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title: transporter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «transporter» in the school dictionary: A transporter is a large vehicle that carries other vehicles or heavy loads, like a car transporter lorry. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# transporter

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** transporter, large vehicle, person, imaginary machine, that, car transporter · **What happens:** be, carry, send, use, move, step · **To what, where:** large vehicle, other vehicles, person, something, place, imaginary machine

<!-- .vabout -->
«transporter» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [transporter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transporter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A transporter is a large vehicle that carries other vehicles or heavy loads, like a car transporter lorry.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:m1:1
# text = A transporter is a large vehicle that carries other vehicles or heavy loads, like a car transporter lorry.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	vehicles	vehicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a transporter | a large vehicle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | a large vehicle | other vehicles or heavy loads and a transporter lorry |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vehicle=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 transporter is any person or thing that carries something from place to place.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:m2:1
# text = A transporter is any person or thing that carries something from place to place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a transporter | any person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | any person or thing | something |  | place |  | to place | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme from place=Initial\_Location to place=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science fiction, a transporter is an imaginary machine that sends people instantly from one place to another.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:m3:1
# text = In science fiction, a transporter is an imaginary machine that sends people instantly from one place to another.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a transporter | a imaginary machine |  | science fiction |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | present | a imaginary machine | people |  | one place to another |  | instantly *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent people=Theme from place=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: biology — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A transporter is a tiny part of a cell wall that carries substances in or out of the cell.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:m4:1
# text = A transporter is a tiny part of a cell wall that carries substances in or out of the cell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a transporter | a tiny part |  |  |  | of a cell wall | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | that | substances |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent substance=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A car transporter carried eight new cars down the motorway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:x1:1
# text = A car transporter carried eight new cars down the motorway.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | a car transporter | eight new cars |  |  |  | down the motorway | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The army used a transporter to move the heavy tank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:x2:1
# text = The army used a transporter to move the heavy tank.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the army | a transporter |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transporter=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | the army *not said here* | the heavy tank |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tank=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the film, the captain stepped into the transporter and vanished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:x3:1
# text = In the film, the captain stepped into the transporter and vanished.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | past | the captain |  |  | the film |  | into the transporter | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into transporter=Destination |
| 2 | **vanish** | past | the captain *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees are transporters of pollen from flower to flower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:x4:1
# text = Bees are transporters of pollen from flower to flower.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	transporters	transporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bees | transporters |  |  |  | of pollen from flower to flower | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The transporter bridge carries cars across the river on a hanging platform.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:x5:1
# text = The transporter bridge carries cars across the river on a hanging platform.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	transporter	transporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hanging	hanging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	platform	platform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the transporter bridge | cars |  | the river |  | on a hanging platform | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cells have transporters that let sugar in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:transporter:x6:1
# text = Cells have transporters that let sugar in.
1	Cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	transporters	transporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Cells | transporters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transporter=Patient |
| 2 | **let in** | present | transporters | sugar |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Theme |

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