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title: masterpiece — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «masterpiece» in the Judaism dictionary: A work of art, book, music or other creation of great skill; one of the best of its kind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# masterpiece

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**Who acts:** art, Mona Lisa, drawing, little brother, goal, museum · **What happens:** work, create, make, do, be, draw · **To what, where:** great skill, best work, famous masterpiece, masterpiece, cake, Middle Ages · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A work of art, book, music or other creation of great skill; one of the best of its kind.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:m1:1
# text = A work of art, book, music or other creation of great skill; one of the best of its kind.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** |  | art |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |
| 2 | **create** |  |  | great skill |  |  |  |  | nom creation «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
The best work a particular person has ever made.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:m2:1
# text = The best work a particular person has ever made.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | the best work |  |  | ever |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anything done extremely well, like a goal or a cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:m3:1
# text = Anything done extremely well, like a goal or a cake.
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like a goal or a cake; well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mona Lisa is a famous masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x1:1
# text = The Mona Lisa is a famous masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mona	Mona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Lisa	Lisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Leonardo	Leonardo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
11	Vinci	Vinci	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Mona Lisa | a famous masterpiece |  |  |  | by Leonardo | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother's drawing is his masterpiece.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x2:1
# text = My little brother's drawing is his masterpiece.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My little brother's drawing | his masterpiece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** |  | My little brother |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That goal was a masterpiece!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x3:1
# text = That goal was a masterpiece!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | that goal | a masterpiece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum is full of masterpieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x4:1
# text = The museum is full of masterpieces.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	masterpieces	masterpiece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the museum |  |  |  |  | of masterpieces; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cake Grandma baked was a masterpiece.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x5:1
# text = The cake Grandma baked was a masterpiece.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | Grandma | the cake *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the cake | a masterpiece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people think «Charlotte's Web» is a masterpiece.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x6:1
# text = Many people think «Charlotte's Web» is a masterpiece.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Charlotte	Charlotte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	Web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Many people |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Charlotte's Web | a masterpiece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages, an apprentice had to make a masterpiece to become a master.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x7:1
# text = In the Middle Ages, an apprentice had to make a masterpiece to become a master.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	apprentice	apprentice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | a apprentice |  |  |  | in the Middle Ages |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | a apprentice *not said here* | a masterpiece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** | to-infinitive | a masterpiece *not said here* | a master |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He looked at the workmanship; there was not one false stitch in the whole job; all was so neat and true, that it was quite a masterpiece.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:masterpiece:x8:1
# text = He looked at the workmanship; there was not one false stitch in the whole job; all was so neat and true, that it was quite a masterpiece.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	workmanship	workmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	stitch	stitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
25	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
28	quite	quite	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	30	det:predet	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	masterpiece	masterpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | He |  |  |  |  | at the workmanship | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at workmanship=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | past | one false stitch in the whole job |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | all |  |  |  |  | neat *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | all *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **is a** | past | stitch | quite masterpiece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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