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title: bingo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bingo» in the school dictionary: Bingo is a game where players have cards with numbers, and the winner is the first to cross off all the numbers in a line or on the card as they are called out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bingo

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**Who acts:** Bingo, players, winner, I, Nan, We · **What happens:** be, have, cross off, call out, mean, find · **To what, where:** game, cards, numbers, players, it, bingo

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bingo is a game where players have cards with numbers, and the winner is the first to cross off all the numbers in a line or on the card as they are called out.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:m1:1
# text = Bingo is a game where players have cards with numbers, and the winner is the first to cross off all the numbers in a line or on the card as they are called out.
1	Bingo	Bingo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	off	off	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	23	det:predet	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	on	on	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
31	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	34	mark	_	_
32	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj:pass	_	_
33	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
34	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	advcl	_	_
35	out	out	ADP	RP	_	34	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bingo | a game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | players | cards |  |  |  | with numbers | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | the winner |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **cross off** | to-infinitive |  | all numbers |  |  |  | in a line or the card | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent number=Patient in line=Topic |
| 5 | **call out** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | players *= player* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

<!-- .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}

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Usage: interjection, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Bingo!" means "Yes! I've found it" or "Exactly right".

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "Bingo!" means "Yes!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:m2:1
# text = "Bingo!" means "Yes!
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bingo	Bingo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bingo |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yes=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* I've found it" or "Exactly right".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:m2:2
# text = I've found it" or "Exactly right".
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · perfect | I | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan plays bingo at the community hall every Thursday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x1:1
# text = Nan plays bingo at the community hall every Thursday.
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	Thursday	Thursday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | Nan | bingo |  | the community hall | thursday |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bingo=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played times-table bingo in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x2:1
# text = We played times-table bingo in maths.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **play** | past | We | table bingo |  | maths | time |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bingo=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Seven times eight?" "Fifty-six!" "Bingo!"

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "Seven times eight?" "

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x3:1
# text = "Seven times eight?" "
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Fifty-six!" "

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x3:2
# text = Fifty-six!" "
1	Fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* Bingo!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x3:3
# text = Bingo!"
1	Bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cross off the number if it's on your card.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x4:1
# text = Cross off the number if it's on your card.
1	Cross	Cross	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | number |  |  | your card |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bingo! I've found my lost shoe!

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Bingo!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x5:1
# text = Bingo!
1	Bingo	Bingo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* I've found my lost shoe!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x5:2
# text = I've found my lost shoe!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	shoe	shoe	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 | **find** | present · perfect | I | my lost shoe |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first person to fill the card shouts "House!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x6:1
# text = The first person to fill the card shouts "House!"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	House	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | to-infinitive | the first person *not said here* | the card |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent card=Patient |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | the first person | House |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the care home, the residents love bingo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bingo:x7:1
# text = At the care home, the residents love bingo.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	residents	resident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the residents | bingo |  | the care |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bingo=Stimulus |

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