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title: million — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «million» in the school dictionary: A million is the number 1,000,000: a thousand thousands. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# million

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**Who acts:** million, Millions, city, I, you, She · **What happens:** be, mean, have, tell, write, travel · **To what, where:** number, large number, million thousand thousands, million people, sky, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A million is the number 1,000,000: a thousand thousands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:m1:1
# text = A million is the number 1,000,000: a thousand thousands.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	1,000,000	1,000,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 million | the number and thousand thousands |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Millions or a million can mean a very large number, not exact (informal).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:m2:1
# text = Millions or a million can mean a very large number, not exact (informal).
1	Millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Millions | a large number |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A million is a thousand thousands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x1:1
# text = A million is a thousand thousands.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 |  | million thousand thousands |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city has about two million people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x2:1
# text = The city has about two million people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the city | million people |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are millions of stars in the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x3:1
# text = There are millions of stars in the sky.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | millions of stars |  |  | the sky; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sky=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I've told you a million times!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x4:1
# text = I've told you a million times!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | I |  | you |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write one million in figures: 1,000,000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x5:1
# text = Write one million in figures: 1,000,000.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	_
3	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	1,000,000	1,000,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | one million |  | figures |  | 1,000,000 *obl* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent million=Theme in figure=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is one in a million.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x6:1
# text = She is one in a million.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Light travels about three hundred million metres a second.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x7:1
# text = Light travels about three hundred million metres a second.
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | Light | million metres  a second |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One could see the bottom, leagues below, millions of miles below.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:million:x8:1
# text = One could see the bottom, leagues below, millions of miles below.
1	One	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	leagues	league	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	below	below	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	below	below	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | could | One | the bottom |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bottom=Stimulus |
| 2 | **league** | present | One *not said here* | millions of miles |  |  |  | below *property* | tree rules |

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