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title: mosaic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mosaic» in the school dictionary: A picture or pattern made by putting together many small pieces of coloured stone, glass or tile. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mosaic

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**Who acts:** We, church window, city, mosaic, Square tiles, he · **What happens:** make, put together, mix, see, be, use · **To what, where:** picture, many small pieces, many different parts, Roman mosaic, mosaic, art

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«mosaic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [mosaic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mosaic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A picture or pattern made by putting together many small pieces of coloured stone, glass or tile.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:m1:1
# text = A picture or pattern made by putting together many small pieces of coloured stone, glass or tile.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	tile	tile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a picture or pattern *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **put together** | gerund |  | many small pieces of coloured stone and glass or tile |  |  |  | together *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent piece=Goal |

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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 -->
Something made of many different parts mixed together (a mosaic of cultures).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:m2:1
# text = Something made of many different parts mixed together (a mosaic of cultures).
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of many different parts | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **mix** | participle |  | many different parts *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a Roman mosaic of a dolphin on the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x1:1
# text = We saw a Roman mosaic of a dolphin on the floor.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a Roman mosaic of a dolphin on the floor |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mosaic=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In art we made a mosaic from tiny squares of paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x2:1
# text = In art we made a mosaic from tiny squares of paper.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	squares	square	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | we | a mosaic |  | art |  | from tiny squares of paper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent mosaic=Product from square=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church window is a glass mosaic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x3:1
# text = The church window is a glass mosaic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	window	window	NOUN	NN	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	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the church window | a glass mosaic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city is a mosaic of different cultures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x4:1
# text = The city is a mosaic of different cultures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the city | a mosaic |  |  |  | of different cultures | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mosaic used over 1,000 tiny tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x5:1
# text = The mosaic used over 1,000 tiny tiles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **use** | participle | the mosaic *not said here* | 1,000 tiny tiles |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Square tiles fit together well in a mosaic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x6:1
# text = Square tiles fit together well in a mosaic.
1	Square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mosaic	mosaic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit together** | present | Square tiles |  |  | a mosaic |  | together, well *property* | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent in mosaic=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then he went on through richly-furnished chambers, over mosaic floors, amid gorgeous pictures.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mosaic:x7:1
# text = Then he went on through richly-furnished chambers, over mosaic floors, amid gorgeous pictures.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	richly	richly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	mosaic	mosaic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	amid	amid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	gorgeous	gorgeous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** | past | he |  |  | furnished chambers and mosaic floors and amid gorgeous pictures | then |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through chamber=Location |
| 2 | **furnish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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