diff --git a/src/model/editable.py b/src/model/data.py
similarity index 91%
rename from src/model/editable.py
rename to src/model/data.py
index dffa444..70332aa 100644
--- a/src/model/editable.py
+++ b/src/model/data.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def copy(parent):
         return result
 
 
-class Editable:
+class Data:
     def make_copy(self):
         # makes an internal copy of self
         # delete old copy
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class Editable:
             
         self._copy = None
         
+    def view(self, model, *args):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+    
     @classmethod
-    def new_empty(cls):
-        return cls(empty_doc)
+    def import_xml(cls, xml, *args):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+        
diff --git a/src/model/entry.py b/src/model/entry.py
index e2c0c94..036aec6 100644
--- a/src/model/entry.py
+++ b/src/model/entry.py
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
 from model.sense import Sense
-from model.editable import Editable
+from model.data import Data
 from model.tags import import_label_list
 
-class Entry(Editable):
-    def __init__(self, entry_xml):
+from lib.snabbdom import h
+import message as M
+from view import View
+from view.utils import clean_label
+
+
+class Entry(Data):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.status = ""
+        self.headword = ""
+        self.headword_type = None
+        self.grammar = ""
+        self.comment = ""
+        self.variants = []
+        self.related_entries = []
+        self.lexical_unit = {}
+        self.measure = {}
+        self.labels = []
+        self.senses = []
+        
+    def import_xml(self, entry_xml):
         status = entry_xml.querySelector("head status")
         headword = entry_xml.querySelector("head headword lemma")
         grammar = entry_xml.querySelector("head grammar category")
@@ -17,13 +36,11 @@ class Entry(Editable):
         self.variants = [v.textContent for v in entry_xml.querySelectorAll("head variantList variant")]
         self.related_entries = [re.textContent for re in entry_xml.querySelectorAll("head relatedEntryList relatedEntry")]
         
-        self.lexical_unit = {}
         lex_unit = entry_xml.querySelector("lexical_unit lexeme,lexicalUnit lexeme")
         if lex_unit:
             self.lexical_unit['id'] = lex_unit.getAttribute("lexical_unit_lexeme_id")
             self.lexical_unit['text'] = lex_unit.textContent
         
-        self.measure = {}
         measure = entry_xml.querySelector("measureList measure")
         if measure:
             self.measure["source"] = measure.getAttribute("source")
@@ -32,8 +49,70 @@ class Entry(Editable):
 
         self.labels = import_label_list("head labelList label", entry_xml)
         
-        self.senses = [Sense(sense_xml, i) for i, sense_xml in 
-                       enumerate(entry_xml.querySelectorAll("body senseList sense"))]
+        for i, sense_xml in enumerate(entry_xml.querySelectorAll("body senseList sense")):
+            sense = Sense()
+            sense.import_xml(sense_xml, i)
+            self.senses.append(sense)
+                       
+    
+    def view(self, model):
+        view_sense_list = [sense.view(model, idx) for idx, sense in enumerate(self.senses)]
+        
+        buttons_left = self._view_button_section(model)
+        buttons_right = View.view_toggle_buttons(model)
+        
+        return h("div#entry", {}, [
+          h("div#entry-status", {}, self.status),
+          h("div#entry-header", {}, [
+            h("span#headword", {}, self.headword),
+            h("span#grammar", {}, self.grammar),
+            h("span#measure", {}, self.get_measure_text())]),
+          h("div.flex.five", {}, [
+              h("div.four-fifth", {}, buttons_left),
+              h("div.one-fifth", {}, buttons_right)]),
+          h("div#sense-container", {}, view_sense_list),
+          h("button.add-button", {"on": {"click": M.msg(M.AddSense)}}, "+")])
+    
+    
+    def _view_button_section(self, model):
+        clk = lambda cls: {"on": {"click": M.msg(cls)}}
+        buttons = [
+            h("button.normal", clk(M.ShowVariantsEdit), "Variante"),
+            h("button.success", clk(M.ShowRelatedEntriesEdit), "Povezano"),
+            h("button.success", clk(M.ShowEntryLabelsEdit), "Oznake"),
+            h("button.normal", clk(M.ShowCommentEdit), "Opombe")]
+        
+        view_buttons = []
+        view_table = []
+        
+        if len(self.variants) == 0:
+            view_buttons.append(buttons[0])
+        else:
+            view_table.append((buttons[0], ", ".join(self.variants)))
+            
+        if len(self.related_entries) == 0:
+            view_buttons.append(buttons[1])
+        else:
+            view_table.append((buttons[1], ", ".join(self.related_entries)))
+            
+        if len(self.labels) == 0:
+            view_buttons.append(buttons[2])
+        else:
+            labels = ", ".join([clean_label(val) for _, val in self.labels])
+            view_table.append((buttons[2], labels))
+            
+        if self.comment == "":
+            view_buttons.append(buttons[3])
+        else:
+            view_table.append((buttons[3], self.comment))
+        
+        table_rows = [
+            h("tr", {}, [ h("td", {}, btn), h("td", {}, content)]) 
+            for btn, content in view_table]
+        
+        view_buttons.append(h("table", {}, table_rows))
+        return h("div", {}, view_buttons)
+    
     
     def get_measure_text(self):
         return self.measure["text"] if "text" in self.measure else ""
diff --git a/src/model/example.py b/src/model/example.py
index d34a6b7..e465b8a 100644
--- a/src/model/example.py
+++ b/src/model/example.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from model.editable import Editable
+from model.data import Data as Editable
 from model.translation import from_container_list
 from model.example_clusters import ExampleClusters
 from lib.snabbdom import h
diff --git a/src/model/model.py b/src/model/model.py
index 092695e..b8673c3 100644
--- a/src/model/model.py
+++ b/src/model/model.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from model.example_clusters import ExampleClusters
 class Model:
     def __init__(self):
         # main data stuff
-        self.entry = None
+        self.entry = Entry()
         
         # report everything that happens!
         self.log = []
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ class Model:
     def import_xml(self, xml_text):
         parser = __new__(DOMParser())
         xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(xml_text, "text/xml")
-        self.entry = Entry(xmlDoc.querySelector("entry"))
+        self.entry.import_xml(xmlDoc.querySelector("entry"))
         self.reset()
         
diff --git a/src/model/sense.py b/src/model/sense.py
index 0c71c0b..3df0c7a 100644
--- a/src/model/sense.py
+++ b/src/model/sense.py
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 from model.example import Example
 from model.translation import from_container_list
-from model.editable import Editable
+from model.data import Data
 from model.tags import import_label_list
+from view import View
+import message as M
+from lib.snabbdom import h
+from view.utils import clean_label
 
 
-class Sense(Editable):
-    def __init__(self, sense_xml, idx):
-        self.original_idx = idx
-        
+class Sense(Data):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.original_idx = -1
         self.definition = {}
+        self.labels = []
+        self.translations = []
+        self.examples = []
+    
+    def import_xml(self, sense_xml, idx):
+        self.original_idx = idx
         for definition in sense_xml.querySelectorAll("definitionList definition"):
             key = definition.getAttribute("type")
             self.definition[key] = definition.textContent
@@ -19,7 +28,21 @@ class Sense(Editable):
 
         self.examples = [Example(example_xml) for example_xml in
                          sense_xml.querySelectorAll("exampleContainerList exampleContainer")]
-    
+        
     def merge_labels(self):
         return ", ".join(val for _, val in self.labels)
+    
+    
+    def view(self, model, sense_num):
+        examples = [View.view_example(example, self, model) for example in self.examples]
+        
+        result = h("div.elm-div", {}, [
+          h("div.sense-num", {"on": {"click": M.msg(M.ShowSenseMenu, self)}}, str(sense_num + 1)),
+          h("div.sense", {}, [
+            h("span.sense-label-list", { "on": { "click": M.msg(M.ShowSenseLabelEdit, self) }}, [
+                h("span.sense-label", {}, clean_label(slabel)) for _, slabel in self.labels ]), 
+            h("span.sense-definition", { "on": { "click": M.msg(M.ShowSenseDefinitionEdit, self) }}, self.definition["indicator"]),
+            h("div", {}, View.view_translations(self.translations, self, model)),
+            h("div", {}, examples)])])
+        return result
                 
diff --git a/src/model/translation.py b/src/model/translation.py
index 0641a10..8b4f489 100644
--- a/src/model/translation.py
+++ b/src/model/translation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from model.tags import import_label_list
-from model.editable import Editable
+from model.data import Data as Editable
 
 
 def from_container_list(translation_list_container_xml):
diff --git a/src/view/view.py b/src/view/view.py
index d2c4685..fb9fbbe 100644
--- a/src/view/view.py
+++ b/src/view/view.py
@@ -31,25 +31,6 @@ class View:
           h("button.blk", {"on": { "click": lambda _: check_export(self.model) } }, "CHK"),
           View.view_menu(self.model.menu_location, self.model.menu_target, self.model.entry),
           View.view_modal(self.model.modal_shown, self.model.modal)])
-       
-    @staticmethod
-    def view_entry(entry, model):
-        view_sense_list = [View.view_sense(sense, idx, model) for idx, sense in enumerate(entry.senses)]
-        
-        buttons_left = View.view_entry_button_section(entry, model)
-        buttons_right = View.view_toggle_buttons(model)
-        
-        return h("div#entry", {}, [
-          h("div#entry-status", {}, entry.status),
-          h("div#entry-header", {}, [
-            h("span#headword", {}, entry.headword),
-            h("span#grammar", {}, entry.grammar),
-            h("span#measure", {}, entry.get_measure_text())]),
-          h("div.flex.five", {}, [
-              h("div.four-fifth", {}, buttons_left),
-              h("div.one-fifth", {}, buttons_right)]),
-          h("div#sense-container", {}, view_sense_list),
-          h("button.add-button", {"on": {"click": msg(AddSense())}}, "+")])
     
     
     @staticmethod
@@ -61,59 +42,7 @@ class View:
                 h("span.button.toggle", {"on": {"click": msg(ToggleClusters)}}, txt_clusters)]
         
     
-    @staticmethod
-    def view_entry_button_section(entry, model):
-        clk = lambda cls: {"on": {"click": msg(cls)}}
-        buttons = [
-            h("button.normal", clk(ShowVariantsEdit()), "Variante"),
-            h("button.success", clk(ShowRelatedEntriesEdit()), "Povezano"),
-            h("button.success", clk(ShowEntryLabelsEdit()), "Oznake"),
-            h("button.normal", clk(ShowCommentEdit()), "Opombe")]
-        
-        view_buttons = []
-        view_table = []
-        
-        if len(entry.variants) == 0:
-            view_buttons.append(buttons[0])
-        else:
-            view_table.append((buttons[0], ", ".join(entry.variants)))
-            
-        if len(entry.related_entries) == 0:
-            view_buttons.append(buttons[1])
-        else:
-            view_table.append((buttons[1], ", ".join(entry.related_entries)))
-            
-        if len(entry.labels) == 0:
-            view_buttons.append(buttons[2])
-        else:
-            labels = ", ".join([clean_label(val) for _, val in entry.labels])
-            view_table.append((buttons[2], labels))
-            
-        if entry.comment == "":
-            view_buttons.append(buttons[3])
-        else:
-            view_table.append((buttons[3], entry.comment))
-        
-        table_rows = [
-            h("tr", {}, [ h("td", {}, btn), h("td", {}, content)]) 
-            for btn, content in view_table]
-        
-        view_buttons.append(h("table", {}, table_rows))
-        return h("div", {}, view_buttons)
           
-    @staticmethod
-    def view_sense(sense, senseNum, model):
-        examples = [View.view_example(example, sense, model) for example in sense.examples]
-        
-        result = h("div.elm-div", {}, [
-          h("div.sense-num", {"on": {"click": msg(ShowSenseMenu(sense))}}, str(senseNum + 1)),
-          h("div.sense", {}, [
-            h("span.sense-label-list", { "on": { "click": msg(ShowSenseLabelEdit(sense)) }}, [
-                h("span.sense-label", {}, clean_label(slabel)) for _, slabel in sense.labels ]), 
-            h("span.sense-definition", { "on": { "click": msg(ShowSenseDefinitionEdit(sense)) }}, sense.definition["indicator"]),
-            h("div", {}, View.view_translations(sense.translations, sense, model)),
-            h("div", {}, examples)])])
-        return result
     
     @staticmethod
     def view_example(example, sense, model):