knowest
Who acts: you, form, your, thou, he, I · What happens: know, mean, be, learn, tell, mind · To what, where: something, mind, fact, able men, men, thou · Speech: someone speaks here
«knowest» 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: knowest in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
«knowest» means «you know», a form of «know».
The tree, 8 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 knowest | punct |
| 2 | knowest | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | nsubj |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 knowest | punct |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 know | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 know | nsubj |
| 7 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | ccomp |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 know | 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 | SCONJ | _ | 14 know | mark |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 know | punct |
| 14 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 form | acl |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 know | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know in a quote | present | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | know in a quote | present | you | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | know in a quote | infinitive | a form not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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 know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 know | mark |
| 2 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 have | advcl |
| 3 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 know | obj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 have | cop |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 have | mark |
| 6 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 have | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 mind | case |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 mind | nmod:poss |
| 10 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 have | obl |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 13 fact | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 fact | det |
| 13 | fact | fact | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 mind | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 learned | punct |
| 15 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 17 learned | mark |
| 16 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 17 learned | nsubj |
| 17 | learned | learn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 have | parataxis |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 learned | obj |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 21 told | cc |
| 20 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 told | aux:pass |
| 21 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 learned | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | to-infinitive | something | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | is | present | your mind as a fact | have property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | learn | past | you | fact | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ||||
| 4 | tell speech: assert | past · passive | you not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V» | |||||
| 5 | mind | your | as a fact | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent as=obl |
Example 1
And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.'
From Torah GEN.47.6, JPS 1917.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 make | cc |
| 2 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 knowest | mark |
| 3 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 knowest | nsubj |
| 4 | knowest | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 make | advcl |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 men | det |
| 6 | able | able | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 men | amod |
| 7 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 knowest | obj |
| 8 | among | among | ADP | _ | 9 them | case |
| 9 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 knowest | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 knowest | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 make | advmod |
| 12 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 make | obj |
| 14 | rulers | ruler | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 make | obj |
| 15 | over | over | ADP | _ | 17 cattle | case |
| 16 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 cattle | nmod:poss |
| 17 | cattle | cattle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 make | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 make | punct |
| 19 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 12 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know a condition, not said to happen | present | thou | any able men | among men = man | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer man=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | make | imperative | you not said here | men = man | then | over my cattle | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset they=Beneficiary ruler=Product |
Example 2
Say, knowest thou aught of Mabon?"
From Celtic Fairy Tales.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 knowest | punct |
| 3 | knowest | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | ccomp |
| 4 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 3 knowest | obj |
| 5 | aught | aught | PRON | PronType=Ind | 3 knowest | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Mabon | case |
| 7 | Mabon | Mabon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 aught | nmod |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Say | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 Say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | know | present | thou | tree rules |
Example 3
And he said unto him: 'Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
From Torah GEN.30.29, JPS 1917.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 said | cc |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 5 him | case |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 said | obl |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 knowest | punct |
| 7 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 knowest | punct |
| 8 | Thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 9 knowest | nsubj |
| 9 | knowest | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 said | conj |
| 10 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 served | advmod |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 served | nsubj |
| 12 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 served | aux |
| 13 | served | serve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 knowest | advcl |
| 14 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 13 served | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 fared | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 fared | cc |
| 17 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 21 fared | advmod |
| 18 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 19 cattle | nmod:poss |
| 19 | cattle | cattle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 fared | nsubj:pass |
| 20 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 fared | aux |
| 21 | fared | fare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 said | conj |
| 22 | with | with | ADP | _ | 23 me | case |
| 23 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 fared | obl |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | unto him = he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | know | present | Thou | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | serve | present · perfect | I | thee | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Attribute | ||||
| 4 | fare | present · perfect · passive | thy cattle | with me | tree rules |
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