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title: dice — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dice» in the school dictionary: Dice are small cubes with dots from 1 to 6 on their sides, used in games. A dice has 6 faces. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dice

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**Who acts:** Dice, many people, She, biggest sum, He, you · **What happens:** be, use, have, say, roll, get · **To what, where:** small cubes, games, 6 faces, One die, two dice, dice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dice» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [dice in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dice.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dice are small cubes with dots from 1 to 6 on their sides, used in games. A dice has 6 faces.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Dice are small cubes with dots from 1 to 6 on their sides, used in games.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:m1:1
# text = Dice are small cubes with dots from 1 to 6 on their sides, used in games.
1	Dice	die	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dots	dot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dice | small cubes |  |  |  | with dots from 1 to 6 on Dice's sides | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | small cubes *not said here* |  | games |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* A dice has 6 faces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:m1:2
# text = A dice has 6 faces.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a dice | 6 faces |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One is properly a die, two or more are dice, but many people say «a dice».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:m2:1
# text = One is properly a die, two or more are dice, but many people say «a dice».
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	die	die	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	dice	die	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a One die and two dice |  |  |  | properly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | two dice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | many people | a dice |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent dice=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To dice food is to cut it into small cubes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:m3:1
# text = To dice food is to cut it into small cubes.
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | small cubes |  | to dice food; cut *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She rolled two dice and got 4 and 5.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x1:1
# text = She rolled two dice and got 4 and 5.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dice	die	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | She | two dice |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent die=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | past | She *not said here* | 4 |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 4=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is the biggest sum of two dice?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x2:1
# text = What is the biggest sum of two dice?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dice	die	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the biggest sum of two dice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sum** |  |  | two dice |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dice has 6 faces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x3:1
# text = A dice has 6 faces.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a dice | 6 faces |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rolled the dice 10 times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x4:1
# text = He rolled the dice 10 times.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | He | the dice |  |  | time |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dice=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roll the dice to start the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x5:1
# text = Roll the dice to start the game.
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | imperative | you *not said here* | the dice |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dice=Agent |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the game |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chance of rolling a 6 is 1 in 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x6:1
# text = The chance of rolling a 6 is 1 in 6.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund | the chance *not said here* | a 6 |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the chance | 1 |  | 6 |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dice the onion into small pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x7:1
# text = Dice the onion into small pieces.
1	Dice	dice	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	onion	onion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dice** | imperative | you *not said here* | the onion |  | small pieces |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent onion=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played a dice game in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x8:1
# text = We played a dice game 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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | a dice game |  | maths |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"An' what are you doing with that box and dice I see in your hand?"

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dice:x9:1
# text = "An' what are you doing with that box and dice I see in your hand?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	dice	dice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present · progressive | An |  |  |  |  | with that box and dice | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | present | I | that box and dice *not said here* |  | your hand |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer box=Stimulus |

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