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title: eighteenth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eighteenth» in the school dictionary: Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eighteenth

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**Who acts:** one eighteenth, She, house, cousin, golfer, We · **What happens:** come, write, finish, be, have, win · **To what, where:** number, 1/18, eighteenth, cross-country race, left, big party

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:m1:1
# text = Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list.
1	Coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	next	next	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | gerund |  | number in a line or list |  |  | after the seventeenth in order | next *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: fraction — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of eighteen equal parts of something: one eighteenth, written 1/18.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:m2:1
# text = One of eighteen equal parts of something: one eighteenth, written 1/18.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	eighteenth	eighteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	1/18	1/18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle | one eighteenth *not said here* | 1/18 |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She finished eighteenth in the cross-country race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x1:1
# text = She finished eighteenth in the cross-country race.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	eighteenth	eighteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cross-country	cross-country	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | She | eighteenth |  | the cross-country race |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector eighteenth=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our house is the eighteenth on the left.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x2:1
# text = Our house is the eighteenth on the left.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eighteenth	eighteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	left	left	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our house | the eighteenth |  | the left |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin is having a big party for her eighteenth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x3:1
# text = My cousin is having a big party for her eighteenth.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	eighteenth	eighteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · progressive | My cousin | a big party |  |  |  | for cousin's eighteenth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One eighteenth of 36 is 2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x4:1
# text = One eighteenth of 36 is 2.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	eighteenth	eighteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	36	36	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | One eighteenth of 36 | 2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The golfer won on the eighteenth hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x5:1
# text = The golfer won on the eighteenth hole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	golfer	golfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eighteenth	eighteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the golfer |  |  | the eighteenth hole |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read the eighteenth chapter last night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x6:1
# text = We read the eighteenth chapter last night.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eighteenth	eighteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We | the eighteenth chapter |  |  | night |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chapter=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In this way six years passed by, and his eighteenth birthday drew near.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eighteenth:x7:1
# text = In this way six years passed by, and his eighteenth birthday drew near.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	eighteenth	eighteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	near	near	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass by** | participle |  |  |  | this way | year |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in way=Location |
| 2 | **draw** | past | his eighteenth birthday |  |  |  |  | near *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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