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title: hauling — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hauling» in the school dictionary: Pulling or dragging something heavy with effort. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# hauling

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Carrying, they, fishermen, We, truck, Mum · **What happens:** pull, drag, carry, haul, be, take · **To what, where:** something, goods, place, job, someone, them

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pulling or dragging something heavy with effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:m1:1
# text = Pulling or dragging something heavy with effort.
1	Pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	dragging	drag	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **drag** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
Carrying goods by lorry or truck from place to place; hauling as a noun is this job.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:m2:1
# text = Carrying goods by lorry or truck from place to place; hauling as a noun is this job.
1	Carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	csubj	_	_
2	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	obj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund |  | goods |  | place to place |  | by lorry or truck | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent goods=Theme from place=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **haul** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as a noun | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Carrying | this job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taking someone somewhere they do not want to go: hauling them off to the dentist.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:m3:1
# text = Taking someone somewhere they do not want to go: hauling them off to the dentist.
1	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	1	advmod	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund |  |  | someone |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument someone=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **haul off** | gerund | they *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the dentist |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to dentist=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fishermen were hauling in their nets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x1:1
# text = The fishermen were hauling in their nets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haul** | past · progressive | the fishermen |  |  | fishermen's nets |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We were hauling the heavy box up the stairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x2:1
# text = We were hauling the heavy box up the stairs.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haul** | past · progressive | We | the heavy box |  |  |  | up the stairs | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The truck is hauling logs to the sawmill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x3:1
# text = The truck is hauling logs to the sawmill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	logs	log	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sawmill	sawmill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haul** | present · progressive | the truck | logs |  | the sawmill |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent log=Theme to sawmill=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Horses were used for hauling carts long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x4:1
# text = Horses were used for hauling carts long ago.
1	Horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hauling	hauling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	carts	cart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · passive |  | Horses |  |  |  | for hauling carts; ago *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for cart=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum is hauling us off to see Aunt Jean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x5:1
# text = Mum is hauling us off to see Aunt Jean.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	Aunt	Aunt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	Jean	Jean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haul off** | present · progressive | Mum | us |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | Aunt |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer aunt=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hauling a sledge uphill is hard work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x6:1
# text = Hauling a sledge uphill is hard work.
1	Hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	sledge	sledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	uphill	uphill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	work	work	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 | **haul** | gerund |  | a sledge uphill |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uphill=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Hauling | hard work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One beautiful bright morning, as he was hauling his well-filled nets into the boat, he saw lying among the fishes a tiny little turtle.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hauling:x7:1
# text = One beautiful bright morning, as he was hauling his well-filled nets into the boat, he saw lying among the fishes a tiny little turtle.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
2	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	hauling	haul	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	xcomp	_	_
22	among	among	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	fishes	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
27	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **haul** | past · progressive | he | his filled nets |  | the boat |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Theme |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **see** | past | he |  |  |  | morning |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **lie** | gerund | he *not said here* | a tiny little turtle |  |  |  | among the fishes | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location turtle=Theme |

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