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title: seventeenth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seventeenth» in the school dictionary: Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a line or list: the seventeenth runner. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seventeenth

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**Who acts:** She, We, cousin, One seventeenth, you, seventeenth card · **What happens:** come, live, have, be, write, divide · **To what, where:** 30 runners, seventeenth floor, seventeenth birthday party, 2, seventeenth, queen · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a line or list: the seventeenth runner.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:m1:1
# text = Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a line or list: the seventeenth runner.
1	Coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	csubj	_	_
2	next	next	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sixteenth	sixteenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
10	17	17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after the sixteenth in order | next *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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: fraction — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of 17 equal parts of a whole: 1/17.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:m2:1
# text = One of 17 equal parts of a whole: 1/17.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	17	17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|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	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	1/17	1/17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She came seventeenth out of 30 runners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x1:1
# text = She came seventeenth out of 30 runners.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **come** | past | She |  |  | 30 runners |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme out runner=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We live on the seventeenth floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x2:1
# text = We live on the seventeenth floor.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | We |  |  | the seventeenth floor |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin had her seventeenth birthday party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x3:1
# text = My cousin had her seventeenth birthday party.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | past | My cousin | cousin's seventeenth birthday party |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One seventeenth of 34 is 2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x4:1
# text = One seventeenth of 34 is 2.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	34	34	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 seventeenth of 34 | 2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write seventeenth as a number: 17th.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x5:1
# text = Write seventeenth as a number: 17th.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	17th	17th	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	1	parataxis	_	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* | seventeenth |  |  |  | as a number | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent seventeenth=Result as number=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The seventeenth card in the pack was the queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x6:1
# text = The seventeenth card in the pack was the queen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the seventeenth card in the pack | the queen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divide the cake into 17 parts; each is a seventeenth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x7:1
# text = Divide the cake into 17 parts; each is a seventeenth.
1	Divide	divide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	17	17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cake |  | 17 parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | each seventeenth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Hurry up," said Edmund, as it fumbled clumsily with the seventeenth shoe.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventeenth:x8:1
# text = "Hurry up," said Edmund, as it fumbled clumsily with the seventeenth shoe.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hurry	hurry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Edmund	Edmund	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fumbled	fumble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	clumsily	clumsily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	seventeenth	seventeenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurry up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Edmund |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fumble** | past | it |  |  |  |  | with the seventeenth shoe; clumsily *property* | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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