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title: seventieth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seventieth» in the school dictionary: Seventieth means number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her seventieth birthday. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seventieth

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**Who acts:** Seventieth, Grandma, He, school, One seventieth, This · **What happens:** mean, come, be, have, finish, celebrate · **To what, where:** number, one, party, seventieth place, seventieth anniversary, 2 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«seventieth» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [seventieth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seventieth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seventieth means number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her seventieth birthday.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:m1:1
# text = Seventieth means number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her seventieth birthday.
1	Seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	ninth	ninth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Seventieth | number |  |  |  | in order | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot number=Theme in order=Attribute |
| 2 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after the sixty ninth and Seventieth's seventieth birthday |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A seventieth is one of 70 equal parts of something (1/70).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:m2:1
# text = A seventieth is one of 70 equal parts of something (1/70).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	1/70	1/70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a seventieth | one |  |  |  | of 70 equal parts of something | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma is having a party for her seventieth birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x1:1
# text = Grandma is having a party for her seventieth birthday.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	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 | **have** | present · progressive | Grandma | a party |  |  |  | for Grandma's seventieth birthday | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He finished in seventieth place out of a hundred runners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x2:1
# text = He finished in seventieth place out of a hundred runners.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | past | He |  |  | seventieth place |  | out hundred runners | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school celebrated its seventieth anniversary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x3:1
# text = The school celebrated its seventieth anniversary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	seventieth	seventieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	anniversary	anniversary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | past | the school | school's seventieth anniversary |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anniversary=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One seventieth of 140 is 2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x4:1
# text = One seventieth of 140 is 2.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	140	140	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 seventieth of 140 | 2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is the seventieth page of my book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x5:1
# text = This is the seventieth page of my book.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | the seventieth page |  |  |  | of my book | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen's seventieth year on the throne was called the Platinum Jubilee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x6:1
# text = The queen's seventieth year on the throne was called the Platinum Jubilee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Platinum	Platinum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Jubilee	Jubilee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  |  |  |  | year |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V» |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hans thought he would count them for fun, and had already reached the five hundred and seventieth when his host returned and cried, laughing:

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventieth:x7:1
# text = Hans thought he would count them for fun, and had already reached the five hundred and seventieth when his host returned and cried, laughing:
1	Hans	han	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	already	already	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	compound	_	_
16	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	seventieth	seventieth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Hans |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **count** | would | he | Hans *= han* |  |  |  | for fun | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **reach** | past · perfect |  | the five hundred and seventieth |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **return** | past | his host |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | his host *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **laugh** | gerund | his host *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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