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title: speedboat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «speedboat» in the school dictionary: A small, fast boat with a powerful engine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# speedboat

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**Who acts:** We, you, speedboat, Waves, spy · **What happens:** go, zoom, wear, travel, rock, escape · **To what, where:** speedboat, lake, life jacket, 60 km, canoe

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A small, fast boat with a powerful engine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:m1:1
# text = A small, fast boat with a powerful engine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went for a speedboat ride at the seaside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:x1:1
# text = We went for a speedboat ride at the seaside.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	speedboat	speedboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	seaside	seaside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  | for a speedboat ride at the seaside | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for ride=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The speedboat zoomed across the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:x2:1
# text = The speedboat zoomed across the lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	speedboat	speedboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	zoomed	zoom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **zoom** | participle |  | the speedboat *not said here* |  | the lake |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across lake=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear a life jacket on a speedboat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:x3:1
# text = Wear a life jacket on a speedboat.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	speedboat	speedboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a life jacket |  | a speedboat |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The speedboat travelled 60 km in 2 hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:x4:1
# text = The speedboat travelled 60 km in 2 hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	speedboat	speedboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	km	km	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **travel** | past | the speedboat | 60 km |  |  | hour |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme km=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waves from the speedboat rocked our canoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:x5:1
# text = Waves from the speedboat rocked our canoe.
1	Waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	speedboat	speedboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	rocked	rock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	canoe	canoe	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 | **rock** | past | Waves from the speedboat | our canoe |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location canoe=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The spy escaped in a speedboat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:speedboat:x6:1
# text = The spy escaped in a speedboat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spy	spy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	speedboat	speedboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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