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title: seventy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seventy» in the school dictionary: Seventy is the number 70, which is seven tens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seventy

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**Who acts:** Seventy, number, seventies, ticket, Seventy people, Grandpa · **What happens:** be, cost, come, have, say · **To what, where:** number, seven tens, numbers, 70, seventy cents, show · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seventy is the number 70, which is seven tens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:m1:1
# text = Seventy is the number 70, which is seven tens.
1	Seventy	seventy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	tens	ten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	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 | Seventy | the number and seven tens |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the number and seven tens | seven tens |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
The seventies are the numbers from 70 to 79, or a person's age from 70 to 79.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:m2:1
# text = The seventies are the numbers from 70 to 79, or a person's age from 70 to 79.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seventies	seventy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	79	79	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	79	79	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the seventies | the numbers |  | 70 to 79 |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ticket costs seventy cents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x1:1
# text = A ticket costs seventy cents.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	cents	cent	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 | **cost** | present | a ticket | seventy cents |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme cent=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seventy people came to the show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x2:1
# text = Seventy people came to the show.
1	Seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	show	show	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 | **come** | past | Seventy people |  |  | the show |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to show=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa is seventy years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x3:1
# text = Grandpa is seventy years old.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	seventy	seventy	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 | Grandpa |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is seventy minus twenty?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x4:1
# text = What is seventy minus twenty?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
4	minus	minus	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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 |  | seventy minus twenty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seventy is seven tens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x5:1
# text = Seventy is seven tens.
1	Seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	tens	ten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The speed limit here is seventy kilometers an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x6:1
# text = The speed limit here is seventy kilometers an hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kilometers	kilometer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	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** | present | the speed limit | seventy kilometers |  |  | hour |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma is in her seventies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x7:1
# text = Grandma is in her seventies.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	seventies	seventy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Grandma |  |  | her seventies |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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"We have only seventy-five pigs," said the Princess, "and with me that's seventy-six!"

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seventy:x8:1
# text = "We have only seventy-five pigs," said the Princess, "and with me that's seventy-six!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	seventy	seventy	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	ccomp	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	seventy	seventy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | We | five pigs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | seventy six |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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