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title: wealthy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wealthy» in the school dictionary: Having a lot of money and property; rich. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wealthy

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**Who acts:** wealthy, wealthy merchant, She, wealthy king, They · **What happens:** have, mean, build, pay, become, sell · **To what, where:** lot, rich people, big house, hill, wealthy, paintings

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Having a lot of money and property; rich.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:m1:1
# text = Having a lot of money and property; rich.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a lot of money and property |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

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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}

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«The wealthy» means rich people as a group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:m2:1
# text = «The wealthy» means rich people as a group.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the wealthy | rich people |  |  |  | as a group | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent people=Topic as group=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A wealthy merchant built the big house on the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:x1:1
# text = A wealthy merchant built the big house on the hill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | a wealthy merchant | the big house |  | the hill |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent house=Theme on hill=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The wealthy often pay more tax.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:x2:1
# text = The wealthy often pay more tax.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wealthy	wealthy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present |  | the wealthy |  |  |  | often *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She became wealthy by selling her paintings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:x3:1
# text = She became wealthy by selling her paintings.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | She |  |  |  |  | wealthy *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sell** | gerund | She *not said here* | her paintings |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent painting=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Being wealthy doesn't always make people happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:x4:1
# text = Being wealthy doesn't always make people happy.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	csubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wealthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support |  | people |  |  |  | always, happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The wealthy king gave gold to the poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:x5:1
# text = The wealthy king gave gold to the poor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the wealthy king | gold | the poor |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent gold=Theme to poor=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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They lived in a wealthy part of town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wealthy:x6:1
# text = They lived in a wealthy part of town.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | They |  |  | a wealthy part of town |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in part=Location |

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