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title: likeness — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «likeness» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Being like something, or a picture or image of someone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# likeness

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**Who acts:** God, That, idea, fourth Path, Imaginative Intelligence, Path · **What happens:** be, image, create, make, stand, call · **To what, where:** someone, man, likeness, idea, Imaginative Intelligence, Path · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«likeness» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [likeness in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/likeness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Being like something, or a picture or image of someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:likeness:m1:1
# text = Being like something, or a picture or image of someone.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like something | tree rules |
| 2 | **image** |  |  | someone |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: of=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;

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From Torah GEN.5.1, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:likeness:x1:1
# text = In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	created	create	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | past | God | man |  | the likeness | day |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Result |
| 2 | **make** | past | God | man |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That was my idea, and there stands his likeness."

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From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:likeness:x2:1
# text = That was my idea, and there stands his likeness."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | my idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | present | my idea *not said here* | his likeness |  | there |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer likeness=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Twenty-fourth Path is the Imaginative Intelligence, and it is so called because it gives a likeness to all the similitudes, which are created in like manner similar to its harmonious elegancies.

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From Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:likeness:x3:1
# text = The Twenty-fourth Path is the Imaginative Intelligence, and it is so called because it gives a likeness to all the similitudes, which are created in like manner similar to its harmonious elegancies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	Path	Path	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Imaginative	imaginative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Intelligence	Intelligence	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	24	det:predet	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	similitudes	similitude	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	acl:relcl	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	like	like	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
32	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
35	harmonious	harmonious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	elegancies	elegancy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fourth Path | the Imaginative Intelligence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** *speech: assert* | present · passive | the Imaginative Intelligence *not said here* | Path |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | present | Path | a likeness | all similitudes |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent likeness=Theme to similitude=Recipient |
| 4 | **create** | present · passive |  | all similitudes |  | manner |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

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