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title: limousine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «limousine» in the school dictionary: A large, expensive, comfortable car, often with a long body and a driver (chauffeur), sometimes with a glass wall between driver and passengers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# limousine

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**Who acts:** van, bride, film star, they, limousine, chauffeur · **What happens:** carry, arrive, step out, ride, be, drive · **To what, where:** passengers, airport, church, long black limousine, stretch limo, bulletproof

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large, expensive, comfortable car, often with a long body and a driver (chauffeur), sometimes with a glass wall between driver and passengers.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:m1:1
# text = A large, expensive, comfortable car, often with a long body and a driver (chauffeur), sometimes with a glass wall between driver and passengers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	chauffeur	chauffeur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	25	advmod	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
26	between	between	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A van or bus that carries passengers to and from an airport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:m2:1
# text = A van or bus that carries passengers to and from an airport.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	van	van	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | a van or bus | passengers |  | a airport |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent passenger=Theme from airport=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bride arrived at the church in a white limousine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x1:1
# text = The bride arrived at the church in a white limousine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	limousine	limousine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | the bride |  |  | the church |  | in a white limousine | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film star stepped out of a long black limousine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x2:1
# text = The film star stepped out of a long black limousine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	limousine	limousine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step out** | past | the film star | a long black limousine |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location limousine=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For her birthday treat, they rode in a stretch limo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x3:1
# text = For her birthday treat, they rode in a stretch limo.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	treat	treat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stretch	stretch	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	limo	limo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | they |  |  | a stretch limo |  | for her birthday treat | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The president's limousine is bulletproof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x4:1
# text = The president's limousine is bulletproof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	limousine	limousine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	bulletproof	bulletproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the president's limousine | bulletproof |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chauffeur drove the limousine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x5:1
# text = A chauffeur drove the limousine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chauffeur	chauffeur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drove	drive	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	limousine	limousine	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 | **drive** | past | a chauffeur | the limousine |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme limousine=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The airport limousine took us to the hotel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x6:1
# text = The airport limousine took us to the hotel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	limousine	limousine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	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	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the airport limousine |  | us | the hotel |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme to hotel=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The limo was so long it couldn't turn the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:limousine:x7:1
# text = The limo was so long it couldn't turn the corner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	limo	limo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the limo |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **turn** | could | limo | the corner |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme corner=Result |

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