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title: millionaire — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «millionaire» in the school dictionary: A millionaire is a person who has money and property worth at least a million pounds, dollars or other units of money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# millionaire

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**Who acts:** millionaire, person, lottery winner, He, made millionaire, you · **What happens:** be, have, become, make, start, save · **To what, where:** person, money, millionaire, made millionaire, million pounds, hospital

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A millionaire is a person who has money and property worth at least a million pounds, dollars or other units of money.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:m1:1
# text = A millionaire is a person who has money and property worth at least a million pounds, dollars or other units of money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	millionaire	millionaire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	nmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	units	unit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 millionaire | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a person | money and property and worth million pounds and dollars or other units of money |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lottery winner became a millionaire overnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x1:1
# text = The lottery winner became a millionaire overnight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	millionaire	millionaire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
7	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the lottery winner | a millionaire |  |  |  | overnight *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is a self-made millionaire who started with a market stall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x2:1
# text = He is a self-made millionaire who started with a market stall.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	millionaire	millionaire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	stall	stall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | present | He | a made millionaire |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **start** | past | a made millionaire |  |  |  |  | with a market stall | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with stall=Subeventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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If you saved £1 a day, it would take more than two and a half thousand years to save a million pounds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x3:1
# text = If you saved £1 a day, it would take more than two and a half thousand years to save a million pounds.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	14	advmod	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	compound	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	14	conj	_	_
18	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | you |  |  |  | day |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | would | it |  |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **save** | to-infinitive |  | million pounds |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pound=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The millionaire gave money to the children's hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x4:1
# text = The millionaire gave money to the children's hospital.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	millionaire	millionaire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the millionaire | money | the children's hospital |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to hospital=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being a millionaire doesn't always make you happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x5:1
# text = Being a millionaire doesn't always make you happy.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	millionaire	millionaire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	csubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | a millionaire |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support |  | you |  |  |  | always, happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A million has six zeros.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x6:1
# text = A million has six zeros.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	zeros	zero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a few years, he had become a millionaire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millionaire:x7:1
# text = In a few years, he had become a millionaire.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	millionaire	millionaire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past · perfect | he | a millionaire |  |  | year |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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