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title: tractor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tractor» in the school dictionary: A tractor is a strong farm vehicle with big back wheels, used to pull ploughs, trailers and other machines. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tractor

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**Who acts:** tractor, large truck cab, farmer, We, Tractors, you · **What happens:** be, use, pull, drive, have, not play · **To what, where:** strong farm vehicle, big back wheels, ploughs, large truck cab, trailer, red tractor

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tractor is a strong farm vehicle with big back wheels, used to pull ploughs, trailers and other machines.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:m1:1
# text = A tractor is a strong farm vehicle with big back wheels, used to pull ploughs, trailers and other machines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
16	ploughs	plough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	trailers	trailer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tractor | a strong farm vehicle |  |  |  | with big back wheels | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | big back wheels *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pull** | to-infinitive |  | ploughs and trailers and other machines |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plough=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tractor can also be a large truck cab that pulls a trailer (a «tractor-trailer»).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:m2:1
# text = A tractor can also be a large truck cab that pulls a trailer (a «tractor-trailer»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cab	cab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a tractor | a large truck cab |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pull** | present | a large truck cab | a trailer |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trailer=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer drove the red tractor across the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x1:1
# text = The farmer drove the red tractor across the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	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	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | the farmer | the red tractor |  | the field |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tractor=Theme across field=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tractor pulled the plough through the soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x2:1
# text = A tractor pulled the plough through the soil.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	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	plough	plough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **pull** | past | a tractor | the plough |  | the soil |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plough=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a tractor ride at the farm show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x3:1
# text = We had a tractor ride at the farm show.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **have** | past | We | a tractor ride |  | the farm show |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ride=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tractors have huge back wheels for muddy ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x4:1
# text = Tractors have huge back wheels for muddy ground.
1	Tractors	tractor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Tractors | huge back wheels |  |  |  | for muddy ground | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never play near a working tractor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x5:1
# text = Never play near a working tractor.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **not** **play** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a working tractor |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tractor carried bales of hay to the barn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x6:1
# text = The tractor carried bales of hay to the barn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bales	bale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the tractor | bales of hay |  | the barn |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bale=Theme to barn=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother loves toy tractors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tractor:x7:1
# text = My little brother loves toy tractors.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tractors	tractor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | My little brother | toy tractors |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tractor=Stimulus |

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