carries people or goods through the air; a plane. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aeroplane

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**Who acts:** one engines, We, you, 's, aeroplane, I · **What happens:** fly, carry, let, make, take off, have · **To what, where:** people, air, Spain, aeroplane, 's, paper aeroplanes

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«aeroplane» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [aeroplane in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aeroplane.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

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A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines that carries people or goods through the air; a plane.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:m1:1
# text = A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines that carries people or goods through the air; a plane.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	13	conj	_	_
16	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | present | one engines | people or goods |  | the air |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We flew to Spain in an aeroplane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:x1:1
# text = We flew to Spain in an aeroplane.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | We |  | Spain | a aeroplane |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in aeroplane=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's make paper aeroplanes!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:x2:1
# text = Let's make paper aeroplanes!
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	aeroplanes	aeroplane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | paper aeroplanes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset aeroplane=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The aeroplane took off from the runway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:x3:1
# text = The aeroplane took off from the runway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	runway	runway	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 | **take off** | past | the aeroplane |  |  | the runway |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent from runway=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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An aeroplane flies at about 900 kilometres an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:x4:1
# text = An aeroplane flies at about 900 kilometres an hour.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	900	900	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | a aeroplane |  |  | 900 kilometres  a hour |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at kilometre=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The aeroplane has 180 seats in 30 rows of 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:x5:1
# text = The aeroplane has 180 seats in 30 rows of 6.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	180	180	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the aeroplane | 180 seats |  | 30 rows of 6 |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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I watched the aeroplanes landing at the airport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aeroplane:x6:1
# text = I watched the aeroplanes landing at the airport.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	aeroplanes	aeroplane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	landing	land	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | I | the aeroplanes |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aeroplane=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | gerund | the aeroplanes *not said here* |  |  | the airport |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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