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title: cartwheel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cartwheel» in the school dictionary: A cartwheel is a gymnastics move where you put your hands on the ground one after the other and swing your legs over your head in a circle, sideways, landing on your feet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cartwheel

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**Who acts:** cartwheel, you, She, He, old cart · **What happens:** be, put, swing, land, cartwheel, roll · **To what, where:** hands, ground, legs, head, feet, wheel

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«cartwheel» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [cartwheel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cartwheel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cartwheel is a gymnastics move where you put your hands on the ground one after the other and swing your legs over your head in a circle, sideways, landing on your feet.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:m1:1
# text = A cartwheel is a gymnastics move where you put your hands on the ground one after the other and swing your legs over your head in a circle, sideways, landing on your feet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartwheel	cartwheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gymnastics	gymnastic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obj	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	swing	swing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
21	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	over	over	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	landing	land	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
33	on	on	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a cartwheel |  |  |  |  | move *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present | you | your hands |  | the ground |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent hand=Asset one=Goal |
| 3 | **swing** | present | a cartwheel *not said here* | your legs |  | your head |  | in a circle; sideways *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent leg=Theme over head=Source in circle=Trajectory |
| 4 | **land** | gerund | a cartwheel *not said here* |  |  | your feet |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on foot=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}

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A cartwheel is the wheel of a cart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:m2:1
# text = A cartwheel is the wheel of a cart.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartwheel	cartwheel	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	wheel	wheel	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	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cartwheel | the wheel |  |  |  | of a cart | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cartwheel is to do cartwheels, or to roll over and over sideways.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:m3:1
# text = To cartwheel is to do cartwheels, or to roll over and over sideways.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cartwheel	cartwheel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	cartwheels	cartwheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	over	over	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cartwheel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | do *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **roll** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She did three cartwheels across the lawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:x1:1
# text = She did three cartwheels across the lawn.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cartwheels	cartwheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lawn	lawn	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 | **do** | past | She | three cartwheels |  | the lawn |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartwheel=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you do a cartwheel?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:x2:1
# text = Can you do a cartwheel?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cartwheel	cartwheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **do** | can | you | a cartwheel |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartwheel=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Practise cartwheels on a soft mat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:x3:1
# text = Practise cartwheels on a soft mat.
1	Practise	practise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cartwheels	cartwheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He cartwheeled across the gym.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:x4:1
# text = He cartwheeled across the gym.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cartwheeled	cartwheel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gym	gym	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cartwheel** | participle | He |  |  | the gym |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old cart had a broken cartwheel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:x5:1
# text = The old cart had a broken cartwheel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	cartwheel	cartwheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old cart | a broken cartwheel |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartwheel=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car spun and cartwheeled off the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartwheel:x6:1
# text = The car spun and cartwheeled off the road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	spun	spin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cartwheeled	cartwheel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **spin** | participle · passive |  | the car |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **cartwheel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | off the road | tree rules |

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