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title: printmaker — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «printmaker» in the school dictionary: An artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# printmaker

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**Who acts:** artist, Hokusai, printmaker, Today, printmakers, We · **What happens:** make, be, carve, use, copy, roll · **To what, where:** pictures, famous Japanese printmaker, design, wood, printmakers, polystyrene tiles

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:m1:1
# text = An artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	printing	printing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	woodcuts	woodcut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	lino	lino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	prints	print	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	etchings	etching	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	prints	print	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a artist | pictures |  |  |  | by printing and woodcuts | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Product |

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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 -->
Hokusai was a famous Japanese printmaker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:x1:1
# text = Hokusai was a famous Japanese printmaker.
1	Hokusai	Hokusai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Japanese	Japanese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	printmaker	printmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hokusai | a famous Japanese printmaker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The printmaker carved a design into the wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:x2:1
# text = The printmaker carved a design into the wood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	printmaker	printmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wood	wood	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 | **carve** | past | the printmaker | a design |  | the wood |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent design=Material into wood=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Today we are printmakers, using polystyrene tiles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:x3:1
# text = Today we are printmakers, using polystyrene tiles.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	printmakers	printmaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	polystyrene	polystyrene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Today | printmakers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | printmakers *not said here* | polystyrene tiles |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tile=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A printmaker can make many copies of one picture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:x4:1
# text = A printmaker can make many copies of one picture.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	printmaker	printmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	copies	copy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | a printmaker | many copies of one picture |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset copy=Product |
| 2 | **copy** |  |  | one picture |  |  |  |  | nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The printmaker rolled ink onto the lino.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:x5:1
# text = The printmaker rolled ink onto the lino.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	printmaker	printmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lino	lino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | the printmaker | ink |  | the lino |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ink=Theme onto lino=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a printmaker's studio.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:printmaker:x6:1
# text = We visited a printmaker's studio.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	printmaker	printmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	studio	studio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a printmaker's studio |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent studio=Co-Agent |

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