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title: fortieth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fortieth» in the school dictionary: Coming as number 40 in a row or order. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fortieth

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**Who acts:** We, He, One fortieth, town, Christians, Jesus · **What happens:** come, write, have, finish, be, go up · **To what, where:** number, row, 1/40, surprise party, cross-country race, 2 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fortieth» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [fortieth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fortieth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coming as number 40 in a row or order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:m1:1
# text = Coming as number 40 in a row or order.
1	Coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	as	as	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | gerund |  | number |  | a row or order |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in row=Location |

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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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of forty equal parts of something, written 1/40.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:m2:1
# text = One of forty equal parts of something, written 1/40.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	forty	forty	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	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	1/40	1/40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  | 1/40 |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a surprise party for Mum's fortieth birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:x1:1
# text = We had a surprise party for Mum's fortieth birthday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	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	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	fortieth	fortieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a surprise party |  |  |  | for Mum's fortieth birthday | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He finished fortieth in the cross-country race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:x2:1
# text = He finished fortieth in the cross-country race.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	fortieth	fortieth	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
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 | He |  |  | the cross-country race |  | fortieth *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One fortieth of 80 is 2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:x3:1
# text = One fortieth of 80 is 2.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	fortieth	fortieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	80	80	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 fortieth of 80 | 2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town is having its fortieth summer fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:x4:1
# text = Our town is having its fortieth summer fair.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	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	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fortieth	fortieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · progressive | Our town |  |  |  | summer | fair *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fortieth day after Easter is when Christians remember Jesus going up to heaven.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:x5:1
# text = The fortieth day after Easter is when Christians remember Jesus going up to heaven.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fortieth	fortieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Easter	Easter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	ccomp	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Christians |  |  |  | day | remember *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go up** | gerund | Jesus |  |  |  |  | to heaven | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Four fortieths equal one tenth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortieth:x6:1
# text = Four fortieths equal one tenth.
1	Four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	fortieths	fortieth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tenth	tenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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