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title: steamer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steamer» in the school dictionary: A ship or boat driven by a steam engine; a steamship. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steamer

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**Who acts:** pan, machine, We, steamer, Mum, broccoli · **What happens:** drive, sit, boil, cook, use, clean · **To what, where:** ship, boiling water, food, steam, things, creases

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«steamer» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [steamer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/steamer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ship or boat driven by a steam engine; a steamship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:m1:1
# text = A ship or boat driven by a steam engine; a steamship.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	steamship	steamship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | participle |  | a ship or boat and a steamship *not said here* |  |  |  | by a steam engine | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pan or pot with holes in it that sits over boiling water to cook food in the steam.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:m2:1
# text = A pan or pot with holes in it that sits over boiling water to cook food in the steam.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | a pan with holes in pot or pot |  |  | boiling water |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over water=Location |
| 2 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **cook** | to-infinitive | a pan with holes in pot or pot *not said here* | food |  |  |  | in the steam | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient in steam=Instrument |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A machine that uses steam to clean things or take creases out of clothes.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:m3:1
# text = A machine that uses steam to clean things or take creases out of clothes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	creases	crease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a machine | steam |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steam=Patient |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive | a machine *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive | a machine *not said here* | creases |  | clothes |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent crease=Theme out clothes=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sailed across the lake on an old paddle steamer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x1:1
# text = We sailed across the lake on an old paddle steamer.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	paddle	paddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | We |  |  | the lake |  | on a old paddle steamer | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across lake=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The steamer blew its whistle as it left the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x2:1
# text = The steamer blew its whistle as it left the harbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the steamer | steamer's whistle |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent whistle=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | past | steamer | the harbour |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harbour=Theme |
| 3 | **whistle** |  | steamer |  |  |  |  |  | nom whistle «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum cooks broccoli in a steamer so it stays green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x3:1
# text = Mum cooks broccoli in a steamer so it stays green.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | Mum | broccoli |  |  |  | in a steamer | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent broccoli=Patient in steamer=Instrument |
| 2 | **stay** | present | broccoli |  |  |  |  | green *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The waves from the steamer rocked the little rowing boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x4:1
# text = The waves from the steamer rocked the little rowing boat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	rocked	rock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	rowing	rowing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rock** | past | the waves from the steamer | the little rowing boat |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location boat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thousands of people crossed the Atlantic on great steamers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x5:1
# text = Thousands of people crossed the Atlantic on great steamers.
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	steamers	steamer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | Thousands of people | the Atlantic |  | great steamers |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atlantic=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dry cleaner used a steamer to smooth the wrinkled dress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x6:1
# text = The dry cleaner used a steamer to smooth the wrinkled dress.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	smooth	smooth	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wrinkled	wrinkle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the dry cleaner | a steamer |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steamer=Patient |
| 2 | **smooth** | to-infinitive | the dry cleaner *not said here* | the wrinkled dress |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent dress=Patient |
| 3 | **wrinkle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful: steam from the steamer can burn your hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x7:1
# text = Be careful: steam from the steamer can burn your hand.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	burn	burn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | can | steam from the steamer | your hand |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Steamer after steamer, crowded with people, glides down the Seine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steamer:x8:1
# text = Steamer after steamer, crowded with people, glides down the Seine.
1	Steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	glides	glide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glide** | present |  |  |  | the Seine |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down seine=Trajectory |

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