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title: superb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «superb» in the school dictionary: Extremely good; excellent. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# superb

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**Who acts:** dragon, goalkeeper, superb view, spelling test, Your, castle · **What happens:** look, draw, make, be, view, test · **To what, where:** superb save, top, lake, superb grounds, school concert, superb condition

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«superb» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [superb in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/superb.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Extremely good; excellent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:m1:1
# text = Extremely good; excellent.
1	Extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very grand and beautiful to look at.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:m2:1
# text = Very grand and beautiful to look at.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	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 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a superb drawing of the dragon!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x1:1
# text = What a superb drawing of the dragon!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** |  | the dragon |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper made a superb save in the last minute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x2:1
# text = The goalkeeper made a superb save in the last minute.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	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	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	save	save	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the goalkeeper | a superb save |  |  | minute |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset save=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From the top of the hill there was a superb view of the lake.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x3:1
# text = From the top of the hill there was a superb view of the lake.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a superb view of the lake |  |  | the top of the hill; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **view** |  |  | the lake |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your spelling test was superb — full marks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x4:1
# text = Your spelling test was superb — full marks.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	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** | past | Your spelling test |  |  |  |  | full marks *obl*; superb *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **test** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle stands in superb grounds with gardens and a maze.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x5:1
# text = The castle stands in superb grounds with gardens and a maze.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	maze	maze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the castle |  |  | superb grounds with gardens and a maze |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in grounds=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sang superbly at the school concert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x6:1
# text = She sang superbly at the school concert.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	superbly	superbly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	concert	concert	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 | She |  |  | the school concert |  | superbly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at concert=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old bike is still in superb condition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x7:1
# text = The old bike is still in superb condition.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | present | the old bike |  |  | superb condition | still |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For seven days the whole nation mourned, and then the ashes of the princess were buried with great pomp, and a superb tomb was raised over her.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:superb:x8:1
# text = For seven days the whole nation mourned, and then the ashes of the princess were buried with great pomp, and a superb tomb was raised over her.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	mourned	mourn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	pomp	pomp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	superb	superb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
28	over	over	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mourn** | past | the whole nation |  |  |  | day |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **bury** | past · passive |  | the ashes of the princess |  |  | then | with great pomp | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **raise** | past · passive |  | a superb tomb |  |  |  | over nation | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme over she=Destination |

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