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title: wheelwright — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wheelwright» in the school dictionary: A person whose job is to make and repair wooden wheels, for carts, wagons and carriages. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wheelwright

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**Who acts:** person, wheelwright, village, We, great great grandfather · **What happens:** be, repair, fix, break, have, shape · **To what, where:** wooden wheels, broken cart wheel, wheelwright, heritage museum, iron rim

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person whose job is to make and repair wooden wheels, for carts, wagons and carriages.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:m1:1
# text = A person whose job is to make and repair wooden wheels, for carts, wagons and carriages.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	repair	repair	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	carts	cart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	wagons	wagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	carriages	carriage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | for carts and wagons and carriages; make *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repair** | infinitive | a person *not said here* | wooden wheels |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wheelwright fixed the broken cart wheel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:x1:1
# text = The wheelwright fixed the broken cart wheel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wheelwright	wheelwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fixed	fix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
6	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | past | the wheelwright | the broken cart wheel |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village once had a wheelwright and a blacksmith.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:x2:1
# text = The village once had a wheelwright and a blacksmith.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	had	have	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	wheelwright	wheelwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the village | a wheelwright and a blacksmith |  |  |  | once *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheelwright=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A wheelwright shaped the wooden spokes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:x3:1
# text = A wheelwright shaped the wooden spokes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wheelwright	wheelwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	spokes	spoke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  | a wheelwright |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset spoke=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a wheelwright at the heritage museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:x4:1
# text = We watched a wheelwright at the heritage museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wheelwright	wheelwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	heritage	heritage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a wheelwright |  | the heritage museum |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheelwright=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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His great-great-grandfather was a wheelwright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:x5:1
# text = His great-great-grandfather was a wheelwright.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wheelwright	wheelwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | His great great grandfather | a wheelwright |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The wheelwright and the smith fitted the iron rim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wheelwright:x6:1
# text = The wheelwright and the smith fitted the iron rim.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wheelwright	wheelwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smith	smith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	fitted	fit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	iron	iron	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rim	rim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | past | the wheelwright and the smith | the iron rim |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rim=Patient |

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