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title: valuable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «valuable» in the school dictionary: Valuable means worth a lot of money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# valuable

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**Who acts:** Valuable, Valuables, you, that, Gold, old ring · **What happens:** mean, be, own, thank, help, learn · **To what, where:** small things, you, valuable lesson, valuables, locker, hall

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«valuable» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [valuable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/valuable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Valuable means worth a lot of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:m1:1
# text = Valuable means worth a lot of money.
1	Valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Valuable |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Very useful or important: valuable advice, valuable time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:m2:1
# text = Very useful or important: valuable advice, valuable time.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun, plural — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Valuables are small things you own that are worth a lot, like jewellery or phones.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:m3:1
# text = Valuables are small things you own that are worth a lot, like jewellery or phones.
1	Valuables	valuable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	own	own	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	jewellery	jewellery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Valuables | small things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **own** | present | you | small things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | a lot *obl:unmarked*; worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gold is valuable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x1:1
# text = Gold is valuable.
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her old ring is very valuable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x2:1
# text = Her old ring is very valuable.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | Her old ring |  |  |  |  | valuable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thank you for your valuable help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x3:1
# text = Thank you for your valuable help.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | for your valuable help | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for help=Attribute |
| 2 | **help** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I learned a valuable lesson.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x4:1
# text = I learned a valuable lesson.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | I | a valuable lesson |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep your valuables in a locker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x5:1
# text = Keep your valuables in a locker.
1	Keep	keep	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	valuables	valuable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	locker	locker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | your valuables |  | a locker |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent valuable=Theme in locker=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which coin is the most valuable?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x6:1
# text = Which coin is the most valuable?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | which coin |  |  |  |  | valuable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water is more valuable than gold in the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x7:1
# text = Water is more valuable than gold in the desert.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Water |  |  |  |  | than gold in the desert; valuable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inside, in the hall, valuable oil paintings were hanging on the walls.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valuable:x8:1
# text = Inside, in the hall, valuable oil paintings were hanging on the walls.
1	Inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past · progressive | valuable oil paintings |  |  | the hall |  | on the walls; inside *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hall=Location |

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