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title: fortune — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fortune» in the school dictionary: A very large amount of money: «That car cost a fortune». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fortune

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**Who acts:** large amount, luck, pirates, fortune, Jack, fortune teller · **What happens:** cost, amount, affect, happen, tell, hope · **To what, where:** fortune, money, life, gold, new phone, race · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very large amount of money: «That car cost a fortune».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:m1:1
# text = A very large amount of money: «That car cost a fortune».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** *in a quote* | past | a large amount of money | a fortune |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme fortune=Value |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
Luck, good or bad, especially luck that affects your life: «good fortune».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:m2:1
# text = Luck, good or bad, especially luck that affects your life: «good fortune».
1	Luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	affects	affect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | present | luck | your life |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus life=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What will happen to a person in the future: «tell someone's fortune».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:m3:1
# text = What will happen to a person in the future: «tell someone's fortune».
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | future |  |  |  |  |  | to a person in the future | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  | someone's fortune |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fortune=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirates hoped to find a fortune in gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x1:1
# text = The pirates hoped to find a fortune in gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past | the pirates |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the pirates *not said here* | a fortune |  | gold |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That new phone must have cost a fortune!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x2:1
# text = That new phone must have cost a fortune!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	cost	cost	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | must · perfect · passive |  | that new phone |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary fortune=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By good fortune, it stopped raining just before the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x3:1
# text = By good fortune, it stopped raining just before the race.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	raining	rain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | fortune |  |  |  |  | by good fortune | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **rain** | gerund | fortune *not said here* | the race |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jack left home to seek his fortune.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x4:1
# text = Jack left home to seek his fortune.
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	seek	seek	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Jack |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **seek** | to-infinitive | Jack *not said here* | Jack's fortune |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fortune teller said I would travel far.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x5:1
# text = The fortune teller said I would travel far.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teller	teller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the fortune teller |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **travel** | would | I |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My fortune cookie said, "Kindness brings joy."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x6:1
# text = My fortune cookie said, "Kindness brings joy."
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cookie	cookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | My fortune cookie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bring** *in a quote* | present | Kindness | joy |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent joy=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She made a fortune selling her inventions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x7:1
# text = She made a fortune selling her inventions.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	inventions	invention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | a fortune |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Product |
| 2 | **sell** | gerund | She *not said here* | her inventions |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent invention=Theme |
| 3 | **invent** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom invention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is most extraordinary good fortune."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fortune:x8:1
# text = It is most extraordinary good fortune."
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	extraordinary	extraordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | extraordinary good fortune |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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