fortieth
Who acts: We, He, One fortieth, town, Christians, Jesus · What happens: come, write, have, finish, be, go up · To what, where: number, row, 1/40, surprise party, cross-country race, 2 · Speech: someone speaks here
«fortieth» 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: fortieth in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Coming as number 40 in a row or order.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | as | as | ADV | _ | 1 Coming | advmod |
| 3 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Coming | obl |
| 4 | 40 | 40 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 number | flat |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 row | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 row | det |
| 7 | row | row | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Coming | obl |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 order | cc |
| 9 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 row | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Coming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | gerund | number | a row or order | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in row=Location |
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
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
One of forty equal parts of something, written 1/40.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 parts | case |
| 3 | forty | forty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 parts | nummod |
| 4 | equal | equal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 parts | amod |
| 5 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 One | nmod |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 something | case |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 parts | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 written | punct |
| 9 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 something | acl |
| 10 | 1/40 | 1/40 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 9 written | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 One | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | participle | 1/40 | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
We had a surprise party for Mum's fortieth birthday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 party | det |
| 4 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 party | compound |
| 5 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 birthday | case |
| 7 | Mum | Mum | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 birthday | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Mum | case |
| 9 | fortieth | fortieth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 birthday | amod |
| 10 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 party | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | We | a surprise party | for Mum's fortieth birthday | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |
Example 2
He finished fortieth in the cross-country race.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 finished | nsubj |
| 2 | finished | finish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | fortieth | fortieth | ADV | _ | 2 finished | advmod |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 race | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 race | det |
| 6 | cross-country | cross-country | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 race | amod |
| 7 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 finished | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 finished | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finish | past | He | the cross-country race | fortieth property | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Example 3
One fortieth of 80 is 2.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 fortieth | nummod |
| 2 | fortieth | fortieth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 2 | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 80 | case |
| 4 | 80 | 80 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 fortieth | nmod |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 2 | cop |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 2 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | One fortieth of 80 | 2 | tree rules |
Example 4
Our town is having its fortieth summer fair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 town | nmod:poss |
| 2 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 having | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 having | aux |
| 4 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 summer | nmod:poss |
| 6 | fortieth | fortieth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 summer | amod |
| 7 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 having | obj |
| 8 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 having | xcomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 having | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present · progressive | Our town | summer | fair property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
The fortieth day after Easter is when Christians remember Jesus going up to heaven.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 day | det |
| 2 | fortieth | fortieth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 day | amod |
| 3 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 remember | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | after | after | ADP | _ | 5 Easter | case |
| 5 | Easter | Easter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 day | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 remember | cop |
| 7 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 remember | advmod |
| 8 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 9 remember | nsubj |
| 9 | remember | remember | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 going | nsubj |
| 11 | going | go | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 remember | ccomp |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 going | compound:prt |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 heaven | case |
| 14 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 going | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 remember | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Christians | day | remember property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | go up | gerund | Jesus | to heaven | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Example 6
Four fortieths equal one tenth.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 fortieths | nummod |
| 2 | fortieths | fortieth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 equal | nsubj |
| 3 | equal | equal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 tenth | nummod |
| 5 | tenth | tenth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 equal | conj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 equal | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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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