engine Who acts: engine, machine, front part, fire engine, search engine, website · What happens: be, burn, use, make, pull, find · To what, where: machine, fuel, power, something move, front part, cars
«engine» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: engine in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An engine is a machine that burns fuel or uses power to make something move, like a car, train or plane.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj obj mark advcl compound obj punct case det conj punct nmod cc conj punct root An DET engine NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN that PRON burns VERB fuel NOUN or CCONJ uses VERB power NOUN to PART make VERB something PRON move NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET car NOUN , PUNCT train NOUN or CCONJ plane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 engine det 2 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 burns nsubj 7 burns burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine acl:relcl 8 fuel fuel NOUN Number=Sing 7 burns obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 uses cc 10 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 burns conj 11 power power NOUN Number=Sing 10 uses obj 12 to to PART _ 13 make mark 13 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 uses advcl 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 move compound 15 move move NOUN Number=Sing 13 make obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 car punct 17 like like ADP _ 19 car case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 car det 19 car car NOUN Number=Sing 15 move conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 train punct 21 train train NOUN Number=Sing 15 move nmod 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 plane cc 23 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing 21 train conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
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1 is a present a engine a machine tree rules 2 burn present a machine fuel vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fuel=Theme 3 use present a machine not said here power vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient 4 make to-infinitive a machine not said here something move train or plane and a car vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset move=Product
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 The engine of a train is the front part that pulls the cars.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root The DET engine NOUN of ADP a DET train NOUN is AUX the DET front ADJ part NOUN that PRON pulls VERB the DET cars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 engine det 2 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 9 part nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 train case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 train det 5 train train NOUN Number=Sing 2 engine nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 part cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 part det 8 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 9 part amod 9 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 pulls nsubj 11 pulls pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 part acl:relcl 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 cars det 13 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 11 pulls obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 part punct
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1 is a present the engine of a train the front part tree rules 2 pull present the front part the cars vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme
Meaning 3 A fire engine is a fire truck.
det compound nsubj cop det compound punct root A DET fire NOUN engine NOUN is AUX a DET fire NOUN truck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 engine det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 engine compound 3 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 7 truck nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 truck cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 truck det 6 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 7 truck compound 7 truck truck NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 truck punct
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1 is a present a fire engine a fire truck tree rules
Meaning 4 A search engine is a website that finds things on the internet.
det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl punct root A DET search NOUN engine NOUN is AUX a DET website NOUN that PRON finds VERB things NOUN on ADP the DET internet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 engine det 2 search search NOUN Number=Sing 3 engine compound 3 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 6 website nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 website cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 website det 6 website website NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 finds nsubj 8 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 website acl:relcl 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 finds obj 10 on on ADP _ 12 internet case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 internet det 12 internet internet NOUN Number=Sing 8 finds obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 website punct
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1 is a present a search engine a website tree rules 2 find present a website things the internet vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic
Example 1 A plane has 4 engines.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET plane NOUN has VERB 4 NUM engines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 plane det 2 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 engines nummod 5 engines engine NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a plane 4 engines vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient
Example 2 The train engine pulls 12 cars.
det compound nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET train NOUN engine NOUN pulls VERB 12 NUM cars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 engine det 2 train train NOUN Number=Sing 3 engine compound 3 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 4 pulls nsubj 4 pulls pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 cars nummod 6 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 4 pulls obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 pulls punct
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1 pull present the train engine 12 cars vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme
Example 3 Two fire engines came.
nummod compound nsubj punct root Two NUM fire NOUN engines NOUN came VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 engines nummod 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 engines compound 3 engines engine NOUN Number=Plur 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past Two fire engines vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 How many engines do 3 planes have?
advmod amod nsubj nummod nsubj ccomp punct root How ADV many ADJ engines NOUN do VERB 3 NUM planes NOUN have VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 engines amod 3 engines engine NOUN Number=Plur 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 planes nummod 6 planes plane NOUN Number=Plur 7 have nsubj 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 do ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
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1 do present many engines tree rules 2 have present 3 planes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The car engine would not start.
det compound nsubj aux advmod punct root The DET car NOUN engine NOUN would AUX not PART start VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 engine det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 engine compound 3 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 6 start nsubj 4 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 start aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 start advmod 6 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 start punct
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1 not start would the car engine vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 6 Steam engines burn coal.
compound nsubj obj punct root Steam NOUN engines NOUN burn VERB coal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 2 engines compound 2 engines engine NOUN Number=Plur 3 burn nsubj 3 burn burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 3 burn obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 burn punct
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1 burn present Steam engines coal vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coal=Theme
Example 7 Use a search engine to find facts.
det compound obj mark advcl obj punct root Use VERB a DET search NOUN engine NOUN to PART find VERB facts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 engine det 3 search search NOUN Number=Sing 4 engine compound 4 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 7 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 6 find obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here a search engine vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient 2 find to-infinitive you not said here facts vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic
Example 8 Pull over when you hear a fire engine.
compound:prt mark nsubj advcl det compound obj punct root Pull VERB over ADP when SCONJ you PRON hear VERB a DET fire NOUN engine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pull pull VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 over over ADP _ 1 Pull compound:prt 3 when when SCONJ _ 5 hear mark 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 hear nsubj 5 hear hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Pull advcl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 engine det 7 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 8 engine compound 8 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 5 hear obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Pull punct
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1 pull over imperative you not said here vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 hear present you a fire engine vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer engine=Stimulus
Example 9 He had been running a long time before the engine; he had no idea that I was travelling there.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux aux det amod obl:unmarked case det obl punct nsubj conj det obj mark nsubj aux acl advmod punct root He PRON had AUX been AUX running VERB a DET long ADJ time NOUN before ADP the DET engine NOUN ; PUNCT he PRON had VERB no DET idea NOUN that SCONJ I PRON was AUX travelling VERB there ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 running nsubj 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 running aux 3 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 running aux 4 running run VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 running obl:unmarked 8 before before ADP _ 10 engine case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 engine det 10 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 4 running obl 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 had punct 12 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 had nsubj 13 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 running conj 14 no no DET PronType=Neg 15 idea det 15 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 13 had obj 16 that that SCONJ _ 19 travelling mark 17 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 travelling nsubj 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 travelling aux 19 travelling travel VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 idea acl 20 there there ADV PronType=Dem 19 travelling advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 running punct
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1 run past · perfect · progressive He the engine time vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before engine=Trajectory 2 have past he no idea vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient 3 travel past · progressive I no idea not said here there vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme idea=Trajectory
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