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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.

advmodpunctcasepunctaclmarknsubjcopadvmodadvclpunctrootPerhapsADV;PUNCTbyADPchanceNOUN;PUNCTusedVERBwhenSCONJyouPRONareAUXnotPARTsureADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PerhapsperhapsADV_4 chanceadvmod
2;;PUNCT_1 Perhapspunct
3bybyADP_4 chancecase
4chancechanceNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5;;PUNCT_6 usedpunct
6useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 chanceacl
7whenwhenSCONJ_11 suremark
8youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs11 surensubj
9arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 surecop
10notnotPARTPolarity=Neg11 sureadvmod
11suresureADJDegree=Pos6 usedadvcl
12..PUNCT_4 chancepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1useparticiplechance not said herevn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2not ispresentyousure propertytree 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
ccnsubjcasenmod:possoblpunctadvmoddetnsubjauxadvmodconjobjpunctrootAndCCONJIPRONsaidVERBuntoADPmyPRONmasterNOUN:PUNCTPeradventureADVtheDETwomanNOUNwillAUXnotPARTfollowVERBmePRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_3 saidcc
2IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 saidnsubj
3saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4untountoADP_6 mastercase
5mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 masternmod:poss
6mastermasterNOUNNumber=Sing3 saidobl
7::PUNCT_13 followpunct
8PeradventureperadventureADV_13 followadvmod
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 womandet
10womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing13 follownsubj
11willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin13 followaux
12notnotPARTPolarity=Neg13 followadvmod
13followfollowVERBVerbForm=Inf3 saidconj
14meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs13 followobj
15..PUNCT_3 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastIunto my mastervn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2not followfuturethe womanmeperadventure propertyvn 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
advmodnsubjcasedetoblnmod:possconjauxnmodpunctccadvmodnmod:possnsubjauxparataxispunctccnsubjauxconjdetobjdetamodobjpunctrootWheneverADVIPRONgoVERBagainstADPtheDETwindNOUNmyPRONeyesNOUNwillAUXwaterNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJperadventureADVmyPRONheadNOUNwillAUXburnVERB,PUNCTandCCONJIPRONshallAUXhaveVERBaDETgiddinessNOUNeveryDETnewADJmoonNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WheneverwheneverADVPronType=Rel3 goadvmod
2IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 gonsubj
3gogoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4againstagainstADP_6 windcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 winddet
6windwindNOUNNumber=Sing3 goobl
7mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 eyesnmod:poss
8eyeseyeNOUNNumber=Plur3 goconj
9willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin10 wateraux
10waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing8 eyesnmod
11,,PUNCT_17 burnpunct
12andandCCONJ_17 burncc
13peradventureperadventureADV_17 burnadvmod
14mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs15 headnmod:poss
15headheadNOUNNumber=Sing17 burnnsubj
16willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin17 burnaux
17burnburnVERBVerbForm=Inf3 goparataxis
18,,PUNCT_22 havepunct
19andandCCONJ_22 havecc
20IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs22 havensubj
21shallshallAUXVerbForm=Fin22 haveaux
22havehaveVERBVerbForm=Inf17 burnconj
23aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art24 giddinessdet
24giddinessgiddinessNOUNNumber=Sing22 haveobj
25everyeveryDETPronType=Tot27 moondet
26newnewADJDegree=Pos27 moonamod
27moonmoonNOUNNumber=Sing22 haveobj
28..PUNCT_3 gopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gopresentIthe windwhenever propertyvn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme against wind=Location
2burnfuturemy headperadventure propertyvn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3haveshallIa giddinesstree 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.'

advmodnsubj:passauxaux:passadvmodpunctpunctrootPeradventureADVtenNUMshallAUXbeAUXfoundVERBthereADV.PUNCT'PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PeradventureperadventureADV_5 foundadvmod
2tentenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card5 foundnsubj:pass
3shallshallAUXVerbForm=Fin5 foundaux
4bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf5 foundaux:pass
5foundfindVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6therethereADVPronType=Dem5 foundadvmod
7..PUNCT_5 foundpunct
8''PUNCT_5 foundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1findshall · passivetenthereperadventure propertyvn 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
ccnsubjpunctpunctnsubjauxadvmodccompobjcasedetnummodcaseoblpunctpunctrootAndCCONJHePRONsaidVERB:PUNCT'PUNCTIPRONwillAUXnotPARTdestroyVERBitPRONforADPtheDETtenNUM'sPARTsakeNOUN.PUNCT'PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_3 saidcc
2HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 saidnsubj
3saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4::PUNCT_9 destroypunct
5''PUNCT_9 destroypunct
6IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs9 destroynsubj
7willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin9 destroyaux
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 destroyadvmod
9destroydestroyVERBVerbForm=Inf3 saidccomp
10ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 destroyobj
11forforADP_15 sakecase
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art15 sakedet
13tentenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card15 sakenummod
14's'sPART_13 tencase
15sakesakeNOUNNumber=Sing9 destroyobl
16..PUNCT_9 destroypunct
17''PUNCT_9 destroypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpasttenvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2not destroyfutureIitfor the ten sakevn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

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