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title: entrant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «entrant» in the school dictionary: A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race or exam. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# entrant

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**Who acts:** animal, person, forty entrants, entrant, youngest entrant, entrants · **What happens:** enter, join, be, get, pin, hand · **To what, where:** competition, school, number, seven, poems, more entrants

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race or exam.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:m1:1
# text = A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race or exam.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	enters	enter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | present | animal | a competition |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme competition=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who joins a school, job or profession as a newcomer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:m2:1
# text = A person who joins a school, job or profession as a newcomer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	profession	profession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	newcomer	newcomer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present | a person | a school and job or profession |  |  |  | as a newcomer | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were forty entrants in the spelling bee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x1:1
# text = There were forty entrants in the spelling bee.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	forty	forty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	entrants	entrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | forty entrants in the spelling bee |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each entrant gets a number to pin on their shirt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x2:1
# text = Each entrant gets a number to pin on their shirt.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	entrant	entrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pin	pin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | each entrant | a number |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer number=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pin** | to-infinitive | each entrant *not said here* | a number *not said here* |  |  |  | on their shirt | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient on shirt=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The youngest entrant in the race was only seven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x3:1
# text = The youngest entrant in the race was only seven.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	entrant	entrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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 | the youngest entrant in the race | seven |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All entrants must hand in their poems by Friday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x4:1
# text = All entrants must hand in their poems by Friday.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	entrants	entrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hand	hand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	poems	poem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand** | must | all entrants |  |  | entrants's poems | friday |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cake competition had more entrants than last year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x5:1
# text = The cake competition had more entrants than last year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	entrants	entrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	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 cake competition | more entrants |  |  | than last year |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entrant=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New entrants to the school get a buddy for the first week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x6:1
# text = New entrants to the school get a buddy for the first week.
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	entrants	entrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	buddy	buddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | New entrants to the school | a buddy |  |  | week |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer buddy=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If each of 12 entrants pays £2, the prize fund is £24.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entrant:x7:1
# text = If each of 12 entrants pays £2, the prize fund is £24.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	entrants	entrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	fund	fund	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	£	£	SYM	$	_	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | each |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the prize fund | £ 24 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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