letteth
Who acts: form, someone, Mum, me, he, Azazel · What happens: let, mean, allow, do, stay up, go · To what, where: someone, something, me, goat, clothes, flesh · Speech: someone speaks here
«letteth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: letteth in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
«letteth» means «lets», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 letteth | punct |
| 2 | letteth | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | nsubj |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 letteth | punct |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 lets | punct |
| 6 | lets | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | ccomp |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 lets | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 form | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 form | det |
| 10 | form | form | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 means | parataxis |
| 11 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 13 let | mark |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 let | punct |
| 13 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 form | acl |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 let | punct |
| 15 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 17 allow | punct |
| 16 | To | to | PART | _ | 17 allow | mark |
| 17 | allow | allow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | conj |
| 18 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 17 allow | obj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 do | mark |
| 20 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 allow | xcomp |
| 21 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 20 do | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let in a quote | present | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | let in a quote | present | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | let in a quote | infinitive | a form not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | allow | to-infinitive | someone | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer someone=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 6 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | someone not said here | something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
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:
"Mum let me stay up."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 let | punct |
| 2 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 let | nsubj |
| 3 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 let | obj |
| 5 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 let | xcomp |
| 6 | up | up | ADP | _ | 5 stay | compound:prt |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 let | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let in a quote | past | Mum | me | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | stay up in a quote | infinitive | me not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 1
And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
From Torah LEV.16.26, JPS 1917.
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 go | cc |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 go | nsubj |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 go | mark |
| 4 | letteth | let | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 go | aux |
| 5 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 goat | det |
| 7 | goat | goat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 go | obj |
| 8 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 11 wash | mark |
| 9 | Azazel | Azazel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 wash | nsubj |
| 10 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 wash | aux |
| 11 | wash | wash | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 go | advcl |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 clothes | nmod:poss |
| 13 | clothes | clothes | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 11 wash | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 bathe | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 bathe | cc |
| 16 | bathe | bathe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 wash | conj |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 flesh | nmod:poss |
| 18 | flesh | flesh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 bathe | obj |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 water | case |
| 20 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 bathe | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 come | punct |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 come | cc |
| 23 | afterward | afterward | ADV | _ | 26 come | advmod |
| 24 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 come | nsubj |
| 25 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 26 come | aux |
| 26 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 wash | conj |
| 27 | into | into | ADP | _ | 29 camp | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 camp | det |
| 29 | camp | camp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 come | obl |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | he | the goat | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location goat=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wash | shall | Azazel | Azazel's clothes | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient | ||||
| 3 | bathe | infinitive | Azazel not said here | Azazel's flesh | in water | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent flesh=Destination in water=Theme | |||
| 4 | come | may | Azazel | the camp | afterward property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into camp=Initial_Location |
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