bind
Who acts: thou, they, you, his, interpretation, ten elemental entities · What happens: tie, hold back, restrain, bind, be, take · To what, where: something, them, him, wounds, ten elemental entities, primordial תֹּהוּ
«bind» 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: bind in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
To tie something tightly, or to hold back and restrain.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 tie | mark |
| 2 | tie | tie | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 hold | advcl |
| 3 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 tie | obj |
| 4 | tightly | tightly | ADV | _ | 2 tie | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 hold | punct |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 hold | cc |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 hold | mark |
| 8 | hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 hold | advmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 restrain | cc |
| 11 | restrain | restrain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 8 hold | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 hold | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | to-infinitive | something | tightly property | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient | ||||
| 2 | hold back | to-infinitive | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | restrain | infinitive | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer |
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
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.
From Torah DEU.6.8, JPS 1917.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 bind | cc |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 bind | nsubj |
| 3 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 bind | aux |
| 4 | bind | bind | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 bind | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 sign | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 sign | det |
| 8 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bind | obl |
| 9 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 11 hand | case |
| 10 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 11 hand | nmod:poss |
| 11 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bind | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 frontlets | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 frontlets | cc |
| 14 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 frontlets | nsubj |
| 15 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 frontlets | aux |
| 16 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 18 frontlets | cop |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 frontlets | case |
| 18 | frontlets | frontlet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 bind | obl |
| 19 | between | between | ADP | _ | 21 eyes | case |
| 20 | thine | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 21 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 21 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 frontlets | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bind | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bind | shall | thou | them = they | for a sign; upon thy hand | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | |||
| 2 | is | shall | they | for frontlets; between thine eyes | tree rules |
Example 2
Take him home and bind his wounds.
From The Adventures of Pinocchio.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take | take | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Take | obj |
| 3 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Take | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 bind | cc |
| 5 | bind | bind | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Take | conj |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 wounds | nmod:poss |
| 7 | wounds | wound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 bind | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Take | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | imperative | you not said here | him = he | home property | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination | |||
| 2 | bind | infinitive | you not said here | his wounds | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient | ||||
| 3 | wound | his = he | nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.
From Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation.
The tree, 31 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 interpretation | case |
| 2 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 interpretation | det |
| 3 | interpretation | interpretation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 interpretation | punct |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 entities | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 entities | cop |
| 7 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 entities | nummod |
| 8 | elemental | elemental | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 entities | amod |
| 9 | entities | entity | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 interpretation | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 properties | cc |
| 11 | properties | property | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 entities | conj |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 bind | nsubj |
| 13 | bind | bind | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 entities | acl:relcl |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 restrain | cc |
| 15 | restrain | restrain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 bind | conj |
| 16 | primordial | primordial | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 תֹּהוּ | compound |
| 17 | תֹּהוּ | תֹּהוּ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 restrain | obj |
| 18 | tohu | tohu | X | Foreign=Yes | 17 תֹּהוּ | dep |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 chaos | punct |
| 20 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 21 chaos | punct |
| 21 | chaos | chaos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 entities | appos |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 void | punct |
| 23 | void | void | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 chaos | conj |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 waste | punct |
| 25 | waste | waste | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 chaos | conj |
| 26 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 27 land | punct |
| 27 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 waste | appos |
| 28 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 27 land | punct |
| 29 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 27 land | punct |
| 30 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 31 Genesis | punct |
| 31 | Genesis | Genesis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 27 land | parataxis |
| 32 | 1:2 | 1:2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 31 Genesis | flat |
| 33 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 31 Genesis | punct |
| 34 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 allowing | punct |
| 35 | allowing | allow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 31 Genesis | advcl |
| 36 | structure | structure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 35 allowing | obj |
| 37 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 38 order | cc |
| 38 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 structure | conj |
| 39 | to | to | PART | _ | 40 exist | mark |
| 40 | exist | exist | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 35 allowing | advcl |
| 41 | in | in | ADP | _ | 42 creation | case |
| 42 | creation | creation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 exist | obl |
| 43 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 interpretation | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | interpretation | ten elemental entities or properties | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | bind | present | ten elemental entities or properties | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | restrain | present | ten elemental entities or properties not said here | primordial תֹּהוּ | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer תֹּהוּ=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | allow | gerund | interpretation not said here | structure and order | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent structure=Beneficiary | ||||
| 5 | exist | to-infinitive | interpretation not said here | creation | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in creation=Location |
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