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title: viii — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «viii» in the school dictionary: The Roman numeral for 8. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# viii

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**Who acts:** Henry, clock, you, Pope · **What happens:** have, show, turn, be, live, write · **To what, where:** six wives, VIII, chapter, five, 8, Roman numerals

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The Roman numeral for 8.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:m1:1
# text = The Roman numeral for 8.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Henry VIII had six wives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:x1:1
# text = Henry VIII had six wives.
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	wives	wife	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 | **have** | past | Henry | six wives |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clock showed VIII for eight o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:x2:1
# text = The clock showed VIII for eight o'clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the clock | VIII |  |  |  | for eight o'clock | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent viii=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn to chapter VIII.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:x3:1
# text = Turn to chapter VIII.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | chapter |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent chapter=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
VIII is five plus three.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:x4:1
# text = VIII is five plus three.
1	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	_
4	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pope Urban VIII lived long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:x5:1
# text = Pope Urban VIII lived long ago.
1	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Urban	Urban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Pope |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write 8 in Roman numerals: VIII.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:viii:x6:1
# text = Write 8 in Roman numerals: VIII.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	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* | 8 |  | Roman numerals |  | VIII *obl* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent 8=Theme in numeral=Destination |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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