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title: airliner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «airliner» in the school dictionary: A large aeroplane that carries passengers on regular flights for an airline. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# airliner

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**Who acts:** large aeroplane, airliner, jumbo jet, We, airliners, pilot · **What happens:** carry, be, watch, take off, fly, have · **To what, where:** passengers, regular flights, hundred passengers, Sydney, huge airliner, airport

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A large aeroplane that carries passengers on regular flights for an airline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:m1:1
# text = A large aeroplane that carries passengers on regular flights for an airline.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	flights	flight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | a large aeroplane | passengers |  | regular flights |  | for a airline | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passenger=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 -->
The airliner carried three hundred passengers to Sydney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:x1:1
# text = The airliner carried three hundred passengers to Sydney.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	airliner	airliner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the airliner | hundred passengers | Sydney |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent passenger=Theme to sydney=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A jumbo jet is a huge airliner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:x2:1
# text = A jumbo jet is a huge airliner.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	jumbo	jumbo	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	jet	jet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	airliner	airliner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a jumbo jet | a huge airliner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the airliners take off at the airport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:x3:1
# text = We watched the airliners take off at the airport.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	airliners	airliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take off** | present | the airliners |  |  | the airport |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Airliners fly very high, above most clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:x4:1
# text = Airliners fly very high, above most clouds.
1	Airliners	airliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	above	above	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	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 | **fly** | present | Airliners |  |  | most clouds |  | high *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above cloud=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The pilot flew the airliner safely through the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:x5:1
# text = The pilot flew the airliner safely through the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pilot	pilot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	airliner	airliner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	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** | past | the pilot | the airliner |  | the storm |  | safely *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent airliner=Theme through storm=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Modern airliners have two or four jet engines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:airliner:x6:1
# text = Modern airliners have two or four jet engines.
1	Modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	airliners	airliner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	jet	jet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Modern airliners | two jet engines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient |

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