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title: fifteen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fifteen» in the school dictionary: Fifteen is the number 15: ten and five more, one more than fourteen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fifteen

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**Who acts:** Fifteen, union team, Three fives, We, sister, rugby · **What happens:** be, have, make, wait, win, divide · **To what, where:** number, union team, fifteen players, Ten fifteen, fifteen, quarter

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«fifteen» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [fifteen in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fifteen.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Fifteen is the number 15: ten and five more, one more than fourteen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:m1:1
# text = Fifteen is the number 15: ten and five more, one more than fourteen.
1	Fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	appos	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	15	advmod	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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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 fifteen is a rugby union team, which has fifteen players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:m2:1
# text = A fifteen is a rugby union team, which has fifteen players.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	union	union	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | fifteen | a union team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a union team | fifteen players |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten plus five is fifteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x1:1
# text = Ten plus five is fifteen.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
2	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Ten fifteen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three fives make fifteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x2:1
# text = Three fives make fifteen.
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	fives	fives	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Three fives | fifteen |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fifteen=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited fifteen minutes for the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x3:1
# text = We waited fifteen minutes for the bus.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bus	bus	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 | **wait** | past | We |  |  |  | minute | for the bus | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Fifteen minutes is a quarter of an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x4:1
# text = Fifteen minutes is a quarter of an hour.
1	Fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:unmarked	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hour	hour	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 |  | a quarter |  |  | hour; minute |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister is fifteen years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x5:1
# text = My sister is fifteen years old.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | My sister |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rugby fifteen won the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x6:1
# text = The rugby fifteen won the match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fifteen divided by three is five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x7:1
# text = Fifteen divided by three is five.
1	Fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by three five | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘I am fifteen, and she is twenty.’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fifteen:x8:1
# text = ‘I am fifteen, and she is twenty.’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | fifteen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | she | twenty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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