askest

Who acts: you, Thou, fair maiden, Arthur, wind, rain · What happens: ask, mean, be, get, say, preserve · To what, where: answer, fair maiden, family · Speech: someone speaks here

«askest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: askest in the Early Modern English dictionary.

Meaning 1

«askest» means «you ask», a form of «ask».

The tree, 8 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 askest	punct
2	askest	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 askest	punct
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 ask	punct
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 ask	nsubj
7	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 means	ccomp
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 ask	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 form	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 form	det
11	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	parataxis
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 ask	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 ask	punct
14	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 form	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 form	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	ask speech: ask in a quote	present		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	ask speech: ask in a quote	present	you	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	ask speech: ask in a quote	infinitive		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

To ask is to say a question so that you get an answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ask	mark
2	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 say	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 say	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 question	det
7	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 say	obj
8	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	11 get	mark
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 so	fixed
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 get	nsubj
11	get	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 say	advcl
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 answer	det
13	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 get	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	be speech: assert	present			say property	tree rules
3	get	present	you	a answer		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus

Example 1

"Thou askest me of what race, of what family I am," says the fair maiden of a song preserved in the Tambof Government--

From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 askest	punct
2	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 askest	nsubj
3	askest	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 says	ccomp
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 askest	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 race	case
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	7 race	nsubj
7	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 me	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 what	punct
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 what	case
10	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	3 askest	parataxis
11	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 what	nsubj
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 am	nsubj
13	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 family	cop
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 askest	punct
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 says	punct
16	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 maiden	det
18	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 maiden	amod
19	maiden	maiden	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 says	obj
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 song	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 song	det
22	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 maiden	nmod
23	preserved	preserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 maiden	acl
24	in	in	ADP	_	27 Government	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 Government	det
26	Tambof	Tambof	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 Government	compound
27	Government	Government	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 preserved	obl:agent
28	--	--	PUNCT	_	16 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	ask speech: ask in a quote	present	Thou		the fair maiden of a song = maiden	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	is a in a quote	present		family		tree rules
3	say speech: assert	present	the fair maiden of a song			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	preserve	participle		the fair maiden of a song not said here		vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Example 2

‘What thou askest that shalt thou receive,’ said Arthur, ‘as far as the wind dries and the rain moistens, and the sun revolves and the sea encircles and the earth extends.

From The Lilac Fairy Book.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	4 askest	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 askest	obj
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 askest	nsubj
4	askest	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 said	ccomp
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 receive	mark
6	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	8 receive	aux
7	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	8 receive	nsubj
8	receive	receive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 askest	ccomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 askest	punct
10	’	'	PUNCT	_	4 askest	punct
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	Arthur	Arthur	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 said	nsubj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 far	punct
14	‘	'	PUNCT	_	16 far	punct
15	as	as	ADV	_	16 far	advmod
16	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 said	ccomp
17	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 dries	mark
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 wind	det
19	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 dries	nsubj
20	dries	dry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 far	advcl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 moistens	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 rain	det
23	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 moistens	nsubj
24	moistens	moisten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 dries	conj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 revolves	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 revolves	cc
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 sun	det
28	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 revolves	nsubj
29	revolves	revolve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 said	parataxis
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	33 encircles	cc
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 sea	det
32	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 encircles	nsubj
33	encircles	encircle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	29 revolves	conj
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	37 extends	cc
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 earth	det
36	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 extends	nsubj
37	extends	extend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	33 encircles	conj
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	thou	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent what=Recipient clause=Topic
2	receive	shall	thou	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	past	Arthur	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	dry	present	the wind	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
5	moisten	present	the rain	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
6	revolve	present	the sun	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
7	encircle	present	the sea	vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
8	extend	present	the earth	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Text: the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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