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title: matchless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «matchless» in the school dictionary: So good that nothing or nobody is equal to it; without equal; the best. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# matchless

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**Who acts:** nothing, view, Toad, She, castle, matchless courage · **What happens:** be, sing, play, have, save, cook · **To what, where:** it, matchless collection, village, matchless pies

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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So good that nothing or nobody is equal to it; without equal; the best.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:m1:1
# text = So good that nothing or nobody is equal to it; without equal; the best.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | nothing |  | it |  |  | equal *property* | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The view from the mountain top was matchless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:x1:1
# text = The view from the mountain top was matchless.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	matchless	matchless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the view from the mountain top |  |  |  |  | matchless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad sang about his own matchless cleverness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:x2:1
# text = Toad sang about his own matchless cleverness.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	matchless	matchless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | about Toad's own matchless cleverness | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about cleverness=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She played with matchless skill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:x3:1
# text = She played with matchless skill.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	matchless	matchless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with matchless skill | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with skill=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle had a matchless collection of paintings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:x4:1
# text = The castle had a matchless collection of paintings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	matchless	matchless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the castle | a matchless collection of paintings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collection=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Their matchless courage saved the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:x5:1
# text = Their matchless courage saved the village.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	matchless	matchless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	village	village	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 | **save** | past | Their matchless courage | the village |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent village=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chef cooks matchless pies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matchless:x6:1
# text = The chef cooks matchless pies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	matchless	matchless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pies	pie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | the chef | matchless pies |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pie=Patient |

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