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title: thousandth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thousandth» in the school dictionary: Coming last in a line of a thousand, number 1000 in order (1000th). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thousandth

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**Who acts:** millimetre, digit, She, you, I, shop · **What happens:** come, be, win, tidy, tell, give · **To what, where:** line, one thousandth, thousandths place, race, room, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«thousandth» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [thousandth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thousandth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coming last in a line of a thousand, number 1000 in order (1000th).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:m1:1
# text = Coming last in a line of a thousand, number 1000 in order (1000th).
1	Coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	last	last	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	1000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1000th	1000th	ADJ	JJ	NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  | a line of a thousand and number |  | in order; last *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in line=Location |

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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 -->
One of a thousand equal parts of something: 1/1000 or 0.001.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:m2:1
# text = One of a thousand equal parts of something: 1/1000 or 0.001.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	1/1000	1/1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	0.001	0.001	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Frac	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A millimetre is one thousandth of a metre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:x1:1
# text = A millimetre is one thousandth of a metre.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	millimetre	millimetre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	thousandth	thousandth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	metre	metre	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 | a millimetre | one thousandth |  |  |  | of a metre | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In 3.125, the digit 5 is in the thousandths place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:x2:1
# text = In 3.125, the digit 5 is in the thousandths place.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	3.125	3.125	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	digit	digit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	thousandths	thousandth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the digit |  |  | the thousandths place |  | in 3.125 | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She won the race by a thousandth of a second.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:x3:1
# text = She won the race by a thousandth of a second.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thousandth	thousandth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | She | the race |  |  |  | by a thousandth of a second | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tidy your room — I'm telling you for the thousandth time!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:x4:1
# text = Tidy your room — I'm telling you for the thousandth time!
1	Tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	thousandth	thousandth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tidy** | imperative | you *not said here* | your room |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | I |  | you |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop gave a prize to its thousandth customer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:x5:1
# text = The shop gave a prize to its thousandth customer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	thousandth	thousandth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	customer	customer	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 shop | a prize | shop's thousandth customer |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent prize=Theme to customer=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write three thousandths as a decimal: 0.003.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thousandth:x6:1
# text = Write three thousandths as a decimal: 0.003.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	thousandths	thousandth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	decimal	decimal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	0.003	0.003	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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* | three thousandths |  |  |  | as a decimal | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent thousandth=Result as decimal=Attribute |

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