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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.

markadvclobjadvmodpunctccmarkadvmodccconjpunctrootToPARTtieVERBsomethingPRONtightlyADV,PUNCTorCCONJtoPARTholdVERBbackADVandCCONJrestrainVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 tiemark
2tietieVERBVerbForm=Inf8 holdadvcl
3somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind2 tieobj
4tightlytightlyADV_2 tieadvmod
5,,PUNCT_8 holdpunct
6ororCCONJ_8 holdcc
7totoPART_8 holdmark
8holdholdVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
9backbackADV_8 holdadvmod
10andandCCONJ_11 restraincc
11restrainrestrainVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin8 holdconj
12..PUNCT_8 holdpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tieto-infinitivesomethingtightly propertyvn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
2hold backto-infinitivevn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3restraininfinitivevn 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
ccnsubjauxobjcasedetoblcasenmod:possoblpunctccnsubjauxcopcaseoblcasenmod:possnmodpunctrootAndCCONJthouPRONshaltAUXbindVERBthemPRONforADPaDETsignNOUNuponADPthyPRONhandNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJtheyPRONshallAUXbeAUXforADPfrontletsNOUNbetweenADPthinePRONeyesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_4 bindcc
2thouthouPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch4 bindnsubj
3shaltshallAUXStyle=Arch VerbForm=Fin4 bindaux
4bindbindVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs4 bindobj
6forforADP_8 signcase
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 signdet
8signsignNOUNNumber=Sing4 bindobl
9uponuponADP_11 handcase
10thythyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch11 handnmod:poss
11handhandNOUNNumber=Sing4 bindobl
12,,PUNCT_18 frontletspunct
13andandCCONJ_18 frontletscc
14theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs18 frontletsnsubj
15shallshallAUXVerbForm=Fin18 frontletsaux
16bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf18 frontletscop
17forforADP_18 frontletscase
18frontletsfrontletNOUNNumber=Plur4 bindobl
19betweenbetweenADP_21 eyescase
20thinethyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch21 eyesnmod:poss
21eyeseyeNOUNNumber=Plur18 frontletsnmod
22..PUNCT_4 bindpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bindshallthouthem = theyfor a sign; upon thy handvn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
2isshalltheyfor frontlets; between thine eyestree rules

Example 2

Take him home and bind his wounds.

From The Adventures of Pinocchio.

objadvmodccconjnmod:possobjpunctrootTakeVERBhimPRONhomeADVandCCONJbindVERBhisPRONwoundsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TaketakeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs1 Takeobj
3homehomeADV_1 Takeadvmod
4andandCCONJ_5 bindcc
5bindbindVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Takeconj
6hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 woundsnmod:poss
7woundswoundNOUNNumber=Plur5 bindobj
8..PUNCT_1 Takepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takeimperativeyou not said herehim = hehome propertyvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination
2bindinfinitiveyou not said herehis woundsvn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Patient
3woundhis = henom 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
casedetpunctnsubjcopnummodamodconjccconjnsubjacl:relclccconjcompoundobjdeppunctpunctappospunctconjpunctconjpunctappospunctpunctpunctparataxisflatpunctpunctadvclobjccconjmarkadvclcaseoblpunctrootInADPthisDETinterpretationNOUN,PUNCTtheyPRONareAUXtenNUMelementalADJentitiesNOUNorCCONJpropertiesNOUNwhichPRONbindVERBorCCONJrestrainVERBprimordialNOUNתֹּהוּNOUNtohuX,PUNCT'PUNCTchaosNOUN,PUNCTvoidNOUN,PUNCTwasteNOUN(PUNCTlandNOUN)PUNCT'PUNCT[PUNCTGenesisPROPN1:2NUM]PUNCT,PUNCTallowingVERBstructureNOUNandCCONJorderNOUNtoPARTexistVERBinADPcreationNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 interpretationcase
2thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem3 interpretationdet
3interpretationinterpretationNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4,,PUNCT_3 interpretationpunct
5theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs9 entitiesnsubj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 entitiescop
7tentenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card9 entitiesnummod
8elementalelementalADJDegree=Pos9 entitiesamod
9entitiesentityNOUNNumber=Plur3 interpretationconj
10ororCCONJ_11 propertiescc
11propertiespropertyNOUNNumber=Plur9 entitiesconj
12whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel13 bindnsubj
13bindbindVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 entitiesacl:relcl
14ororCCONJ_15 restraincc
15restrainrestrainVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 bindconj
16primordialprimordialNOUNNumber=Sing17 תֹּהוּcompound
17תֹּהוּתֹּהוּNOUNNumber=Sing15 restrainobj
18tohutohuXForeign=Yes17 תֹּהוּdep
19,,PUNCT_21 chaospunct
20''PUNCT_21 chaospunct
21chaoschaosNOUNNumber=Sing9 entitiesappos
22,,PUNCT_23 voidpunct
23voidvoidNOUNNumber=Sing21 chaosconj
24,,PUNCT_25 wastepunct
25wastewasteNOUNNumber=Sing21 chaosconj
26((PUNCT_27 landpunct
27landlandNOUNNumber=Sing25 wasteappos
28))PUNCT_27 landpunct
29''PUNCT_27 landpunct
30[[PUNCT_31 Genesispunct
31GenesisGenesisPROPNNumber=Sing27 landparataxis
321:21:2NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card31 Genesisflat
33]]PUNCT_31 Genesispunct
34,,PUNCT_35 allowingpunct
35allowingallowVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part31 Genesisadvcl
36structurestructureNOUNNumber=Sing35 allowingobj
37andandCCONJ_38 ordercc
38orderorderNOUNNumber=Sing36 structureconj
39totoPART_40 existmark
40existexistVERBVerbForm=Inf35 allowingadvcl
41ininADP_42 creationcase
42creationcreationNOUNNumber=Sing40 existobl
43..PUNCT_3 interpretationpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentinterpretationten elemental entities or propertiestree rules
2bindpresentten elemental entities or propertiesvn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3restrainpresentten elemental entities or properties not said hereprimordial תֹּהוּvn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer תֹּהוּ=Eventuality
4allowgerundinterpretation not said herestructure and ordervn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent structure=Beneficiary
5existto-infinitiveinterpretation not said herecreationvn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in creation=Location

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