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title: locomotive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «locomotive» in the school dictionary: A railway engine that pulls a train. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# locomotive

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**Who acts:** railway engine, animals, Rocket, locomotive, electric locomotive, We · **What happens:** pull, do, be, puff out, cloud, take · **To what, where:** train, place, smoke, early locomotive, twenty wagons, power

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A railway engine that pulls a train.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:m1:1
# text = A railway engine that pulls a train.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a railway engine | a train |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent train=Theme |

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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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Usage: science, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with movement from place to place; «locomotion» is how animals move.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:m2:1
# text = To do with movement from place to place; «locomotion» is how animals move.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive | animals *not said here* |  |  | place to place |  | with movement | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | animals |  |  |  |  | locomotion *obl*; move *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The steam locomotive puffed out clouds of smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x1:1
# text = The steam locomotive puffed out clouds of smoke.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	locomotive	locomotive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	puffed	puff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **puff out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **cloud** |  |  | smoke |  |  |  |  | nom cloud «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stephenson's Rocket was an early locomotive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x2:1
# text = Stephenson's Rocket was an early locomotive.
1	Stephenson	Stephenson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	Rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	locomotive	locomotive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Stephenson's Rocket | a early locomotive |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The locomotive pulled twenty wagons of coal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x3:1
# text = The locomotive pulled twenty wagons of coal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	locomotive	locomotive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	wagons	wagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the locomotive | twenty wagons of coal |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wagon=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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An electric locomotive takes power from wires above the track.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x4:1
# text = An electric locomotive takes power from wires above the track.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	locomotive	locomotive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	above	above	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	track	track	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 | **take** | present | a electric locomotive | power |  | wires |  | above the track | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent power=Theme from wire=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a museum full of old locomotives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x5:1
# text = We visited a museum full of old locomotives.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	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	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	locomotives	locomotive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a museum |  |  |  | full *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds and fish have different kinds of locomotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x6:1
# text = Birds and fish have different kinds of locomotion.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	locomotion	locomotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Birds and fish | different kinds of locomotion |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The locomotive's driver blew the whistle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:locomotive:x7:1
# text = The locomotive's driver blew the whistle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	locomotive	locomotive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the locomotive's driver | the whistle |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent whistle=Patient |

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