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title: pinnacle — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pinnacle» in the Judaism dictionary: A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pinnacle

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**Who acts:** pinnacle, I, palace, We · **What happens:** be, make, have, climb, perch · **To what, where:** top, tall pointed ornament, roof, pinnacles, many airy pinnacles, pinnacle

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«pinnacle» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [pinnacle in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pinnacle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:m1:1
# text = A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pinnacle	pinnacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pinnacle | the top |  |  |  | of a mountain or a tall building | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pinnacle is a tall, pointed ornament on the roof of a building, often a church or palace.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:m2:1
# text = A pinnacle is a tall, pointed ornament on the roof of a building, often a church or palace.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pinnacle	pinnacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pinnacle | a tall pointed ornament |  | the roof of a building |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. (Prophets ISA.54.12, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:x1:1
# text = And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pinnacles	pinnacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	rubies	ruby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	carbuncles	carbuncle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
18	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | future | I | thy pinnacles of rubies |  |  |  | thy border of precious stones *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset pinnacle=Beneficiary gate=Product |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.54.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.54.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.54.12	ISA.54.12	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The palace had many airy pinnacles on its roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:x2:1
# text = The palace had many airy pinnacles on its roof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	airy	airy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pinnacles	pinnacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the palace | many airy pinnacles |  | palace's roof |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pinnacle=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We climbed to the pinnacle of the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:x3:1
# text = We climbed to the pinnacle of the hill.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pinnacle	pinnacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **climb** | past | We |  |  | the pinnacle of the hill |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to pinnacle=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bird perched on the pinnacle of the tower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:pinnacle:x4:1
# text = The bird perched on the pinnacle of the tower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	perched	perch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pinnacle	pinnacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perch** | participle |  | the bird *not said here* |  | the pinnacle of the tower |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on pinnacle=Location |

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