bondman
Who acts: another, man, Thou, he, him · What happens: own, work, not deliver, escape, remember, observe · To what, where: man, bondman, master, statutes, tooth, him
«bondman» 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: bondman in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
A man who is owned by another and must work for him.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 man | det |
| 2 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 work | nsubj |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 owned | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 owned | aux:pass |
| 5 | owned | own | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 man | acl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 another | case |
| 7 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 owned | obl:agent |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 owned | cc |
| 9 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 work | aux |
| 10 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 work | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 work | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | own | present · passive | another | a man | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | work | must | a man | for him = he | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for he=Beneficiary |
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
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a bondman that is escaped from his master unto thee;
From Torah DEU.23.15, JPS 1917.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 deliver | nsubj |
| 2 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 deliver | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 deliver | advmod |
| 4 | deliver | deliver | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 7 master | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 master | nmod:poss |
| 7 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 deliver | obl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bondman | det |
| 9 | bondman | bondman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 deliver | obj |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 escaped | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 escaped | aux:pass |
| 12 | escaped | escape | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 bondman | acl:relcl |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 master | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 master | nmod:poss |
| 15 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 escaped | obl |
| 16 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 17 thee | case |
| 17 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 15 master | nmod |
| 18 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 deliver | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not deliver | shall | Thou | a bondman | unto his master | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bondman=Patient | |||
| 2 | escape | present · passive | a bondman | his master unto thee | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial_Location |
Example 2
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt; and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
From Torah DEU.16.12, JPS 1917.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 remember | cc |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 remember | nsubj |
| 3 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 remember | aux |
| 4 | remember | remember | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 wast | mark |
| 6 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 7 wast | nsubj |
| 7 | wast | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 remember | ccomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bondman | det |
| 9 | bondman | bondman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wast | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 Egypt | case |
| 11 | Egypt | Egypt | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 bondman | nmod |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 observe | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 observe | cc |
| 14 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 16 observe | nsubj |
| 15 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 16 observe | aux |
| 16 | observe | observe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 remember | parataxis |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 do | cc |
| 18 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 observe | conj |
| 19 | these | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 20 statutes | det |
| 20 | statutes | statute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 do | obj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 remember | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remember | shall | thou | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | observe | shall | thou | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | do | infinitive | thou not said here | this statutes | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statute=Eventuality |
Example 3
And if he smite out his bondman's tooth, or his bondwoman's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
From Torah EXO.21.27, JPS 1917.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 let | cc |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 smite | mark |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 smite | nsubj |
| 4 | smite | smite | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 let | advcl |
| 5 | out | out | ADP | _ | 4 smite | compound:prt |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 bondman | nmod:poss |
| 7 | bondman | bondman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tooth | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 bondman | case |
| 9 | tooth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 smite | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 tooth | punct |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 tooth | cc |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 bondwoman | nmod:poss |
| 13 | bondwoman | bondwoman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 tooth | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 bondwoman | case |
| 15 | tooth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 smite | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 smite | punct |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 let | nsubj |
| 18 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 let | aux |
| 19 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 20 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 let | obj |
| 21 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 let | xcomp |
| 22 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 go | xcomp |
| 23 | for | for | ADP | _ | 27 sake | case |
| 24 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 tooth | nmod:poss |
| 25 | tooth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 sake | nmod:poss |
| 26 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 25 tooth | case |
| 27 | sake | sake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 free | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smite out a condition, not said to happen | infinitive | he | his bondman's tooth | his bondwoman's tooth obl | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tooth=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | let | shall | he | him = he | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | go | infinitive | him = he not said here | free property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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