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title: engine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «engine» in the school dictionary: An engine is a machine that burns fuel or uses power to make something move, like a car, train or plane. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# engine

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**Who acts:** engine, machine, front part, fire engine, search engine, website · **What happens:** be, burn, use, make, pull, find · **To what, where:** machine, fuel, power, something move, front part, cars

<!-- .vabout -->
«engine» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [engine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/engine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An engine is a machine that burns fuel or uses power to make something move, like a car, train or plane.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:m1:1
# text = An engine is a machine that burns fuel or uses power to make something move, like a car, train or plane.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	engine	engine	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	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	compound	_	_
15	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a engine | a machine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | present | a machine | fuel |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fuel=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | present | a machine *not said here* | power |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive | a machine *not said here* | something move  train or plane and a car |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset move=Product |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
The engine of a train is the front part that pulls the cars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:m2:1
# text = The engine of a train is the front part that pulls the cars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the engine of a train | the front part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pull** | present | the front part | the cars |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fire engine is a fire truck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:m3:1
# text = A fire engine is a fire truck.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	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	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fire engine | a fire truck |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A search engine is a website that finds things on the internet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:m4:1
# text = A search engine is a website that finds things on the internet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a search engine | a website |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present | a website | things |  | the internet |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plane has 4 engines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x1:1
# text = A plane has 4 engines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a plane | 4 engines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The train engine pulls 12 cars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x2:1
# text = The train engine pulls 12 cars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | the train engine | 12 cars |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two fire engines came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x3:1
# text = Two fire engines came.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Two fire engines |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many engines do 3 planes have?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x4:1
# text = How many engines do 3 planes have?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | many engines |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | 3 planes |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car engine would not start.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x5:1
# text = The car engine would not start.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **start** | would | the car engine |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Steam engines burn coal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x6:1
# text = Steam engines burn coal.
1	Steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | present | Steam engines | coal |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coal=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use a search engine to find facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x7:1
# text = Use a search engine to find facts.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a search engine |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | facts |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pull over when you hear a fire engine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x8:1
# text = Pull over when you hear a fire engine.
1	Pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	over	over	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull over** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | present | you | a fire engine |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer engine=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had been running a long time before the engine; he had no idea that I was travelling there.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:engine:x9:1
# text = He had been running a long time before the engine; he had no idea that I was travelling there.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux	_	_
4	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	acl	_	_
20	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past · perfect · progressive | He |  |  | the engine | time |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before engine=Trajectory |
| 2 | **have** | past | he | no idea |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient |
| 3 | **travel** | past · progressive | I | no idea *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme idea=Trajectory |

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