alway
Who acts: thou, we, our, it, cloud · What happens: set, keep, need, help, joy, be · To what, where: table showbread, holiday alway, any, alway
«alway» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: alway in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
At all times, every time.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 3 times | case |
| 2 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 times | det |
| 3 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 time | punct |
| 5 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 time | det |
| 6 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 times | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 times | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.
From Torah EXO.25.30, JPS 1917.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 set | cc |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 set | nsubj |
| 3 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 showbread | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 showbread | det |
| 7 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 showbread | compound |
| 8 | showbread | showbread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 9 | before | before | ADP | _ | 11 alway | case |
| 10 | Me | me | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 alway | det |
| 11 | alway | alway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 set | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | shall | thou | the table showbread | before me alway | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent upon showbread=Destination |
Example 2
There we keep holiday alway, nor need we help from any in our joy.
From Celtic Fairy Tales.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 3 keep | expl |
| 2 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 keep | nsubj |
| 3 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 alway | compound |
| 5 | alway | alway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 keep | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 need | punct |
| 7 | nor | nor | CCONJ | Polarity=Neg | 8 need | cc |
| 8 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 keep | conj |
| 9 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 help | nsubj |
| 10 | help | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 need | xcomp |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 any | case |
| 12 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 help | obl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 joy | case |
| 14 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 joy | nmod:poss |
| 15 | joy | joy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 any | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 keep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present | we | holiday alway | there | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alway=Theme | |||
| 2 | need | present | we not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | help not said to happen | present | we | any | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | joy | our | nom joy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.
From Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 4 alway | advmod |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 alway | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 alway | cop |
| 4 | alway | alway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 covered | obl |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 alway | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cloud | det |
| 7 | cloud | cloud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 covered | nsubj |
| 8 | covered | cover | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 covered | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 appearance | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 appearance | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 appearance | det |
| 13 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 covered | conj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 fire | case |
| 15 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 appearance | nmod |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 night | case |
| 17 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 covered | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 covered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | it | alway | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cover | past | the cloud | alway | night | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination |
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