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title: cab — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cab» in the school dictionary: A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# cab

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**Who acts:** cab, you, driver, We, Mum, truck driver · **What happens:** be, pay, take, sit, cost, hail · **To what, where:** taxi, driver, you, part, cab, station · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:m1:1
# text = A cab is a taxi, a car with a driver you pay to take you somewhere.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cab | a taxi |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present | you | a driver *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  | you |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument you=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cab is the part of a lorry, truck, train or crane where the driver sits.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:m2:1
# text = A cab is the part of a lorry, truck, train or crane where the driver sits.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cab | the part and truck and train or crane |  |  |  | of a lorry | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** | present | the driver |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a cab to the station.

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

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a cab |  | the station |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cab=Theme to station=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cab costs 3 dollars plus 2 dollars per mile; how much is a 5-mile trip?

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:x2:1
# text = The cab costs 3 dollars plus 2 dollars per mile; how much is a 5-mile trip?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	per	per	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
13	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | the cab | 3 dollars plus 2 dollars per mile |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a much mile trip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum hailed a black cab in London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:x3:1
# text = Mum hailed a black cab in London.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hailed	hail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hail** | past | Mum | a black cab |  | London |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cab=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The truck driver climbed into the cab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:x4:1
# text = The truck driver climbed into the cab.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | the truck driver |  |  | the cab |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into cab=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cab driver helped us with our bags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:x5:1
# text = The cab driver helped us with our bags.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the cab driver |  | us |  |  | with our bags | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary with bag=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never get into a cab with a stranger who isn't a real taxi driver.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:x6:1
# text = Never get into a cab with a stranger who isn't a real taxi driver.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a cab |  | with a stranger | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into cab=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | a stranger | a real taxi driver |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A crowd had followed the cab out of the town; now they reached the scene of the "State Function"--and they all cried out: "Fair play--play fair!

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cab:x7:1
# text = A crowd had followed the cab out of the town; now they reached the scene of the "State Function"--and they all cried out: "Fair play--play fair!
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	Function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	27	advmod	_	_
27	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
28	out	out	ADP	RP	_	27	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
30	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	Fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	acl	_	_
35	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past · perfect · passive |  | a crowd |  | the town |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme cab=Attribute |
| 2 | **reach** | past | they | the scene of the State Function |  |  | now |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent scene=Theme |
| 3 | **cry out** *speech: express* | past | they | Fair play |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **play** *in a quote* | infinitive | Fair play *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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