mayst
Who acts: he, Thou, son, man, barns, ye · What happens: allow, say, go, live, go away, be · To what, where: tongues, man · Speech: someone speaks here
«mayst» 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: mayst in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
May; be allowed to; might.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 allowed | aux |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 allowed | punct |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 allowed | aux:pass |
| 4 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 allowed | obl |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 allowed | punct |
| 7 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 allowed | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 allowed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | allow | may · passive | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING» |
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
Of course thou mayst," said he.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of | of | ADP | ExtPos=ADV | 4 mayst | advmod |
| 2 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Of | fixed |
| 3 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 mayst | nsubj |
| 4 | mayst | may | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 7 said | ccomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 mayst | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 mayst | punct |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 said | nsubj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | he | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
"Thou mayst as well go home then," said Oh, "but thy son shall live with me yet another year." So the man went away, sad at heart.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
Sentence 1: "Thou mayst as well go home then," said Oh, "but thy son shall live with me yet another year."
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 go | punct |
| 2 | Thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 6 go | nsubj |
| 3 | mayst | may | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 6 go | aux |
| 4 | as | as | ADV | ExtPos=CCONJ | 6 go | cc |
| 5 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 as | fixed |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 said | ccomp |
| 7 | home | home | ADV | _ | 6 go | advmod |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 go | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 go | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 go | punct |
| 11 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | Oh | oh | INTJ | _ | 11 said | ccomp |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 Oh | punct |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 Oh | punct |
| 15 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 19 live | cc |
| 16 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 17 son | nmod:poss |
| 17 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 live | nsubj |
| 18 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 live | aux |
| 19 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 said | conj |
| 20 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 me | case |
| 21 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 19 live | obl |
| 22 | yet | yet | ADV | _ | 24 year | advmod |
| 23 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 24 year | det |
| 24 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 live | obl:unmarked |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 said | punct |
| 26 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go in a quote | may | Thou | then | home property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | live in a quote | shall | thy son | year | with me | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with i=Location |
Sentence 2: So the man went away, sad at heart.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 4 went | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 went | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 sad | punct |
| 7 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 went | xcomp |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 heart | case |
| 9 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sad | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go away | past | the man | away, sad property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
Are there no barns outside where thou mayst put it up?"--"Hold your tongues, ye accursed wretches!" replied the man; "what has it got to do with you?
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 put | cop |
| 2 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 9 put | expl |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 barns | det |
| 4 | barns | barn | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 put | nsubj |
| 5 | outside | outside | ADV | _ | 9 put | advmod |
| 6 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 9 put | advmod |
| 7 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 9 put | nsubj |
| 8 | mayst | may | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 9 put | aux |
| 9 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 put | obj |
| 11 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 put | compound:prt |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 put | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 put | punct |
| 14 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 16 Hold | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 Hold | punct |
| 16 | Hold | hold | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 9 put | parataxis |
| 17 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 tongues | nmod:poss |
| 18 | tongues | tongue | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 Hold | obj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 accursed | punct |
| 20 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 21 accursed | nsubj |
| 21 | accursed | accurs | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 Hold | advcl |
| 22 | wretches | wretch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 replied | nsubj |
| 23 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 22 wretches | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 22 wretches | punct |
| 25 | replied | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 21 accursed | ccomp |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 man | det |
| 27 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 replied | obj |
| 28 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 33 got | punct |
| 29 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 33 got | punct |
| 30 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 33 got | obj |
| 31 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 33 got | aux |
| 32 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 33 got | nsubj |
| 33 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 16 Hold | conj |
| 34 | to | to | PART | _ | 35 do | mark |
| 35 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 33 got | xcomp |
| 36 | with | with | ADP | _ | 37 you | case |
| 37 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 35 do | obl |
| 38 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | may · present | no barns | there | outside, put property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | hold | infinitive | your tongues | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme | |||||
| 3 | accurs | past | ye | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | reply speech: assert in a quote | past | wretches | the man | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent man=Topic | ||||
| 5 | get | present · perfect | it | tree rules | |||||
| 6 | do | to-infinitive | with you | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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