peradventure
Who acts: you, I, woman, head, ten · What happens: use, not be, say, not follow, go, burn · To what, where: chance, me, wind, giddiness, ten, it · Speech: someone speaks here
«peradventure» 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: peradventure in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Perhaps; by chance; used when you are not sure.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perhaps | perhaps | ADV | _ | 4 chance | advmod |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Perhaps | punct |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 4 chance | case |
| 4 | chance | chance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 used | punct |
| 6 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 chance | acl |
| 7 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 11 sure | mark |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 sure | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 sure | cop |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 sure | advmod |
| 11 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 used | advcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 chance | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | chance not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not is | present | you | sure property | tree rules |
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 I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
From Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 said | cc |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 6 master | case |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 master | nmod:poss |
| 6 | master | master | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | obl |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 13 follow | punct |
| 8 | Peradventure | peradventure | ADV | _ | 13 follow | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 woman | det |
| 10 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 follow | nsubj |
| 11 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 follow | aux |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 follow | advmod |
| 13 | follow | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 said | conj |
| 14 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 13 follow | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | I | unto my master | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not follow | future | the woman | me | peradventure property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
Example 2
Whenever I go against the wind my eyes will water, and peradventure my head will burn, and I shall have a giddiness every new moon.
From Celtic Fairy Tales.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whenever | whenever | ADV | PronType=Rel | 3 go | advmod |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 go | nsubj |
| 3 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | against | against | ADP | _ | 6 wind | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wind | det |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 go | obl |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 go | conj |
| 9 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 water | aux |
| 10 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 eyes | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 burn | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 burn | cc |
| 13 | peradventure | peradventure | ADV | _ | 17 burn | advmod |
| 14 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 head | nmod:poss |
| 15 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 burn | nsubj |
| 16 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 burn | aux |
| 17 | burn | burn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 go | parataxis |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 have | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 have | cc |
| 20 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 22 have | nsubj |
| 21 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 22 have | aux |
| 22 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 burn | conj |
| 23 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 24 giddiness | det |
| 24 | giddiness | giddiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 have | obj |
| 25 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 27 moon | det |
| 26 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 moon | amod |
| 27 | moon | moon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 have | obj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | I | the wind | whenever property | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme against wind=Location | |||
| 2 | burn | future | my head | peradventure property | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | have | shall | I | a giddiness | tree rules |
Example 3
Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'
From Torah GEN.18.32, JPS 1917.
Sentence 1: Peradventure ten shall be found there.'
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peradventure | peradventure | ADV | _ | 5 found | advmod |
| 2 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 found | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 found | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 found | aux:pass |
| 5 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 found | advmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 found | punct |
| 8 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 found | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | shall · passive | ten | there | peradventure property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Sentence 2: And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'
The tree, 13 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 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 destroy | punct |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 destroy | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 destroy | nsubj |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 destroy | aux |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 destroy | advmod |
| 9 | destroy | destroy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 said | ccomp |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 destroy | obj |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 sake | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 sake | det |
| 13 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 15 sake | nummod |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 ten | case |
| 15 | sake | sake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 destroy | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 destroy | punct |
| 17 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 destroy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | ten | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not destroy | future | I | it | for the ten sake | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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