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title: wagon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wagon» in the school dictionary: A vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads or people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# wagon

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** open railway truck, settlers, horse, goods train, wagon, 4 wagons · **What happens:** pull, use, carry, not drink, cross, have · **To what, where:** four wheels, horses, heavy loads, goods, small cart, alcohol

<!-- .vabout -->
«wagon» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [wagon in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wagon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads or people.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:m1:1
# text = A vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen, used to carry heavy loads or people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
16	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle |  | four wheels *not said here* |  |  |  | by horses or oxen | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | horses or oxen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | heavy loads or people |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=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 -->
An open railway truck that carries goods (UK).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:m2:1
# text = An open railway truck that carries goods (UK).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | a open railway truck | goods |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A child's small cart pulled by a handle (US, a little red wagon).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:m3:1
# text = A child's small cart pulled by a handle (US, a little red wagon).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle |  | a child's small cart *not said here* |  |  |  | by a handle | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A station wagon, a car with a long back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:m4:1
# text = A station wagon, a car with a long back.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«On the wagon» (informal): not drinking alcohol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:m5:1
# text = «On the wagon» (informal): not drinking alcohol.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
12	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | gerund |  | alcohol |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The settlers crossed the plains in covered wagons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x1:1
# text = The settlers crossed the plains in covered wagons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	settlers	settler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plains	plain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	covered	covered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	wagons	wagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | the settlers | the plains |  |  |  | in covered wagons | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent plain=Patient in wagon=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse pulled the hay wagon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x2:1
# text = The horse pulled the hay wagon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	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	6	det	_	_
5	hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the horse | the hay wagon |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wagon=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goods train had 30 wagons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x3:1
# text = The goods train had 30 wagons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	compound	_	_
3	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	wagons	wagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | goods train | 30 wagons |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wagon=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each wagon carries 15 tonnes, so 4 wagons carry 60 tonnes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x4:1
# text = Each wagon carries 15 tonnes, so 4 wagons carry 60 tonnes.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tonnes	tonne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	wagons	wagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	tonnes	tonne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | each wagon | 15 tonnes |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tonne=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | present | 4 wagons | 60 tonnes |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tonne=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I pulled my little sister in the red wagon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x5:1
# text = I pulled my little sister in the red wagon.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | I | my little sister |  | the red wagon |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent sister=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) Uncle Jim is on the wagon this month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x6:1
# text = (informal) Uncle Jim is on the wagon this month.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Jim	Jim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | informal Uncle Jim |  |  | the wagon | month |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wagon was filled with corpses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wagon:x7:1
# text = The wagon was filled with corpses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	corpses	corpse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past · passive |  | the wagon |  |  |  | with corpses | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with corpse=Instrument |

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