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title: seventeen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seventeen» in the school dictionary: Seventeen is the number 17, one more than sixteen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seventeen

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**Who acts:** Seventeen, Seventeen birds, He, She, sister, seventeen pupils · **What happens:** be, sit, have, learn, drive · **To what, where:** number, ten, wire, seventeen dollars, much seventeen, prime number

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Seventeen is the number 17, one more than sixteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:m1:1
# text = Seventeen is the number 17, one more than sixteen.
1	Seventeen	seventeen	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	17	17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	parataxis	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sixteen	sixteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	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 | Seventeen | 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 -->
Seventeen is ten and seven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:m2:1
# text = Seventeen is ten and seven.
1	Seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seventeen birds sat on the wire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x1:1
# text = Seventeen birds sat on the wire.
1	Seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Seventeen birds |  |  | the wire |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on wire=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is seventeen years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x2:1
# text = He is seventeen years old.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | He |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She has seventeen dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x3:1
# text = She has seventeen dollars.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much are seventeen and five?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x4:1
# text = How much are seventeen and five?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Seventeen is a prime number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x5:1
# text = Seventeen is a prime number.
1	Seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Seventeen | a prime number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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My sister is seventeen and learning to drive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x6:1
# text = My sister is seventeen and learning to drive.
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	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	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 | **is a** | present | My sister | seventeen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | gerund | My sister *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drive** | to-infinitive | My sister *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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There are seventeen pupils in our reading group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x7:1
# text = There are seventeen pupils in our reading group.
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	seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	group	group	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 | seventeen pupils |  |  | our reading group; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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She was now seventeen, and he nineteen years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeen:x8:1
# text = She was now seventeen, and he nineteen years old.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	seventeen	seventeen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	nineteen	nineteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	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** | past | She | seventeen |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

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